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Plan B: What Will Comcast and Time Warner Cable Do Next?

Phillip Dampier April 23, 2015 Comcast/Xfinity, Competition, Consumer News, Public Policy & Gov't, Video Comments Off on Plan B: What Will Comcast and Time Warner Cable Do Next?

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Spelling the death knell for the deal, CNBC’s David Faber reports what will happen if the deal falls through. (3:38)

The FCC, the DOJ, and the Case for Blocking the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal

Phillip Dampier April 23, 2015 Comcast/Xfinity, Competition, Consumer News, Online Video, Public Policy & Gov't, Video Comments Off on The FCC, the DOJ, and the Case for Blocking the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal

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Comcast earned the opposition of the Federal Communications Commission, along with the Department of Justice, as it seeks to complete a $45.2 billion acquisition of Time-Warner Cable. Bloomberg’s Alex Sherman Reports on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (2:17)

Comcast+TWC: Why a Cable Behemoth Would Be Bad for Business

Phillip Dampier April 23, 2015 Comcast/Xfinity, Competition, Consumer News, Online Video, Public Policy & Gov't, Video Comments Off on Comcast+TWC: Why a Cable Behemoth Would Be Bad for Business

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BTIG Media and Tech Analyst Rich Greenfield discusses the fight against a Time Warner Cable and Comcast merger deal. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Paul Sweeney also speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (5:10)

Why the Comcast-TWC Merger Was Being Questioned by the FCC, Justice Dept.

Phillip Dampier April 23, 2015 Comcast/Xfinity, Competition, Consumer News, Online Video, Public Policy & Gov't, Video Comments Off on Why the Comcast-TWC Merger Was Being Questioned by the FCC, Justice Dept.

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Comcast and Time Warner Cable met with the U.S. Department of Justice this week to discuss Comcast’s $45.2 billion bid to buy its smaller peer. Comcast could ultimately walk away from the deal if the concessions needed to win approval are too strict. Bloomberg’s David Gura explains everything you need to know about the merger proposal. (1:44)

Comcast’s Dominance in Broadband Will Probably End Any Further Broadband Acquisitions in the U.S.

Phillip Dampier April 23, 2015 Comcast/Xfinity, Competition, Consumer News, Online Video, Public Policy & Gov't, Video Comments Off on Comcast’s Dominance in Broadband Will Probably End Any Further Broadband Acquisitions in the U.S.

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Bloomberg News reports Comcast’s broadband market share (with or without Time Warner Cable) is probably too large to allow it any more mergers or acquisitions in the broadband market. Chris Marangi, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, discusses the fight in Washington over Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, what may happen next in the cable industry if the deal is killed and also looks at the business of Facebook. He speaks on “Market Makers.” Marangi’s firm owns shares of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. (8:29)

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