More than 3 months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of NY and NJ, the FCC is trying to improve communications during future severe weather or crisis situations. One of the complaints voiced by city officials during the Commission’s day-long meeting in NY and NJ was that it was hard to communicate with the providers. Time Warner Cable Chief Security Officer Brian Allen said information sharing is vital to ensure that emergency management offices understand that cable ops provide very similar services to telcos and utilities. Read on for other issues raised at the meeting as well as suggested solutions from Verizon and Hughes Networks Systems.

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NBCU is kicking things off earlier next year, announcing that competition for the Winter Games will begin 1 day prior to the Opening Ceremony. More details here.
 
Liberty Global shares slid on the news that it’s in talks with pay TV operator Virgin Media, which is 2nd only to BSkyB in the UK. Read on for more information on how the stock fared.
 
Disney posted a $1.38bln profit in Q4 after the bell, down 6% YOY. Here are the reasons for the decrease.

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