Pay-TV Notes: Upcoming Charter-TWC Merger Hearing; Minions Comcast's Most Profitable Movie Ever

The pay-TV industry saw significant activity this week, with the California Public Utilities Commission setting January 26 as the date on which it will hold a public hearing with regards to the proposed merger of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable. On a separate note, Comcast subsidiary NBCUniversal recently disclosed that 2015 animated comedy movie Minions is the most profitable film in Universal Pictures? history. Minions grossed $1.16 billion worldwide on a production budget of $74 ...