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Time Warner Shareholder: Freeman Must Be Reined In

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:53:31 CDT

Could outspoken Morgan Freeman's politics endanger the success of The Dark Knight Rises ? That’s what one Time Warner shareholder warned at the annual shareholders' meeting this week, noting that while Freeman was promoting Dolphin Tale last year, he took the opportunity to call the Tea Party racist during an...

Stocks Shoot Up at Open

Kevin Spak — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:46:31 CDT

Is the panic over on Wall Street? The Dow shot up around 131 points, and the S&P and Nasdaq were up 13.5 and 26.2 as of 9:39am EST. Part of the gain came from Google’s blockbuster acquisition of Motorola , which sent the latter’s stock up 60%, according...

Latest Cable Battle: Beaming Straight to iPad

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:15:05 CDT

A feud has erupted between Time Warner and cable networks after the cable provider released an iPad app for 32 live TV channels. Time Warner, which didn’t get permission from the networks, says it is “well within our rights” to transmit to any home device, provided it does so through...

AOL Weighs Breakup, Yahoo Merger

Matt Cantor — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:27:42 CST

As AOL shifts to focus on content, the Internet firm is considering breaking off its dial-up Internet service arm and then merging with Yahoo, insiders tell Reuters . Yahoo hasn’t been contacted about the plan, which echoes a move Time Warner considered in 2008 and 2009 before spinning off AOL. That...

10 Worst-Managed Companies of 2010

Alp_Arslan — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:50:19 CDT

TheStreet.com has its least favorite companies listed on its site. It has two new additions and many returning losers. New to its list of the most egregiously poor performers is Yahoo. Both Yang and Bartz are dissed equally. Then there's Boeing—making the F grade for the so far...

Time Warner Tries to Charge $12K Installation Fee

Kevin Spak — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:02:00 CDT

Time Warner is more than happy to install Mark Williams' cable: For the low-low price of $12,000. The cable company justifies the cost using the “long driveway” clause in its contract with the town of Lee, Mass., Failure Magazine reports, because Williams' house is a half-mile from its nearest...

Glitch Lets Kids See Playboy Channel

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:32:00 CDT

Whoops! Kids watching cartoons yesterday morning may have been shocked by glimpses of something not exactly G-rated: the Playboy channel. A two-hour equipment failure allowed previews for the X-rated channel to run in the corner of two kid-specific Time Warner channels in parts of North Carolina, the News & Observer...

Fox Stations Will Stay on Time Warner Cable

M. Morris — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:22:15 CST

Time Warner Cable and News Corp. made a deal tonight that will keep the Fox networks on the cable giant's systems. The agreement came nearly a day after the original midnight deadline and minutes before the kickoff of the Sugar Bowl. Terms were not disclosed, but News Corp. had been...

The Pros, Cons of Losing Fox

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:54:04 CST

Brian Moylan isn’t sure how to feel about the possibility of Fox channels going dark after tonight's midnight deadline with Time Warner: No more mocking of American Idol is a bummer, but life with no more nip/tuck ? That’s a bonus for him. He lists the other pros and cons,...