Time Warner’s (TWX) upcoming negotiations to renew programming deals with pay-TV service operators will be key for the media and entertainment giant’s growth prospects, analysts say. Time Warner, which on Wednesday reported Q4 earnings that topped estimates, has upcoming talks with Comcast (CMCSA), satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network (DISH) and Time Warner Cable (TWC). Federal regulators are reviewing the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable
The Federal Communications Commission would raise the definition of broadband service to 25 megabits per second, up from the current regulatory threshold of only 4 mbps, under a proposal by Chairman Tom Wheeler. Raising the broadband standard has implications for Comcast’s (CMCSA) proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC), though the FCC’s shift is unlikely to derail the deal, analysts say. Wheeler says U.S. households need faster Internet
President Barack Obama asked the Federal Communications Commission to impose utility-type regulation on broadband service providers, taking a harder line on net neutrality than FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has planned to do. Shares in Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Charter Communications (CHTR) fell on the stock market today after Obama released a video statement, in which he asked the FCC to reclassify the