hbo and cablevision announcing that cablevisions optimum online internet service will be the first internet service to package together hbo now, the new over the top streaming service that hbo recently announced would be launching in april with apple. now, apple has the exclusive streaming rights to hbo now, but when it comes to the regular cable and satellite tv providers that are already distributing hbo, cablevision is the first to announce that it will be bundling that standalone service with its internet service. so you no longer have to pay for a whole tv package to cablevision if you want to watch hbo. you could pay for high speed broadband and add on hbo to that. we're waiting for details on the launch date for hbo now via cablevision as well as the cost but i would expect it to launch in april ahead of "game of thrones" on april 12th on hbo. guys? >> i would think -- >> yulia,ou'll julia, thank you. >> that's a safe bet. >> julia boorstin at the south by southwest. we'll be hearing from the lift ceo next hour. now though lets send it over to meg at the nasdaq for a quick market fla

. >> now in terms of your cable partners, cablevision is the only cable carrier who's agreed to start selling hbo now. do you think some of the other big cable carriers will get onboard as well? or are they a little bit more iffy about this idea of selling hbo now outside of their tv bundle? >> i do think they'll get on board because it's good for their business. nobody is doing any favors selling hbo. they are selling hbo because it expands their business and it's a great product. if you look at the broadband only opportunities inside our partners' universe, it would make perfect sense for them to take hbo now, leverage their business, and expand their consumer base. and that's what we think is going to happen. and we're delighted that cablevision is the first, but we think there are many more to follow. >> richard, when you're looking at how to reach that millennial audience, and you were making the pitch on hbo now to me. i'm a cable subscriber. so it's not me. i'm kind of a gen xor. but in terms of marketing, is mobile a bigger part of the mix? do you have any plans to move toward

cablevision is preparing to make an offer for one dollar. company owns newsday and would not need the daily news acting presses. no one involved is commenting. there is a new partnership between ibm and the parents of the weather channel. this it will build tools to help companies in the retail insurance and utility industries prepare for bad weather. here is the weather company's ceo david kenney earlier on in the loop. david: this differentiates both of us ibm and the weather company, in terms of bringing data to decisions. we will help this is -- help businesses make better decisions. this is a global scale for the whole economy. the private sector and the public sector. it is a completely -- it is a game changer in a fundamental way. matt: ibm wants to attract more customers to its analytics business. sales have fallen for three straight years because the man has dropped for computer hardware and services. olivia: more now on iran. to associate us have just under eight hours before a self-imposed deadline to reach a broad nuclear deal. a

and, bulletin, according to this morning's "wall street journal," which quotes cablevision as saying, "we do not see at least what the chairman has been discussing as having any real impact on our business." today's order is more powerful and more expansive than any previous considered or suggested. it provides a statutory one-to punch, that provide -- that combines title 2 with significant powers of the telecommunications act. this is the fcc using all the tools in our toolbox to protect innovators and consumers to ban paid prioritization, the so-called fast lanes. they will not divide the internet into haves and have-nots. the band blocking -- to ban blocking, consumers will get what they pay for -- unfettered access to any lawful content on the internet, and to ban throttling. because degrading access to legal content and services can have the same effect as blocking, and it will not be permitted to exist. these are enforceable rules. they will allow consumers to go wherever they want when they want. they will also protect the rights of innovators to introduce new products without

cablevision says is not going to change our business practices. the small burr rate of return carriers we are talking about here in this hearing they filed in support of title ii because everybody understands that appropriately done title to provide certainty and serious opportunity for return. >> i want to stop you there. i see the chairman benchpress mother wants to take them off. >> thank you senator booker. deferred that one from the record. we have senator daines up next. snack that's quite a statement from senator booker. >> my background was 12 years in technology and cloud computing part of start up we took public and we were part of their freewheeling wild west of the internet and to see what that does for value creation and jobs. i am one that believes in speed up like commerce and i'm just hoping the only constraints we will see in this incredible story of the internet is technology constraints but not regulatory constraints. it just gives me pause and i have great respect for my friends across the aisle here and some of the points demo

