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Time Warner Cable misses estimates as programming costs rise
Time Warner Cable Inc., which is awaiting regulatory approval to merge with Comcast Corp., missed analysts' profit estimates as TV programming costs rose and the company offered more promotions to lure subscribers. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $554 million, or $1.95 a share, from $540 million, or $1.89, a year earlier. Excluding some items, earnings rose to $2.03 a share, falling short of the $2.09 average of analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales increased 3.8% to $5.79 billion, the New York company said Thursday. Analysts projected revenue of $5.81 billion. As the total number of Americans paying for TV declines, Time Warner Cable has focused on offering cheaper...
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Time Warner Cable misses estimates as programming costs rise
Time Warner Cable Inc., which is awaiting regulatory approval to merge with Comcast Corp., missed analysts' profit estimates as TV programming costs rose and the company offered more promotions to lure subscribers.Fourth-quarter net income rose to $554...
Datebook: Model U.N., art of the Middle East and vintage erotica
A mock U.N. made up of Angelenos, contemporary art from artists with roots in the Middle East, the early erotic works of Tom of Finland, and Larry Clark’s photos for sale — cheap. Plus: textile-like paintings, a group show about love and war, late night...
Univision CEO Randy Falco's contract extended
Univision Communications has extended Chief Executive Randy Falco's contract, keeping him in charge of the nation's largest Spanish-language media company for another three years.
The New York media company, which operates the nation's-fifth largest...
Sumner Redstone isn't heard from during Viacom earnings call
Billionaire Sumner Redstone, in declining health, did not participate in Viacom Inc.'s earnings call with Wall Street analysts on Thursday.
Viacom's quarterly conference calls for years have typically opened with Redstone giving a brief but upbeat...
NBC scores a record haul from Super Bowl ad sales
NBC's Super Bowl ad sales haven't lost any air over "deflategate."
The Comcast Corp.-owned television network said Wednesday that it has sold all the available commercial spots for Sunday's NFL championship, establishing a new revenue record...
'Fortitude' features polar bears and cold-blooded murder
Sometimes a polar bear is just a polar bear, especially when it appears in a nature or reality series. The scripted version, on the other hand, is almost always a metaphor, the symbol of opposing forces (cuddly looks, predatory nature) or mystical...
'Thorn Birds' author Colleen McCullough dies at 77
Best-selling Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose novel “The Thorn Birds” sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness. McCullough died Thursday in a hospital on remote Norfolk Island, HarperCollins Australia publishing...
Sundance 2015: The nervous charms of Ben Mendelsohn
The Australian character actor Ben Mendelsohn was at a slopeside hotel last weekend, lugging a large piece of orange luggage out the front door. His wife, the British-born novelist Emma Forrest, was next to him, as the couple waited for a car to take...
Lionsgate in talks with China's Hunan TV for film and TV pact
Film studio Lionsgate is in advanced talks with China's Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. for what could be the latest Hollywood deal by a Chinese company.
An agreement has not been finalized, but the discussions involve film...
SAG Awards 2015: 'Downton Abbey' wins for ensemble in TV drama series
"Downton Abbey" won the Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday for performance by an ensemble in a television drama series.
The PBS period piece beat "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO), "Homeland" (Showtime), "House of...
Sling TV: High-quality video streams, with some notable trade-offs
Dish Network's new Sling TV service, which starts rolling out this week, is an unapologetically niche product. If you're looking for a streaming video service that's a perfect substitute for cable or satellite TV, Sling TV isn't it. At this point, nothing...
SAG Awards 2015: TV shows off its diversity
The Screen Actors Guild honored the ensembles of two wildly different television programs Sunday night, handing out top honors to the cast of the women's prison comedy "Orange Is the New Black" and the performers of the aristocratic period drama...
NFL's modern-day gladiators pay the price as the crowd roars
On a cloudless, gentle Sunday afternoon in America's newest football palace, fans gathered on a patio behind the San Francisco 49ers bench to compare jewelry and sip margaritas.
Ten yards away, helmets collided with a sickening thwack and a giant body...
SAG Awards 2015: 'Orange Is the New Black' wins for comedy ensemble
"Orange Is the New Black" took the SAG Award for ensemble in a comedy series for the first time on Sunday.
Co-star Uzo Aduba, who won the female actor SAG Award minutes before for her performance as inmate Suzanne "Crazy Eyes"...
Sundance 2015: Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling talk making it in Hollywood
Before their girl crushes had uttered a word, the cheers started coming.
“I love your pants, Mindy!”
“I love your skirt, Kristen!”
These were the crowd’s thought leaders -- Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, Kristen Wiig and Jenji Kohan -- four of...
NBC's Savannah Guthrie has many more tomorrows on 'Today'
During the commercial breaks on NBC's "Today," Savannah Guthrie's eyes are often focused on an iPhone to check live video of her 5-month-old daughter, Vale, back at their Manhattan apartment.
"My husband is really into baby...
Sundance 2015: Virtual-reality company Oculus to launch film label
Virtual-reality firm Oculus is making a move into original film content.
The manufacturer of the much-anticipated Rift headset is expected to announce at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday that it is launching a new unit called Story Studio and has...
Stan Irwin, celebrity manager and Las Vegas talent booker, dies at 94
When Stan Irwin was a struggling young comedian in New York, someone told him he should try out his act in Las Vegas.
"Where's that?" Irwin replied.
No matter: He signed on for an 11-day gig at a place called Club Bingo and stayed in town...
Joe Franklin dies at 88; interviewed 'plate twirlers' and stars
Joe Franklin, an institution of New York City broadcasting and self-crowned "king of nostalgia" who bantered on radio and television with celebrity A-listers and D-listers alike, has died. He was 88.
He died Saturday at a hospice in...
Showtime exec: Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao contracts not crafted yet
A deal apparently is in the eyes of the beholder.
By the standards of Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, a long-awaited super-fight between Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. is but a signature away.
“We’re all done,” Arum told Fight Hub TV...
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