International Business News - TWC http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Time Warner Inc. is asking its shareholders to approve a reverse-stock split that would reduce the number of outstanding shares and double or triple the share price, according to a securities filing Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/time-warner-seeks-approval-of-reverse-stock-split.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:30:05 EST A slowing economy took its toll on media, cable and telecom companies in the July-to-September quarter, but an analyst said that while media performed "a little worse than expected" and telecom growth slowed, cable operators seemed to be more recession-resistant than the rest of the pack. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/sector-snap-soft-economy-hits-media-cable-cos.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:51:20 EST Media and entertainment stocks might look like a bargain these days, but equity investors should be cautious about jumping in because earnings visibility for 2009 remains murky and current forecasts still could be too high, an analyst said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/media-entertainment-stocks-cheap-but-2009-murky.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:15:27 EST Verizon Communications Inc. is bringing the fight over TV customers to the hometown of its biggest cable rival, Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/verizon-to-bring-fios-tv-to-comcasts-hometown.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:51:06 EST Fitch Ratings said Thursday it has assigned an investment-grade "BBB" rating to Time Warner Cable's senior unsecured notes that mature February 2014 and 2019. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/fitch-gives-time-warner-cable-notes-a-bbb-rating.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:42:47 EST Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable operator, announced a $2 billion public debt offering on Thursday to help finance a special dividend to be paid just before the company separates from its parent, Time Warner Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/time-warner-cable-announces-public-debt-offering.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:40:15 EST Cable and satellite TV operators' revenue and profit rose in the third quarter as they raised prices and signed up new subscribers. But there are signs that pay TV's growth is slowing: Some pay-TV operators are signing up fewer new customers, and cancellation rates are higher than expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/cable-and-satellite-tv-operators-post-3q-gains.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:55:09 EST Charter Communications, one of the nation's biggest cable television system operators, on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter loss compared with a year earlier, helped by gains in phone and high-speed Internet revenue as well as cable TV price increases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081106/charter-3q-loss-narrows-on-more-bundled-services.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:50:10 EST Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, Nov. 5, from the AP Financial News: COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)--Shares of big oil companies fell Wednesday the day after Americans picked a new president who may want to impose higher taxes on the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/sector-roundup-energy-womens-apparel.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:46:39 EST Shares of media companies traded mostly lower Wednesday as softness at Time Warner Inc.'s magazine unit and a lowered outlook by the company and Time Warner Cable Inc. weighed on investors' minds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/sector-snap-media-falls-on-time-warner-outlook.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:11:47 EST Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Nov. 5, from AP Financial Desk News: NEW YORK (AP)--Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 21 percent partly on stronger high-speed data and voice revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/earnings-roundup-time-warner-cable-mbia.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:58:43 EST Time Warner Inc. reported third-quarter profits Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations, even as its AOL online unit continued to weigh down the company with a 6 percent decline in advertising revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/time-warner-3q-profit-beats-expectations-aol-weak.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:09:14 EST Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second largest cable operator, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit rose 21 percent, boosted by strong growth in phone and Internet subscribers as well as higher cable TV prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/168408-time-warner.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/time-warner-cable-3q-profit-rises-on-voice-revenue.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/time-warner-cable-3q-profit-rises-on-voice-revenue.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:12:10 EST Stocks surge as investors anticipate yearend rally NEW YORK (AP)--Investors believing that Wall Street is on the verge of a yearend rally piled into the market Tuesday, brushing off more weak economic data while they scarfed up stocks and propelled the Dow Jones industrials up more than 300 points to 9,625.28, its highest close in four weeks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/business-highlights.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:06:12 EST The Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the pricing policies of major cable operators and Verizon Communications Inc. The agency wants to ensure that customers are being treated fairly, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said in an interview with The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/fcc-to-probe-pricing-policies-of-cable-verizon.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:29:23 EST AT&T Inc., the country's largest Internet service provider, is testing the idea of limiting the amount of data that subscribers can use each month. AT&T will initially apply the limits in Reno, Nev., and see about extending the practice elsewhere. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/at-t-to-try-limits-on-monthly-internet-traffic.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:39:46 EST Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's second-largest cable TV operator, is to report its third-quarter earnings Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysts' opinions related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/earnings-preview-time-warner-cable-to-report-3q.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:35:54 EST Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. reports earnings for the third quarter before the market opens Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/earnings-preview-time-warner.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:15:48 EST Phone company Frontier Communications Co. will probably charge its subscribers a dollar or two per gigabyte of Internet traffic if they go over the monthly allotments the company plans to introduce next year, Frontier's chief executive said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/phone-company-heavy-internet-users-to-pay-more.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:37:04 EDT CBS Corp. posted a massive third-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $14.12 billion charge to write down the value of media assets on its books. But excluding the previously disclosed charge, CBS would have posted a profit. The media company also said it would have enough funds to pay its dividend and slashed capital spending. Shares of CBS rose 54 cents, or 6.2 percent, to $9.26 in early afternoon trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/cbs-falls-to-12-46b-3q-loss-on-hefty-charge.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:09:21 EDT