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AT&T’s Dividend Yield Inches Toward 7%

A small dividend boost pushes the telecom's yield even higher.

Charter Communications Entered the Mobile Market

Charter Communications (CHTR) has diversified into the wireless space. The company is selling mobile services under the Spectrum Mobile brand. Charter Communications is following Comcast’s (CMCSA) footsteps. The Spectrum Mobile service is new—it was rolled out broadly in September. Comcast has been selling mobile services for a little more than a year under the Xfinity Mobile brand.

What Do Charter Communications’ Moving Averages Suggest?

Recently, Charter Communications (CHTR) fell below its 20-day moving average, which indicates bearish sentiment the stock. On December 12, Charter Communications stock closed the trading day at $316.78. Based on this figure, the stock was trading 0.9% below its 20-day moving average of $319.55, 0.5% below its 50-day moving average of $318.33, and 1.3% above its 100-day moving average of $312.63.

Analyzing Charter Communications’ Strategy for Video Growth

Charter Communications (CHTR) lost net 66,000 residential video subscribers in the third quarter compared to 104,000 net losses in the same period a year earlier. The company’s number of residential video subscribers decreased ~1.6% YoY (year-over-year) to 16.1 million at the end of September 30. This reduction was mainly the result of intense competition from low-cost OTT (over-the-top) video streaming operators.

Can Netflix Survive the Surging Competition?

Netflix (NFLX) is facing rising competition in the video streaming market. AT&T (T) is on track to launch its third video streaming service and it has its sight on taking market share from Netflix. Walt Disney (DIS) is not only withdrawing its movies from Netflix but also planning to launch a new video service to challenge Netflix in the video subscription market.

Netflix, Amazon making more scripted shows than broadcasters for the first time

Recent stories on WarnerMedia, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Quibi and other streaming services reported by The Business Journals and elsewhere.

Charter Communications: Target Price Update in December

According to data compiled by Reuters as of December 12, 75% of the 28 analysts covering Charter Communications (CHTR) stock recommended a “buy,” 21% recommended a “hold,” and 4% recommended a “sell.”

Charter Communications’ Key Priorities for 2019

During the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference held last week, Thomas Rutledge, Charter Communications’ (CHTR) chair and CEO, discussed the company’s top priorities for 2019. Rutledge stated that the company expects to wrap up the Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks integration process by the end of 2018, with the benefits of recent investments materializing in 2019.

WarnerMedia finds creative chief for streaming service

Kevin Reilly, who serves as president of TBS and TNT and chief creative officer for Turner, has added direct-to-consumer to his purview.

Will Charter Communications’ Programming Costs Normalize in 2019?

Programming costs are significant cost considerations for media companies. Charter Communications’ (CHTR) programming costs have been trending upward over the past few quarters, rising ~2.9% YoY (year-over-year) in the third quarter. Charter’s programming costs rose to $2.8 billion in the third quarter from $2.7 billion in the third quarter of 2017.

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TV network execs bullish on esports, new technology at SVG Summit

TV network executives offered a mostly optimistic take on esports competitive video game tournaments and several new technologies at the two-day Sports Video Group Summit in New York City.

How Verizon’s Valuation Looks for Long-Term Investors

On December 10, Verizon (VZ) had a trailing-12-month EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value-to-EBITDA) multiple of ~7.6x. Its peers T-Mobile (TMUS), AT&T (T), and Sprint (S) had trailing-12-month EV-to-EBITDA multiples of ~7.5x, ~7.4x, and ~4.6x, respectively. Verizon expects its EV-to-EBITDA in 2018 to be ~7.4x, while in 2019, it expects this multiple to be ~7.3x.

The year in jobs: Expansions, hiring reveal robust growth for Triad

While expansions by major employers like Publix, FedEx and HAECO garner the most attention, you'll be surprised at the number of other companies that have added jobs in 2018.

Netflix Could Lose 20% of Its Top Content as Soon as 2020

Or it will have to pay outrageous prices to keep some of it.