MCN Newswire: Cable Nets, Studio Drive Record Year At Disney; Weak Q3 For Cablevision

Top Stories - November 7, 2014 Cable Nets, Studio Drive Record Year at Disney The Walt Disney Co., fueled by strong gains at its cable networks and movie studios, reported record growth for fiscal 2014 and the fourth quarter, with overall revenue up 8% to $48.8 billion for the full year while segment operating income for the period rose 21% to $13 billion. more Weak Q3 for Cablevision Cable operations revenue rose 5% in the third quarter at Cablevision Systems, mainly due to price increases for broadband and video services, as basic video customers fell by 56,000 and broadband subscribers, once the main growth engine for the company, dropped by 23,000. more Tighter Credit, Competition Pressure DirecTV As it nears the conclusion of its planned $48.5 billion merger with AT&T, satellite giant DirecTV said it shed 28,000 net subscribers in the U.S. in the third quarter, primarily because of tighter credit policies and tougher competition. more Comcast To Credit X1 Subs Affected By Outage Comcast's new customer experience leader apologized for recent outages of the MSO's X1 service, announced that the MSO is reaching out to credit those subscribers, and also shed a little more light on what caused the problem in the first place.  more Video/Blogs MCN Sneak Peek AHC's 'Rise Of The Berlin Wall' The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner Nexus Player Gets Mixed Reviews Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead A La Carte and Sticker Shock Translation Please, Leslie Ellis OTT Lab Update As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen 1 Gbps Is For Slow Pokes News Fewer Originals: Lower Profits For AMC Scripps Networks Net Up 2% In Q3 Dolan: OTT No Near Term Threat Phil Craig Names Chief Creative Officer At DNI Public Knowledge On STAVRA: Drop Set-Top Language Or Bill Robert Johnson Launches Urban Movie Channel Collins, Iwanowski, Greenburg To Discuss NHL Partnership At #NYCTVWk #NextTV Production Manager - WUCF TV - Orlando, FL General Sales Manager - WOI-TV - Des Moines, IA Rentention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Retention Specialist - Cable TV Company - Milwaukee, WI Broadcast Engineer - RNN TV - New York See all career listings here.   ©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

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