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Apple, Google Eyed In Media-Content Consolidation

Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) are unlikely to follow in the footsteps of cable TV firm Comcast (CMCSA) by acquiring a media giant, Bernstein Research says in a report, but it doesn’t rule out smaller content purchases. Comcast, which acquired all of NBCUniversal from General Electric (GE) last year, is seeking regulatory approval to buy Time Warner Cable (TWC). Here’s IBD’s latest report on regulatory hurdles for that deal. Bernstein analyst Todd

Comcast, TWC: Broadband Usage Pricing A Key Issue?

Comcast has opened the door to regulatory scrutiny of the highly charged issue of consumption-based pricing for broadband services by pushing for the acquisition of Time Warner Cable. Federal regulators are reviewing Comcast’s (CMCSA) proposed $45 billion all-stock purchase of Time Warner Cable (TWC), announced in February. Comcast gained full-ownership of media giant NBCUniversal last year, buying out General Electric (GE).

Charter M&A Road Map Has Curves After TWC Derailed

After losing Time Warner Cable to Comcast, the question is whether Charter Communications and John Malone still have an M&A road map for the cable industry. Charter (CHTR) stock has slipped 9% since Comcast (CMCSA) announced on Feb. 13 it had agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable (TWC), derailing Charter’s hostile takeover bid. For Charter shareholders, M&A ambitions are key. It’s unclear if Charter can amass assets equal to what TWC would have