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09/07/2023
No Charter-Disney Deal, But Winfrey Says Other Programmers Want to Talk
The biggest update on Charter-Disney negotiations to come from Chris Winfrey’s investor conference appearance Thursday is that the two still appear far away from an agreement.
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01/09/2023
S&P Says Cable Should Be OK in Recession
While ratings trends across the U.S. telecom/cable sector will likely skew negative this year, S&P believes actions will be concentrated among lower-rated issuers with limited scale and pricing power.
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06/30/2022
S&P Forecasts Slow Cable Growth
A combination of telecommunication providers focusing on FTTH network upgrades and wireless providers launching fixed wireless services could slow cable companies’ growth, a new S&P report claims. The financial analytics company sees the sector’s credit quality as “solid,” but if EBITDA or HSD revenue growth plateaus or declines, ratings could change.
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02/03/2022
S&P Upgrades Mediacom
S&P upgraded Mediacom to “BBB+,” noting it has reduced its debt-to-EBITDA metric to 1.4x as of the end of September 2021. That’s below S&P’s upgrade trigger of 2.5x.
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06/21/2021
Sports Refund Credits Continue to Trickle In
Some Comcast customers are seeing a third round of credits for sports that weren’t played during the pandemic.
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08/25/2020
S&P Upgrades Mediacom to Investment Grade Rating
With Mediacom’s debt-to-EBITDA metric falling to 2.4x as of the end of June, S&P has elevated the company’s corporate credit rating to “BBB” with a stable outlook.
