MCN Newswire: Sub Losses Drive Cash Flow Declines at Cablevision; On Eve of Vote, House Republicans, Dems Talk Title II
Top Stories - February 26, 2015
Sub Losses Drive Cash Flow Declines at Cablevision Cable revenue rose 3.1% and adjusted operating cash flow was down 4.6% in the fourth quarter at Cablevision Systems, as a decline in basic video customers offset gains from rate increases and higher advertising revenue.more
Dolan Moves Cablevision to Connected Future Cablevision Systems CEO James Dolan said the cable operator's future lies in the growth prospects of wireless connectivity, adding that more products to take advantage of its network are in the pipeline.more
On Eve of Vote, House Republicans, Dems Talk Title II The House Communications Subcommittee hearing on net neutrality showed just how far apart the Democrats and Republicans -- at least the ones still on the subcommittee -- are on the issue of new net neutrality rules.more
Cord-Cutting Has 'Accelerated Markedly': Analyst While the overall U.S. pay-TV universe grew subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2014, it did not keep up with the rate of new household formation, meaning that the pace of cord-cutting is actually on the rise, MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett surmised in a report issued Wednesday.more
Upfronts 2015: Nick to Bow Noggin Mobile SVOD Product Nickelodeon is taking former linear service Noggin mobile. The kid's kingpin announced at its upfront presentation to advertisers that it was reviving the educational service -- the forbear of Nick. Jr. -- as a stand-alone mobile, subscription product, targeting preschoolers and their care-givers.more