WHY THIS MATTERS:The new deal, which restored Starz service to Altice USA customers, includes the full suite of Starz and Starz Encore channels and allows the operator to sell Starz's standalone app on the new AlticeOne platform.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Comcast's weaker than expected Q4 mobile results have not dampened expectations that the MSO could add more than 1 million mobile subscribers this year, BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said.
WHY THIS MATTERS:As the two industries converge over the next five years, MVNO agreements will help make the economics better for cable operators than for the major wireless ops, New Street Research managing partner Jonathan Chaplin said at NCTC's Winter Educational Conference.