Not only are Comcast and Time Warner Cable the worst providers of both cable TV and Internet service, the two industries in which these companies operate are the most hated by American…
When word got out in early May that AT&T was considering a buyout of DirecTV, the satellite company's stock was trading at around $75 to $78 a share. Shares closed on Friday…
ThinkstockWhen the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) last looked at pay TV providers, the view was not very pretty. A report released Friday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) likely reveals why.…
When Warren Buffett adds a new stock to his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio, everyone notices. When hedge fund managers John Paulson and Kyle Bass add the same stock, everyone pays more attention.
ThinkstockThe number of TV channels the average American commands through the living room remote control has risen by nearly 50% in the past six years. And now those channels are becoming increasingly…
DirecTV reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning, but revenue fell short. Shares were up in Tuesday's premarket trading.
Churchilldowns.comThe Kentucky Derby is one of those events that pulls in viewers who never even bother with watching horse racing any other days of the year. It is also represented as the…
DirecTV shares put up a new 52-week high Thursday on a report that AT&T may be interested in acquiring the largest U.S. satellite TV company. Such a combination would serve about 26…
Maybe Sprint will buy T-Mobile , just like Comcast may buy Time Warner Cable. If either deal gets through the gauntlet of government regulation, it will be because certain assets have been…
Shares of Apple posted an all-time high in September 2012, shortly after the launch of the iPhone 5. Since then the stock has dropped below $400 a share a couple of times.
Charter Communications seems to have driven a harder bargain with Comcast than was first reported. In the deal announced Monday, Comcast agreed to divest systems with about 3.9 million subscribers.
ThinkstockA lot of pixels have been burned since last Thursday’s release of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Tom Wheeler’s defense of his draft for proposed rules for maintaining an open Internet.…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case involving a start-up called Aereo on one side and virtually every major TV network and entertainment company producer on the other.…
ThinkstockIn July of 2012, a New York court ruled that a TV-rebroadcasting start-up named Aereo did not violate copyright law by using its miniature antennas to capture over-the-air signals and deliver the…
Comcast reported better-than-expected first-quarter results before markets opened Tuesday, boosted by the Sochi Olympics and the best season-to-date broadcast ratings in a decade.
