Tag: mergers

Now Charter Communications Is Going To Buy Time Warner Cable
Now that Comcast's acquisition of Time Warner Cable has fallen apart, Charter Communications has swooped in to attempt an acquisition of TWC. In February, Comcast announced its...
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The AT&T/DirecTV Merger Will Likely Be Approved: Report
It doesn't appear that federal regulators are going to stand in the way of AT&T's bid to acquire DirecTV. According to sources quoted in the...
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Netflix Doesn’t Like the AT&T/DirecTV Merger
If AT&T's proposed merger of DirecTV is approved, it would create the largest pay-TV provider in the country. And according to Netflix, the merger in its current form is bad for...
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Comcast’s Final Tally on Failed Time Warner Cable Deal: $336 Million
Comcast spent $336 million to not acquire Time Warner Cable. In the company's Q1 earnings report, it reported $99 in "transaction" costs. If you add that to all the other transa...
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Time Warner Cable Already Has Another Suitor
The dead Comcast/Time Warner Cable deal is still warm, but Time Warner Cable...
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Netflix Was a Big Part of Why Regulators Hated Comcast/TWC Merger
By now you've probably heard that Comcast has abandoned its push to acquire Time...
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Comcast / Time Warner Cable Merger Is Dead, Officially
It's official. Comcast has announced it has abandoned its efforts...
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Comcast Is Giving Up on Its TWC Deal: Report
Comcast is planning to kill its proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable before the feds can kill it first....
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Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken Among Six Senators Urging a Swift Death for the Comcast/Time Warner Merger
In a letter addressed to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Attorney Genera...
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Comcast, TWC Will Meet with Regulators to Try to Save Deal
With their proposed merger on shaky ground, representatives from Comcast and Time Warner Cable are planning to meet with Justice Department officials in the hopes of negotiating a...
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Regulators Ready to Kill Comcast / TWC Merger: Report
One of the regulatory agencies looking over the proposed Comcast / Time Warner Cable merger may be about to give it the thumbs down, citing concerns over potential harm to customer...
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Staples Buys Office Depot for $6.3 Billion
Two office supply giants are becoming one, as Staples has just announced its acquisition of Office Depot. The deal is worth $6.3 billion. “This is a transformational acquisitio...
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Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger Gets Thumbs Up from Shareholders
The shareholders of two of the most-hated companies in America...
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Netflix to FCC: Say No to Comcast / Time Warner Cable Merger
Netflix, clearly unhappy with the proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger from the outset, has finally m...
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Comcast & Time Warner Cable Pass Time Awaiting Merger Approval by Helping Give Award to FCC Commissioner
Do you pay a lot for cable and internet? Neat, me too. Check this out. You've probably never heard of it, but The Walter Kaitz Foundation is a decades-old non-profit or...
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