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1. Comcast, GE reportedly forge tentative agreement on NBCU

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009

Comcast is closing in on a deal with General Electric that would give the country's largest cable provider majority control of NBC Universal. According to unnamed executives, the two sides arrived at a tentative agreement Friday and the deal could be signed in the next week. Reuters (11/02) New York Times, The (11/01)


2. Scripps inks deal for control of Travel Channel

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009

Scripps Networks -- which already controls cable networks such as Food Network, DIY Network and HGTV -- has announced a deal to become the majority owner of the Travel Channel. As part of its deal with Cox Communications, Scripps will offer up a cash payment of $181 million to acquire 65% of the Travel Channel, which is valued at $975 million. Reuters (11/05) Bloomberg (11/05)


3. Bewkes: TV Everywhere tests going better "than I expected"

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009

In a staff memo, Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes said the company's TV Everywhere tests were advancing "even faster than I expected." In fact, Bewkes is so enamored with the distribution model that he wants to export it to the publishing side of Time Warner's business. Hollywood Reporter, The (11/04)


4. Apple aims to extend iTunes success to TV

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

Apple is trying to round up programming support to offer a $30-a-month subscription-television service. The Wall Street Journal says Apple's "over-the-top" service in theory could rival cable television, given it can offer programmers a base of 100 million customers through iTunes. Wall Street Journal, The (11/02)


5. Q3 data additions make Comcast the No. 1 broadband provider

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009

Comcast added 361,000 data subscribers in the third quarter for a total of 15.7 million broadband customers, which makes the company, in addition to being the country's top cable firm, the largest Internet provider as well. Comcast also announced quarterly revenue of $8.8 billion, a 3% improvement, and earnings of $944 million, a 22% increase. Wall Street Journal, The (11/05) CEDMagazine.com (11/04)


6. ESPN creates targeted ad campaign for Toshiba

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

ESPN is working with Toshiba to develop an advertising campaign that will illustrate for viewers how they might use the products of the Japanese consumer-electronics maker. As part of the deal, ESPN has created four video ads and a variety of digital elements that will run on ESPN.com and SportsCenter.com. Advertising Age (11/02)


7. Cablevision shows big increase in third-quarter earnings

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009

Buoyed by subscriber additions for services such as phone and high-speed Internet, Cablevision reported third-quarter revenue increased 5.3%, to $1.84 billion, and earnings came in at $98.9 million, compared with $30.9 million in the year-earlier period. Cablevision's Rainbow unit, which houses networks such as AMC, IFC and WE tv, said revenue and operating income were up 3.5% and 82.7%, respectively. Wall Street Journal, The (11/04)


8. NCTA, NBCU side with Comcast on net neutrality

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

The NCTA and NBC Universal filed a petition in support of Comcast, which, on Jan. 8, will begin mounting its legal challenge of the FCC ruling against the cable provider's tactics as an Internet service provider. The joint petition, filed with the U.S. Federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit, claims the FCC's BitTorrent ruling should be vacated because it shackles ISPs in their attempts to fairly manage Internet traffic. Broadcasting & Cable (11/02)


9. Reports: News Corp. considers exiting Travel Channel auction

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

News Corp., according to published reports, is considering getting out of the auction process for Cox Communications' Travel Channel. While officials would not speak publicly on the matter, reports citing unnamed sources say Cox's asking price of $1.1 billion may be too steep for Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate. Bloomberg (11/02) Reuters (11/02)


10. Revenue up 4% in Time Warner Cable's third quarter

CTAM SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

Time Warner Cable in the third quarter of this year added 117,000 high-speed data customers, 62,000 phone subscribers and 8,000 digital-TV homes. Overall, the provider racked up revenue of $4.5 billion, a 4% increase over the comparable period last year, and operating income of $828 million, a 5% increase. Reuters (11/05) OneTRAK (11/05)




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