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ESPN: The bungee cord that keeps subscribers tied to cable
Here's something to think about the next time the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS ) starts negotiations for retransmission fees for its cable channels. A study conducted by Needham and Company analyst
Netflix signs Walt Disney deal to stream ABC, Disney Channel shows
Even as cable operators pounded away at Netflix' (Nasdaq: NFLX ) streaming video service, the over-the-top programming source counterpunched with a $150 million-plus deal with Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:
Time Warner, ESPN to move content online
There is a tinge of irony involved with the announcement that Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC-WI ) will begin carrying ESPN channels live on the Web starting Oct. 25 as part of its newly agreed upon
Verizon FiOS, Disney extend carriage deal
There may be no apparent silver lining in all the storm clouds surrounding retransmission these days but there appears to be at least a fiber optic lining. Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) and the
Cable nets lead revenue generators for media companies
Video and broadband providers kept leading media companies in the black and growing ever-so-slowly in 2009 despite a lousy economy, according to an in-depth look at the 100 leading media companies in
Dolan warns that transformed programming model could push a la carte
Rising programming costs and "free" content on the Internet have caused Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC ) CEO James Dolan to utter three usually unspeakable words--a la carte--and suggest that they
Time Warner, Disney deal details are ESPN-heavy
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC-WI ) subscribers will receive access to ESPN service with more layers than a wedding cake as a result of the recent agreement between the nation's second largest MSO and
ABC affiliate pulls service even as Time Warner and Disney negotiate
ABC's Lincoln, Neb. affiliate KLKN-TV apparently didn't get the memo--or more likely don't care--that ABC programming is supposed to remain available as Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC-WI ) and ABC's
Time Warner punts on NFL Network carriage; AT&T writes off Hallmark
Even as Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC-WI ) crosses the Ts and dots the Is with Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS )--yes, we know, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead--it reiterated that carrying the
Time Warner-Disney dispute at truce level, but not settled
OK, so the fat lady hasn't sung. Despite a hopeful report in the New York Post, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC-WI ) and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS ) are still at loggerheads over a number of
