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05/16/2025

Charter, Cox Merging in $34.5 Billion Deal

It was a Friday morning surprise, with Charter announcing it will buy Cox Communications for $34.5 billion.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: Alex Taylor / charter / Chris Winfrey / Cox / Cox Communications / Cox Enterprises / merger
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05/16/2025

Charter, Cox Tying the Knot in $34.5B Deal

While the gossip train whispered about the possibility of a combination with Comcast, Charter CEO Chris Winfrey and team buckled down and concentrated on a more realistic merger that should close relatively fast.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: transaction / business services / enterprise / Cox / merger / Comcast / charter / Mobile / RapidScale / Segra
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05/16/2025

Deal Regulatory Outlook

With the combined Charter – Cox to be only marginally larger than Comcast and no market overlap, it’s not expected to hit major regulatory snags. There are some question marks though. “Given the ability of

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: FCC / Cox / merger / charter / Public Knowledge / New Street Research
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05/16/2025

More Changes for Cox Employees

NFL fans can start booking trips now that the 2025 schedule is out. The season begins Sept. 4 when the Cowboys and Eagles face off at 8:20pm on NBC . NBC is celebrating 20 seasons of Sunday Night Football this

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Cox / merger / charter / spectrum
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04/04/2025

Project Rise OK with Fairness Doctrine, Carr Defends CBS Proceeding

Project Rise outlined its vision for Paramount, which would include returning to the principles of the abolished Fairness Doctrine that mandated broadcast networks devote time to contrasting views on issues of public importance.

By Amy Maclean

Found in: M&A / Paramount Global / Fairness doctrine / 60 Minutes / Skydance / news distortion / Project Rise / MAD / FCC / merger / CBS
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02/26/2025

Paramount Global Ready For Future With Skydance

The CEO trio of George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins re-affirmed the Skydance deal as being set to close in 1H25.

By Noah Ziegler

Found in: Skinny Bundles / Streaming / Paramount Global / Skydance / MySports / 4Q24 / Earnings / DirecTV / merger / Paramount

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