WHY THIS MATTERS:While Disney chair/CEO Iger is scheduled to step down in 2019, gaining deal approval and integrating Fox's assets could take the company about two years to complete, and would be more difficult with a new CEO at the helm.
WHY THIS MATTERS:The new gateway, which will be available across 75% of Comcast's footprint, supports 'xFi, the cloud-based home WiFi management platform the cable operator rolled out in May.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Raising issues of access to programming and anticompetitive conduct, Houston-area operator En-Touch has filed suit against AT&T-DirecTV over the fees it pays for the distributor's regional sports network, home to the MLB's Astros and the NBA's Rockets.