MCN Newswire: Iger: No plans for ESPN OTT, For Now; MaxLinear Makes Play For Entropic; Study: DirecTV LatAm Subs Could Surpass U.S. In 2015
Top Stories - February 04, 2015
Iger: No plans for ESPN OTT, For Now Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger squashed any hopes for a standalone ESPN over the top product for the near-term, but left the door wide open for going directly to consumers with a wide array of the media giant's content in the future. more
Disney Earnings Jump 19% to $2.2B in Quarter The Walt Disney Co. reported that its profits jumped in its fiscal first quarter despite higher costs and lower earnings at ESPN. more
MaxLinear Makes Play For Entropic In a deal that will further consolidate the silicon market for set-tops, high-speed home networking and cable broadband modems gear, MaxLinear announced Tuesday that it has inked a deal to acquire Entropic Communications. more
Study: DirecTV LatAm Subs Could Surpass U.S. In 2015 DirecTV is poised to finish 2015 with more subscribers to its satellite TV service in Latin America than in the United States for the first time in its history, according to research group Dataxis. more