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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Otelco Inc. (OTT) voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to implement its previously announced prepackaged restructuring plan that will redu...
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...
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,...
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 ...
FBN's Dennis Kneale on Time Warner spinning off its Time Inc. magazine division.
S&P Capital IQ director Tuna Amobi on Time Warner spinning off Time Inc. magazines.
Brian Bergstein discusses MIT Technology Review's 2013 list of the 50 companies making the biggest impact on the tech world
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
