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How Comcast, Charter and Time Warner Cable will use TV Everywhere to steal DirecTV and Dish subscribers
Top executives from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications offered a sneak peek this week at how cable operators will attempt to use TV Everywhere rights deals they've stuck with programmers to poach subscribers from DirecTV and Dish Network.
NPD: FiOS, U-verse subs spending more on VOD than Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network customers
The average Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse TV subscriber spent $25.29 on video-on-demand movies in 2012, outspending cable and satellite TV subscribers, NPD Group said Monday.
DirecTV avoids Sinclair blackout, signs short-term contract extension
DirecTV and Sinclair Broadcast Group said late Thursday that they signed a short-term extension on their retransmission-consent agreement, which prevented Sinclair from pulling 87 stations in 47 markets from the satellite TV provider.
DirecTV files trademark applications for industry's first 4K network
DirecTV may be developing the pay TV industry's first 4K, or ultra HD network, according to several trademark applications it filed last week.
DirecTV loses ABC affiliates in Alaska
DirecTV lost the feed for ABC affiliates in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau, Alaska, on Sunday, after its retransmission-consent deal with station owner Vision Alaska expired.
DirecTV rips Sinclair for 'unnecessary threats' in retrans dispute
DirecTV accused Sinclair Broadcast Group of attempting to "frighten" subscribers in 47 markets with its threat to pull 87 stations that carry programming from Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC and other networks unless it agrees to pay increased retransmission-consent fees.
DirecTV to hit 5 million subscribers with $3 monthly sports surcharge
DirecTV will soon begin charging about 5 million subscribers in New York, Los Angeles and other markets with expensive regional sports networks monthly surcharges of $3, CEO Mike White said Thursday.
DirecTV reduces subscriber churn and grows revenue 5% in Q4 2012
While DirecTV ( Nasdaq: DTV ) saw net subscriber growth slow to 103,000 in the fourth quarter, the company said fewer customers canceled service than they did in 2011.
America Movil Q4 revenues down 1% amidst 1.4 million gain in broadband RGUs
America Movil reported on Wednesday that Q4 2012 revenues dropped 1.1 percent sequentially to MXN 198 billion (USD 15.6 billion ) despite seeing strong gains in both wireless and pay-TV service.
Belo predicts growth in retransmission-consent revenue in second half of 2013
TV station group owner Belo Corp. predicted Friday that it will see increased revenue later this year thanks to retransmission-consent deals it expects to strike with pay TV distributors.
