Cable & Satellite News

As speculation swirls that cable operators could be faced with a stiff retransmission-consent bill for News Corp.'s owned-and-operated Fox television stations, Cablevision Systems' chief operating officer told analysts that any retrans costs would not likely be shifted to customers.

After more than 60 years as an NBC -owned-and-operated station, it's possible WMAQ-Ch. 5 could be put up for sale if Comcast is successful in its bid to acquire control of NBC Universal from General Electric .

Customers who choose Sirius will continue to receive "The Sirius Everything" package for one year, along with some of the most popular XM channels available including Oprah Radio, XM Public Radio and several sports channels.

In a repeat of his July performance, Editor Paul McWilliams was spot on during the October earnings season.

While the cable TV industry has been fairly resilient in a sluggish economy, Time Warner Cable Inc.

Basic-video customer rolls continued their downward slide in the third quarter at Mediacom Communications, but financial metrics remained strong for the mid-market cable operator.

Knology Inc., a cable, phone and Internet services provider, said it posted a $3.3 million quarterly loss because of hefty accounting charges and other costs to amend a credit facility.

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. said Friday that its third-quarter net income rose 14 percent to $65.3 million, or 39 cents a share, compared $57.3 million, or 35 cents a share, in the same quarter last year.

The Toronto stock market closed higher Thursday with investors getting some good news prior to the release on Friday of the main piece of economic data for the week - the U.S. government's October non-farms payroll report.

Garmin Ltd. reported third quarter earnings that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 32 cents.

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Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers.

Nov. 5, 2009, 8:05 AM 351 Sirius managed to turn in a decent quarter, breaking even, excluding one time charges, and grew its subscriber base, quarter over quarter.

Scripps Picks Up The Travel Channel In $975 Million Deal Nov. 5, 2009, 8:52 AM 166 Scripps Networks is buying the Travel Channel from Cox Communications in a deal valued at $975 million.

In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, a Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York.

Rarely has Canadian industry negotiations been fought out with such a public war of words.

Customers surf seamlessly from start to finish with more than 30 HSPA devices on Canada's most reliable network TORONTO , Nov.

Time Warner Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast, in a sign that advertising sales at cable networks such as TNT are recovering and that cost-cutting at the Warner Bros film studio is paying off.

Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. reported a 24 percent increase in third-quarter profit as lower costs offset a drop in sales.

Like many big organizations, Comcast Corp. is taking precautions to halt the spread of H1N1 flu.