Feb 26- New York- based cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp filed an antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Viacom Inc forced it to pay for 14 cable networks it did not want as a condition of carrying the media company's more popular channels such as Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.
*Analysts say Comcast getting good price. *Comcast has been making executive changes at NBC. Feb 12- Comcast Corp clinched full control of NBC Universal for $16.7 billion on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deals that have taken the cable operator from humble roots in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Manhattan's iconic Rockerfeller Center.
NEW YORK, Feb 11- Dish Network Corp went to trial against ESPN Inc on Monday over claims the sports programmer owes it more than $152 million after breaching a contract by offering better deals to rival distributors. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan pits the No. 2 U.S. satellite company against the sports affiliate of media group Walt Disney Co..
U.S. stock index futures erased their early gains to turn lower in choppy pre-market trading Wednesday, as investors parsed through a batch of mixed earnings news .