Charter Near Deal to Buy Time Warner Cable for 195 a Share
Charter Communications moves toward a $55 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable at about 195 a share. The plan would merge with Bright House Networks creating a 20 million subscriber cable and broadband group led by Tom Rutledge. Federal approval expected alongside AT T DirecTV merger developments.
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Gulf Coast tourism rebounds five years after BP spill
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Gulf Coast tourism climbs as BP’s $230 million tourism push and advertising draw visitors back to Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Officials cite higher hotel occupancy, restaurant waits, and renewed coastal profits despite ongoing environmental concerns and a $211 million Transocean settlement.
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Media moguls top CEO pay in 2014 study
Equilar and The Associated Press find six of the ten highest paid CEOs in 2014 worked in media. David Zaslav of Discovery led with 156.1 million, Les Moonves of CBS in second at 54.4 million, with others from Viacom Disney Comcast and Time Warner among the highest earners.
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