News on Time Warner Cable Inc.

Glitch leads to adult video on kids channels in NC

2010-03-16T08:32:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Mommy, that's not Dora: Time Warner Cable says glitch put adult video on kids channels in NC</div><div><p>A cable TV spokeswoman says preview clips for adult programming appeared on two channels dedicated for kids in North Carolina because of an "equipment failure."</p><p>Time Warner Cable Inc. spokeswoman <...

Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes

2010-03-09T14:45:33Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters.</p><p>The group, which includes rival TV distributors suc...

Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu

2010-03-04T10:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Time Warner Cable Inc. reported a profit for the fourth quarter Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, but the economy was still weighing on its customers, who cut back on their subscriptions of premium movie channels and ordered fewer videos on demand.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Time Warner Cable posts profit, initiates dividend, but customers cut back on premium channels</div><div><p>Time Warner Cable Inc. reported a profit for the fourth quarter Thursday but the economy was still weighing on its customers, who cut back on their subscriptions of premium movie channels and ordered fewer videos on demand.</p>...

Earnings Preview: Time Warner Cable 4Q

2010-02-22T14:31:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Time Warner Cable 4Q earnings could show whether video, Internet, phone growth is resuming</div><div><p>Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable TV operator, reports its fourth-quarter results before the market opens on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period:</p&am...

Time Warner Cable shares could rally 30 percent: Barron's

2010-02-22T22:34:57Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable &lt;TWC.N&gt; is one of the most compelling investments in the cable industry, Barron's said on Sunday, with its shares poised to rally about 30 percent in the next year as its earnings improve.&lt...

Fox, Time Warner Cable reach deal to avoid blackout

2010-02-23T07:31:50Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and Fox have reached a deal to keep carrying Fox Networks programing after the companies negotiated through New Year's Day to avoid a blackout of T...

Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal

2010-02-23T07:58:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Fox network, Time Warner Cable announce TV deal, ensuring programming access for millions</div><div><p>LOS ANGELES — Football fans and "American Idol" devotees can breathe a sigh of relief. Fox and Time Warner Cable have reached a deal i...

Time Warner Cable, Fox at impasse; blackout looms

2010-02-23T07:31:48Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 13 million Time Warner Cable Inc subscribers will lose Fox programing at midnight unless the cable service provider reaches a last-minute deal to pay Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc said it is willing to go to arbitration with News Corp's Fox Networks to avoid losing some of Simpsons' at risk as Fox, Time Warner Cable near Thursday contract expiration</div><div><p>Bart Simpson and the Sugar Bowl game could disappear from the T...

News Corp says Fox likely to go off Time Warner Cable

2010-02-23T07:53:22Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said on Wednesday that he now expects the company's Fox Networks will not reach a carriage agreement with Time Warner Cable, a warning that FOX has threatened to pull the plug on Time Warner Cable customers at midnight, New Year's Eve, unless the cable company gives in to demands for massive price increases.(AP Photo/Time Warner Cable)

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Fox says Time Warner Cable may drop Fox TV shows

2010-02-23T14:13:20Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp warned that testy carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable Inc could leave viewers unable to see programing from its Fox broadcast network, including it blockbuster hit "Time Warner prices public offering of $2 billion in debt securities due in 2015 and 2020</div><div><p>Time Warner Cable Inc. on Tuesday priced a $2 billion public offering of debt securities, selling $500 million worth of 3.5 percent notes due 2015 and $1.5 billion of 5 percent notes ...

Time Warner Cable to Comcast: Integration not easy

2010-02-23T18:58:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Time Warner Cable to Comcast: Integrating content and cable distribution didn't work for us</div><div><p>The chief executive of Time Warner Cable Inc. offers this warning to Comcast Corp. on its purchase of a controlling stake in Time Warner Cable extends agreement with Sinclair by 1 year and Local by 4 years, issues debt</div><div><p>Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable operator, has entered into two agreements with broadcast station owners for the right to retransmit their stations' TV signals.</p><p>On Tuesday, Time Warne...

Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program fees

2010-02-24T00:32:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Time Warner Cable goes to the people for help in fighting rising programming fees</div><div><p>Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems.</p><p>The nation's second-largest cable...

Time Warner Cable quarterly profit falls

2010-02-24T08:58:13Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc &lt;TWC.N&gt; posted a third quarter profit that beat expectations, as growth in sales of voice and Internet services overshadowed a decline in basic video subscribers, the company said on Thursday.</p><p>The second...