Time Warner, Comcast executives seek support in Congress for deal
Comcast and Time Warner Cable executives are headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to try to sway skeptical lawmakers to support their proposal for a $45.2 billion merger.The leaders of the nation’s two...
View ArticleSenator fears merger could gag the right
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Wednesday said he is worried that the proposed $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable could lead to a clampdown on conservative media.The deal would put one...
View ArticleFranken slams Comcast, Time Warner Cable merger
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) wants the Obama administration to prevent a $42.5 billion deal that would combine Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the country’s top cable companies.During an upcoming episode...
View ArticleComcast turns to K. St
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View ArticleWashington Post backs Comcast merger
The Washington Post editorial board is calling on the Obama administration to approve and then monitor Comcast's proposed merger with Time Warner Cable."The government’s smartest move is not to block...
View ArticleComcast slams Netflix over merger opposition
Comcast slammed Netflix for its opposition to the proposed $45 billion deal to combine Comcast and Time Warner Cable."Netflix's opposition to our Time Warner Cable transaction is based on inaccurate...
View ArticleNetflix: Comcast lying about Internet 'tolls'
Netflix is accusing Comcast of misrepresenting a deal between the two companies to boost video streaming.The company said Comcast has falsely stated in testimony to Congress that the deal was Netflix's...
View ArticleComcast offers to drop 3.9M subscribers
Comcast is offering to shed 3.9 million subscribers in an attempt to make the company's proposed merger with Time Warner Cable more palatable to regulators.The company on Monday announced a three-part...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: Court looks at cellphone privacy
THE LEDE: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in two cases to determine whether or not police need a warrant to search a suspect’s cellphone.Privacy rights advocates are squaring off...
View ArticleSenators pledge to monitor AT&T, DirecTV deal
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have pledged to monitor the recently announced $48.5 billion merger of AT&T and DirecTV.Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said in a statement that...
View ArticleComcast goes for shock and awe
Comcast is waging a campaign of shock and awe for its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable by fielding one of the biggest lobbying teams ever seen in Washington. The company has added seven lobbying...
View ArticleTech group calls on feds to block Comcast merger
A group representing tech industry giants is calling on regulators to block the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable.Responding to questions from Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who has vocally...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: AT&T makes the case for $49 billion DirecTV deal
THE LEDE: AT&T and DirecTV filed paperwork Wednesday at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hoping to convince regulators that the proposed $49 billion merger between the two companies is...
View ArticleComcast defends $45B Time Warner merger
Comcast is making the case this week for regulators to approve its proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.In meetings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Comcast Executive...
View ArticleNBC gets new top lobbyist
NBCUniversal is adding lobbyist and former Senate aide Mitch Rose as its new president of government affairs, the company announced on Friday.Rose will be based in Comcast NBCUniversal’s Washington...
View ArticleConservative super-PAC to run anti-Comcast ads
Comcast’s $45 billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable is coming under new fire from the right.A conservative super-PAC will begin running ads on Wednesday accusing Comcast of overseeing the creation of...
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