Time Warner to shed cable business, struggles continue

[PaulKTF]

Thought you guys might find this interesting...

http://www.betanews.com/article/Time_Warner_to_shed_cable_business_struggles_continue/1209566972

[AA9VI]

Just pray you don't end up with Communistcast!

[klwillis45]

Comcast would be a step up in this market.

[PaulKTF]

Comcast would be a step up in this market.

Seconded, but would that be likely to happen in the near future? Hmmm.

[Jack 1000]

What exactly does this mean?

The article seems to imply a break off from AOL.  But TWC has been trying to do that for years.  Does this mean a sale or merger of the cable division?  All this says IMO is a wait and see as Yahoo rejected Microsoft's bid.  You have to be careful with who may come in to assist or replace.  Subs could have a worse case scenario than before.  TW should start with better training of its CSR's and field techs, as well as twice a year proficiency tests that cover the standard technology that they use.  This doesn't say much.  You just get idiots and inepts at one company (TWC) out and than idiots and inepts  at a different company (i.e Comcast) in its place.  It doesn't matter, TWC, Adelphia, Cablevision, Comcast.  They all suck at the same things.  Shed, shield, merge, or buy-out.  Unless you bring quality control and competency training into the picture, nothing is going to change for this industry.

Jack

[bradsmainsite]

Comcast would be a step up in this market.

Be careful what you wish for;)

[LoadStar]

What exactly does this mean?

The article seems to imply a break off from AOL.  But TWC has been trying to do that for years.  Does this mean a sale or merger of the cable division?

This doesn't actually have much to do with AOL. What this would mean is instead of Time Warner Cable just being another division of Time Warner, Inc., it would be a separate stand-alone company.

The name would likely change from Time Warner Cable as a result, but other than that not much would likely change. The people in charge of Time Warner Cable would likely remain in charge, they just wouldn't have anyone higher up to report to. And on a local level, it's almost guaranteed other than the name change not one thing would change. And unless the rules drastically change, it's unlikely anyone like Comcast would be able to purchase the newly formed separate company, due to the fact that the FCC prevents a cable company from having more than a 30 percent share of cable customers.

The net result is just a more streamlined business structure at Time Warner, Inc., focusing mostly on cable broadcasting and print and online publishing. This move is to benefit Time Warner, Inc., not necessarily Time Warner Cable.