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Justice Department Approves Deal to Create New Cable Giant

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

The Justice Department has approved Charter’s bid to buy Time Warner Cable and create another cable giant. Buying Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks will turn Charter Communications, a mid-size cable company, into the country’s No. 2 home Internet provider, after Comcast. The new Charter will be No. 3 in video, trailing Comcast and AT&T, which bought DirecTV last…

Netflix is Getting So Original, It’s Overtaken HBO

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Netflix’s race to make itself a leader in original programming is paying off. Last year it produced more exclusive shows, measured in hours, than HBO. But its aggressive expansion isn’t without cost; next month, it will raise prices for loyal subscribers, and it faces tougher competition from less expensive rivals. In 2015, Netflix put out 450 hours of its own…