MCN Newswire: Maffei: Charter Can Still Participate in Consolidation
Top Stories - May 11, 2015
Maffei: Charter Can Still Participate in Consolidation Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said he doesn't believe the regulatory concerns that helped kill Comcast's merger with Time Warner Cable would apply to any future consolidation deals involving Charter Communications, particularly considering the Connecticut-based operator's focus on high-speed data service.more
AGENDA: TiVo Developing 'Legal' Version of Aereo Though it was short on specifics, TiVo confirmed it is working on a legal version of Aereo, the failed service that sold access to a cloud DVR paired with a system that captured over-the-air TV signals and redistributed them to subscribers over the Internet. more
FINANCE: Next Fear: Regulators Nix Usage Pricing Even as online video threatens to clog broadband pipes as more and more users turn to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and any other number of over-the-top offerings, regulatory pressures could keep cable operators from pricing high-speed Internet service based on the level of customers' usage. more Comcast Names Cavanagh CFO After a month-long search, Comcast said it has named former Carlyle Group president and co-chief operating officer Michael Cavanagh senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Michael Angelakis. more Public-Access Protection Law Introduced Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) have reintroduced their Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act, which would ensure funding for, and access to, public, educational and government (PEG) channels.more