[ NNSquad ] Comcast's Time Warner Cable Deal: Mega Union Leads to More M&A Talk

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Comcast's Time Warner Cable Deal: Mega Union Leads to More M&A Talk

http://j.mp/1evWf8S  (Hollywood Reporter)

    Comcast's $45 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable could cause
    ripple effects across the U.S. pay TV sector and lead to further
    consolidation, according to industry observers.  Analysts on Thursday
    suggested that satellite TV giants DirecTV and Dish Network could
    consider another attempt to combine following the unveiling of the
    proposed mega-deal that would combine the two largest U.S. cable
    operators.  "The new super [pay TV operator] also dictates further
    consolidation and more deals," said Wunderlich Securities analyst
    Matthew Harrigan. He told THR that "a rollup of other players is
    inevitable [as companies] need national scale."

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