cablevision says, it's not going to change our business practices. the small rural rate of return carriers that we've been talking about here in this hearing they filed in support of title ii with us because i think everybody understands that appropriately done, title ii provides certainty and serious opportunity for concern. >> i'm going to start you there. i've seen the chairman bench press. i don't want to tick him off >> thank you, senator booker. >> that's quite a statement from senator booker, too. >> i'm not cory gardner. i just got moved up from the kiddie table here. it's good to be up here. my background was 12 years in technology cloud commuting, we took public and we were part of the free wheeling wild west of the internet and see what does that for innovation and value creation here in american jobs. i'm up with that believes unconstrained innovation, speed of light commerce, and i'm just hoping that the only constraint that we'll see in this incredible story with what's going on with the internet is technology constraints, but not regul

cablevision comes out and says it's not going to change our business practices. the small rural rate of return carriers that we've been talking about here in this hearing, they filed in support of title 2 with us. because i think everybody understands that appropriately done title 2 provides certainty, and serious opportunity for return. >> i will stop you there. i have seen the chairman bench press. i don't want to tick him off. >> thank you, senator booker. we have senator danes up next. >> i'm not cory gardner. good to it be up here. my background was 12 years in technology, cloud computing we were part of the free-wielding wild west of the internet and seeing what that does for innovation and value creation in america here. i believe speed of light commerce and i'm just hoping that the only constraints that we'll see in this incredible story that's called the internet is technology constraints. but not regulatory constraints. so i -- it just gives me pause. i heard -- i have great respect for my friends across the aisle here about -- and some of the proof poi

cablevision says, it's not going to change our business practices.e small rural rate of return carriers that we've been talking about here in this hearing, they filed in support of title ii with us, because i think everybody understands that appropriately done, title ii provides certainty and serious opportunity for concern. >> i'm going to start you there. i've seen the chairman bench press. i don't want to tick him off >> thank you, senator booker. >> that's quite a statement from senator booker, too. >> i'm not cory gardner. i just got moved up from the kiddie table here. it's good to be up here. my background was 12 years in technology cloud commuting, we took public and we were part of the free wheeling wild west of the internet and see what does that for innovation and value creation here in american jobs. i'm up with that believes unconstrained innovation, speed of light commerce, and i'm just hoping that the only constraint that we'll see in this incredible story with what's going on with the internet is technology constraints, but not regula

. >>> cablevision is the first u.s.able operator to offer hbo's new streaming service hbo now to its broadband customers. it comes a week after hbo announced apple would be its exclusive digital partner when it launches hbo now next month. will be available in time for the season premiere of "game of thrones." sam and laura, back over to you. >> got to get your fix. >> a lot of people addicted to that one. >>> aid is arriving to the tiny island nation of vanuatu devastated by a cyclone. they are still trying to get rescue teamed to the hardest-hit areas. cyclone pam hit the south pacific islands as a category 5 storm over the weekends. all crops were wiped out and people have less than a week's worth of food left. >> priority at the moment is clean water, food relief, temporary shelter. these are the life sustaining illness that we need to get in place and we need to get them in a hurry. >> 11 people are confirmed dead but officials expect that number to rise as they assess the damage on the outermost islands. >>> 5:18.

