Comcast is gearing up for the launch of its new “Xfinity Instant TV” streaming service later this year, executives say. According to comments made by Comcast Cable CEO David Watson during an earnings call last week, the Instant TV offering is slated for a full debut at the end of the third quarter. The service […]
AT&T Shuffles Leadership Ahead of Time Warner Merger
Three AT&T executives are set to take on new roles as of August 1 as the carrier merges with entertainment giant Time Warner. AT&T says current Chief Marketing Officer and former lead of AT&T’s Time Warner merger integration planning team Lori Lee will assume a position at the head of the operator’s International business. In […]
AT&T Plans Leadership Shift for Time Warner Merger
Three AT&T executives are set to take on new roles as the carrier merges with entertainment giant Time Warner, the carrier revealed. As of August 1, AT&T said current Chief Marketing Officer and former lead of AT&T’s Time Warner merger integration planning team Lori Lee will assume a position at the head of the operator’s […]
SoftBank Eyes Direct Offer for Charter After Sprint Deal Rejected
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son isn’t letting a deal with Charter slip through his hands that easily. The head of Sprint’s parent company is reportedly considering making Charter Communications a direct offer from the Japanese giant after an earlier offer from its U.S. wireless carrier arm was turned down. Bloomberg reports Son is working on a deal that would […]
SoftBank Mulling Direct Offer for Charter After Sprint Deal Rejected
The head of Sprint parent company SoftBank is reportedly considering making Charter Communications a direct offer from the Japanese giant after an earlier offer from its U.S. wireless carrier arm was rejected. According to Bloomberg, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is working on a deal in which SoftBank would acquire Charter. The latter cable company is […]
Comcast: More Customers Taking “By the Gig” than Unlimited on Xfinity Mobile
It’s still early days for Comcast’s fledgling wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, whichstarted signing up customers back in May. But during Thursday’s earnings call, executives took the time to share some initial observations about how the rollout is going. One of the most interesting of those was the revelation that customers are actually trending away from Comcast’s unlimited […]
Verizon Grows 2Q Fios Revenues on Fiber Bump Even as Video Slips
Verizon grabbed headlines Thursday morning with wireless results that handily beat expectations, but it was more of a mixed bag on the wireline side of the house. Wireline revenues of $7.8 billion were up 1.2 percent year over year, buoyed by the acquisition of XO Communications. Without that boost, the carrier said wireline revenues would actually […]
Verizon Surprises with 358K Phone Net Adds, Revenue Beat in 2Q
Verizon delivered a pleasant surprise in its earnings report Thursday, posting strong net postpaid phone additions of 358,000 and consolidated revenue that beat Wall Street expectations. The headlining figures from Verizon’s report certainly came in the area of net additions, where the carrier raked in 614,000 postpaid net additions, including the aforementioned 358,000 handset net […]
30 Pay TV Providers Trialing 4K Delivery via SES Satellite Platform
The number of pay TV subscribers with access to 4K Ultra HD TV could get a significant boost in the near future. Satellite communications provider SES says nine more TV operators have signed on to trial its 4K content delivery platform, raising the total number of U.S. providers in testing to 30. Operators newly aboard […]
AT&T Pushing for 14M FTTH Customers By 2019 as Fiber Build Continues
AT&T is looking to push well beyond its fiber buildout commitment with the Federal Communications Commission to hit 14 million fiber to the premises customers by 2019, CFO John Stephens said in a Tuesday earnings call. As one of the conditions of its DirecTV acquisition, AT&T struck a deal with the FCC to expand its […]