Fox Business - The Power to Prosper
Search Site

Time Warner Cable

DirecTV Considering Acquisition of Video Site Hulu

DirecTV, the second largest U.S. pay-TV provider, is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old online video site, according to a person familiar with the matter.Hulu's owners, including Walt Disney Co., News Corp., and Comcast Corp., are considering various strategic options for the site including a sale. Other firms that have bid or expressed interest in Hulu include Time Warner Cable Inc., Guggenheim Partners, Yahoo Inc. and former News Corp. president Peter Chernin's investment group. News Corp. owns Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal and this newswire.People familiar with the matter have said that pay-TV operators could be interested in the site in part to expand their so-called TV Everywhere services, which make TV shows available over the Web to pay-TV customers.The talks between DirecTV and Hulu could fall through. DirecTV was among the buyers that had kicked the tires on the online video site the last time it put its...

Read More

  1. Amazon 1st-Quarter Net Down 37% as Costs Continue to Climb

    Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN) first-quarter profit sank 37% as the e-commerce giant continued to see its results dragged down by its aggressive expansion plans.For the se...

  2. Time Warner Cable 1st-Quarter Net Rises 5% on Higher Business-Services Revenue

    Time Warner Cable Inc.'s (TWC) first-quarter earnings rose 5% as a double-digit increase in business-services revenue helped mitigate the impact of declining residen...

  3. Time Warner Cable Earnings Rise 5%

    Time Warner Cable Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $401 million, or $1.34 per share, up from $382 million, or $1.20 per share in the year-ago pe...

  4. Time Warner Cable revenue rises 7 percent

    Time Warner Cable Inc , the second largest U.S. cable operator, posted higher quarterly revenue, helped by strong growth in its business services segment.Net income ...

  5. Google Announces High-Speed Service for Austin

    Google Inc. (GOOG) said Tuesday it will offer high-speed Internet and video service in Austin, Texas, ramping up competition with incumbent cable companies such as T...

  6. Otelco Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; Debt Holders Support Restructuring Plan

    Otelco Inc. (OTT) voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to implement its previously announced prepackaged restructuring plan that will redu...

  7. Otelco files for bankruptcy after losing Time Warner Cable contract

    Otelco Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, court documents showed, three months after the telecom services provider lost a key revenue-generating contract...

  8. Maybe Some March Madness For These ETFs

    The NCAA Tournament starts, though chances are most folks that own a computer or television know that already, even they are not big basketball fans. "March Madness,...

  9. Analysis: Once-proud Time Inc seen struggling as independent firm

    In giving up on its magazine business, Time Warner Inc is set to hand its shareholders an operation that has shrinking sales and profits - and will be looking for a ...

  10. Time Inc. To Become Independently Traded Company

    FBN's Dennis Kneale on Time Warner spinning off its Time Inc. magazine division.

  11. No Time for Time Warner

    S&P Capital IQ director Tuna Amobi on Time Warner spinning off Time Inc. magazines.

  12. The 50 most 'Disruptive' companies

    Brian Bergstein discusses MIT Technology Review's 2013 list of the 50 companies making the biggest impact on the tech world

  1. FCC nominee Wheeler to divest telecoms holdings if confirmed

    Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and d...

  2. At Least Two Pay TV Operators Circling Hulu

    At least two pay TV operators, including cable giant Time Warner Cable Inc., are weighing an investment in Hulu as the online video site considers a range of strateg...

  3. U.S. Stock Futures Slip; Earnings, Europe Weigh -2-

    Qiagen NV's (QGEN) first-quarter earnings fell 30% mostly on higher business integration expenses and other items as the medical-testing technologies company also sa...

  4. U.S. Stocks Seen Down after S&P Hits New High

    From MARKET TALK:0848 GMT [Dow Jones] US stocks are set for a weaker start Tuesday after the S&P 500 recorded a new all-time closing high in the previous session, sa...

  5. Former AOL's CFO Minson returns to Time Warner Cable

    Arthur Minson, a former senior officer at online media company AOL, has been named the new finance chief of No. 2 U.S. cable provider Time Warner Cable Inc.Minson, w...

  6. Time Warner Cable Names Minson New Financial Chief, Replacing Esteves

    Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) named Arthur T. Minson Jr. as its new chief financial officer, effective May 2, replacing Irene M. Esteves.Mr. Minson, who will also ass...

  7. Amazon Net Falls 37% as Costs Continue to Climb

    Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN) first-quarter profit sank 37% as the e-commerce giant continued to see its results dragged down by its aggressive expansion plans.For the se...

‹ Prev12345Next ›
Freebase CC-BY
Source: Time Warner Cable on Freebase, licensed under CC-BY
Other content from Wikipedia, licensed under the GFDL