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FCC Unlikely to Bless a Comcast-TWC Deal, Says Regulator

Any effort by Comcast Corp. to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. would face significant hurdles in Washington, according to a Federal Communications Commission official, casting doubt on a cable-industry consolidation scenario that has grabbed Wall Street’s attention.

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Telecoms Selling TV Have Bigger Impact on Cable Firms

The way things are going, the term “cable TV” may have to be replaced by “phone TV.”

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Time Warner Cable Earnings: Subscriber Losses Grow

Time Warner Cable Inc. lost far more TV customers than expected in the third quarter, and for the first time lost Internet subscribers, largely due to its month-long dispute with CBS Corp. during the quarter, executives said.

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In Aereo Fight, Are Comcast and NBCUniversal at Odds?

Are Comcast’s cable business and its NBCUniversal entertainment unit on the same page when it comes to the Aereo legal battle?

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Netflix Pursues Cable TV Deals

Online video service would be available on set-top boxes.

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Malone Urges Cable-Programming Ventures

Liberty chairman John Malone called for the cable industry to work together to compete with the Netflixes of the world.

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Wi-Fi Fight Pits Car Makers Against Cable Companies

The auto and cable industries are in a jam over a lane of wireless spectrum.

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Cable Fights to Feed “Binge” TV Viewers

Big pay-TV operators including Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc.’s FiOS are taking steps to vastly expand their on-demand TV offerings.

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Court Sides With Dish Over ABC in DVR Fight

Dish Network won a legal victory Wednesday as a federal judge denied broadcaster ABC’s request to shut down features of its “Hopper” digital-video recorder.

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Judge Orders Shutdown of a TV Streaming Service

A federal court on Thursday ordered the shutdown of FilmOn X’s broadcast streaming services. The ruling also creates uncertainty about the expansion plans of rival Internet service Aereo Inc.