Alex Dudley

Disney’s ESPN in Talks With Apple for Expanded TV Access

Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN sports network is talking with Apple Inc. about giving subscribers online access to programming through the computer maker’s Apple TV device, according to two executives.

Union Asks FCC to Slow Review of Verizon, Cable Deal

A union asked regulators to suspend consideration of Verizon Wireless’s proposed airwaves purchase from cable providers, saying the companies aren’t allowing full scrutiny of the $3.6 billion deal.

Verizon Wireless Allies With Cable in $3.6 Billion Deal

Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, struck an alliance with cable companies that will change how customers buy Internet, mobile and pay-TV services and present new challenges for rivals such as AT&T Inc.

MSG, Time Warner Said to Reach Deal Ending Fee Dispute Amid Lin Streak

Madison Square Garden Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. reached an agreement on a new contract, ending a seven-week stalemate that kept the operator’s 2.8 million local subscribers from watching the New York Knicks and their Jeremy Lin-led winning streak.

Time Warner Cable Tries Internet Usage-Based Billing Again as an Option

Time Warner Cable Inc. is testing consumers’ appetite for prices based on their broadband Internet usage again, making the offer an option to avoid protests that led it to abandon a similar plan three years ago.

Time Warner Cable, Disney Reach Fee Agreement for ESPN, ABC

Walt Disney Co. reached a long-term agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. that keeps ESPN’s football games and ABC’s comedy “Modern Family” on the air for the cable operator’s almost 13 million video customers.

Time Warner Cable Drops Networks Including Fox From IPad App Amid Dispute

Time Warner Cable Inc . is dropping channels from News Corp.’s Fox Networks, Viacom Inc. and Discovery Communications Inc. from its iPad application after the cable networks complained that such use isn’t authorized.

Verizon, Facebook, Apple, JPMorgan, Sprint in Court News

Verizon Communications Inc., the second-biggest U.S. phone company, and Cablevision Systems Corp. settled a lawsuit over ads that Cablevision claimed misrepresented its Internet speeds.

Cablevision Entices Buyers With Lowest Value on Record: Real M&A

Cablevision Systems Corp. is now the cheapest U.S. cable or satellite-television provider for potential acquirers from Time Warner Cable Inc. to Comcast Corp. following the resignation of its chief operating officer.

Netflix Explores Alliances to Put Film-Streaming Service on Cable Systems

Netflix Inc., seeking to expand its subscription video-streaming business, is considering partnerships with cable operators to offer its service as part of their premium lineup.

"We're not saying programmers should not get fair compensation for their content, it's just the way the rules are written today hold the consumer hostage."

- Alex Dudley on Jul 13, 2010

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Greece Plans for June 17 Vote Under Caretake Government

Facebook Said to Raise Size of IPO to 421 Million Shares

Merkel-Hollande Meeting Yields Greece Growth Signal

Greek President Told Banks Anxious as Deposits Pulled

Goldman, Merrill E-Mails Show Naked Shorting, Filing Says