Mike Farrell
Mike Farrell is senior content producer, finance for Multichannel News/B+C, covering finance, operations and M&A at cable operators and networks across the industry. He joined Multichannel News in September 1998 and has written about major deals and top players in the business ever since. He also writes the On The Money blog, offering deeper dives into a wide variety of topics including, retransmission consent, regional sports networks,and streaming video. In 2015 he won the Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Profile, an in-depth look at the Syfy Network’s Sharknado franchise and its impact on the industry.
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Show was held at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts July 24-27

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Cable and satellite average 699 satisfaction score, streamers average 774; Dish ranks first in three categories

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Cable loses 1.048 million subs in Q2, overall pay TV subscribers fall by 6.1%

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Analyst points to rural nature of FWA service; fiber passings will rise

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2022 ESG/Sustainability report shows steep reduction in CO2 emissions

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Consumers are becoming less concerned with bandwidth and more with connectivity

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Comcast’s Dave Watson, Liberty Global’s Mike Fries offer insights into tech talent needs

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Samsung will supply 5G RAN equipment for CBRS, 600 MHz spectrum

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Transition becomes official on Dec. 1

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Technology veteran looks to back the next breakthrough at John Chambers’s venture-capital fund

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Cable operator says it will grow network sustainability by cutting electricity per terabyte of data in half by 2030

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Said new product offers individualized user experience, introduce services to market faster and reduce development costs

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Cable company can put its interest in 2024; Disney can buy out Comcast’s stake in same year

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Operator has purchased $9 billion of its own stock so far this year

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Offers update on Frontier's fiber build, says telco taking share from cable

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Terms not disclosed

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Charter chief says of 450 million devices connected to Charter network, most are wireless

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Outgoing CEO sees turnaround in Q4, beyond

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Comcast Advertising chief says collaboration will give advanced ad technology the boost it needs

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As streaming services take hold and ad capacity dwindles, industry needs to find ways to sell ads beyond pods and shows

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Viant CEO Vanderhook offers advice to ad-tech startups

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Deputy CFO tells industry audience that cable operator is well prepared for broadband competition
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