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we just got headlines that cablevision and hbo will provide hbo now through optimum online.'s a good example. netflix will need to increased investment, but returns are uncertain, so they lowered the price target to three to $80. dupont's -- raw materials, the only industry group falling in the s&p 500 -- after bank of america and merrill lynch gave it a double notch downgrade shifting from a buy to underperform. tupac has technical --dupont has technical headwinds. and paring losses, the north dakota oil spill trying to sell itself following the plunge in oil prices. it has attracted interest from exxon mobil and other companies but an outright sale of the company is a low probability according to one analyst. he is looking for near-term weakness in the stock price from current levels and ultimately the market discounting the likelihood of an outright sale. alix: thanks, -- alix: thanks scar. we will have you later in the forecast. does greece have a image problem. he posed with his wife. he is hostile and interviews. all of this while greece is trying to hammer out an agre

hbo is offering up a stand alone via apple at first, but with cablevision.h that. that's the key, getting the content into the plans. >> the big complaint is we have all these choices. most people watch 10 to 15 channels. how worried should the cable companies be about this? >> i wonder if it will change the bottom line for them? in the end, you have to use broad bands. the cable companies are providing them. it's like cell phones you are talking minutes, then data plans. it will get modifyied to emphasize the service. >> big negotiations in terms of who is involved. comcast is not involved. >> rumors they were tied to an apple tv box. that's a big omission. but, you know we don't know yet. it's interesting to see whether that's a negotiating tactic. who knows what. >> there's talk this was steve jobs dream before he passed away. apple hasn't done a lot on the apple tv it seems, in the last few years, right? >> no. the box has been around since 2012. this is an old box. the price dropped a bit. the idea is it's still a peripheral but there's the idea -- >> y

. >> comcast, time warner cablevision close to the bottom of the s&p list this morning. >> it is jarringmber the news that came out, came out in the evening but apple, and jim cramer on twitter, i know why he's saying invest, don't trade. these things are long time coming. i know there was the leak we worked for comcast and the articles said that comcast somehow thinks it soured. i don't know anything about this. if you ask people they prefer not to have those our 472 channels. you know the channel that has the chamber of commerce of some meeting discuss -- >> the zoning board of committee of -- of neighborhood -- come on guys. >> dsw, shoe business, doing okay, 5% gain. >> great company. >> 35 beats by 7 cents and comps up 7.6. >> 7 is gold number. if you have comps 6.7, stocks take off. designer shoe warehouse, doing a remarkable job. i thought if they didn't get the stock up someone would come after them. that's a fun place to shop. >> another comp in the six range, burlington. look at that chart, amazing. two-year chart of burlington. >> it's like a cold weather play. >> hasn't falle

i think it is -- look there's a court case going on now between viacom and cablevision winding its wayout unbundleing. there's always been a black swan event court ruling saying this is forced by the courts but otherwise, i think it's relatively unlikely to come here anytime soon. >> let me back up a bit, then craig. in some ways with the apple announcement -- i have comcast at home. they're in my area and i'm an employee obviously but i also use apple tv. hd my switcher. right? is it already happening with apple television and apps in a whip that's unbundling around the end of it? >> yes and no. you know look there's three levels of bundle that go on inside of the content bundle, if you will. so individual shows are bundled into networks. then networks are bundled together into a media con clop conglomerate and they're repack achd as a subscriber. you're seeing bundling on the front end. netflix unbundling shows from networks and from the other end. apple has a deal with everyone other than disney sling tv another one of those services has deal that includes disney but not viacom. so

cablevision, chuck dolan who is one of the great inventors in the cable business was pretty serious aboutconsumer would like to do that but the problem of an unbundle is i then buy one, two, three, four five it's bigger decision making and maybe cuts into margins a little bit because some of the off channels that i didn't get that i might actually like to watch become unavailable. so it's tougher to market. bundles are more interesting. it's interesting i started pay per view at the very beginning for better or worse, i'm the father of pay per view. we learned subscription was an easier decision. i get it and i'm done. the one off makes it easier and the consumer may like it but it makes it easier for the consumer actually not to make the purchase. >> sure. >> i think what we'll see is we'll see all of it in the future. >> we got to go scott, but there are some technologies like fast forwarding shall rewinding, dv r capabilities, would those ultimately have to be concluded. that was my allusion to a step back. >> i think that consumer control is a given as we go forward. apple is a super