One analyst is betting that Univision‘s decision to end its must-carry status and elect retrans will be bad news for Time Warner Cable. Noting that 46% of all US Hispanic HHs fall within the MSO’s footprint, Pali‘s Rich Greenfield wrote Fri that he believes the company will be "forced to absorb significant incremental costs in 2009 and/or lose a significant number of subscribers." Pali estimates that 14% of all TW subs are Hispanic HHs.

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3Q Was Rough for Cable—What Happened?

The concept of cable companies struggling to spark consistent subscriber growth in the new age of media isn’t new. Nor is it surprising that an ultra-competitive environment has made it difficult to sustain momentum. But when the sub losses stack for companies and the industry at large, there’s an underlying sense of skepticism from analysts eagerly listening to earnings calls.

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