MCN Newswire: Charter Stock Soars; Frontier to Buy Select Verizon Wireline Ops for $10B; Disney Names Staggs COO

Top Stories - February 06, 2015 Charter Stock Soars Charter Communications stock soared as much as 8% each on Thursday after it reported strong fourth-quarter results and reiterated its commitment to closing its series of swaps, sales and spins in the wake of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. more Cable Business To Do The Splits Charter Communications is in the process of separating its businesses services operations into two groups – one that will focus on small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), and another that will target larger, enterprise commercial customers and also utilize the operator's new "Spectrum" branding, Tom Rutledge, Charter's president and CEO, said Thursday on the MSO's fourth- quarter earnings call. more Frontier to Buy Select Verizon Wireline Ops for $10B Frontier Communications has agreed to buy Verizon Communication's wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas for $10.5 billion in cash a deal that will double the regional carrier's size. more Disney Names Staggs COO The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday that it has named Thomas Staggs as chief operating officer, a move that could put the long-time executive a step closer to the CEO spot expected to open once Disney chief Bob Iger retires in 2018. more Cablevision Gets Rolling With 'Freewheel' Cablevision Systems has opened up the sales spigot for Freewheel, a WiFi-only voice, data and text service that is initially offered on the Android-powered Moto G smartphone. more TWC Starts 'Maxx' Upgrades, WiFi Rollout In Dallas Time Warner Cable said it has kicked off "TWC Maxx" all-digital upgrades in the Dallas Metroplex that will pave the way for faster broadband speeds, more channels and VOD, and the operator's new, souped-up HD-DVR. more Video/Blogs MCN Hot Spot Science Channel Brand Imaging Spot Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead Heavyweight Negotiations The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner BigBand Founder's New Thing: Pixie MCN Guest Blog, John Biship Behind The Live Stream Of Super Bowl XLIX As I Was Saying, Gary Arlen Glassbreakers At The Digital Ceiling News Amy Pascal Steps Down As Sony Chief Delivery Agent Taps Peters As President, COO Upton: White House Keep Hands Off FCC Patent Troll Legislation Reintroduced Reps. Latta, Welch Address ACA Summit BET Renews 'Being Mary Jane' For Third Season Pam Oliver to Co-Host Wonder Women Luncheon Trainer I - Stamford, CT Field Auditor - Klamath Falls - Klamath Falls, OR Systems Engineer I - ST LOUIS, MO Systems Engineer III - Senior Virtualization Engineer - Greenwood Village, CO See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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