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Time Warner Cable names John H. Keib as EVP & COO, residential services
MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable Inc. has named John H. Keib as executive vice present and chief operating officer of residential services.
In this role, Keib will lead the service delivery, customer care, marketing and sales operations for the company’s residential services business.
Time Warner Cable COO Dinni Jain said, “Since I joined the company in early 2014, I have relied heavily on John’s expertise and his honest assessment of our company’s strengths and weaknesses. Over the past year, we have made a remarkable turnaround in our residential performance, and I credit John and his leadership style for helping us get there. With residential marketing, sales, call centers and technical operations all aligned, John and his team will pave the way for us to deliver on our customer promises.”
Previously, Keib served as EVP, Residential Operations. Throughout his career, Keib has been instrumental in the launch and growth of new products and services, including high-speed internet, video, digital phone, business class and local programming. He got his start in the industry with Thomson Multimedia and later with DirecTV in New York City. Subsequently, he joined Time Warner Cable’s marketing team in 1998 working on the launch of Road Runner high speed Internet service in Central New York.
In 2006, he was promoted to regional vice president of marketing and sales, overseeing projects for the Northeast. In 2007, Keib was named RVP of marketing and sales for the Southern California Region, and then RVP of marketing and sales in the New York City Region in 2008.
In 2009, Keib returned to upstate New York as President of residential services for the Northeast/National Region. In 2010, he served as president of residential services for the company’s West Region, before returning to New York City as EVP, chief care & technical operations officer in 2013.
MUMBAI: When margins wobble, liquidity talks and in Q3 FY25-26, cash did most of the talking. Den Networks Limited closed the December quarter with consolidated revenue of Rs.251 crore, marginally higher than the previous quarter but down 4 per cent year-on-year, even as profitability stayed resilient on the back of strong cash reserves and disciplined cost control.
Subscription income softened to Rs.98 crore, slipping 3 per cent sequentially and 14 per cent from last year, while placement and marketing income offered some cheer, rising 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs.148 crore. Total costs climbed faster than revenue, up 7 per cent QoQ to Rs.238 crore, driven largely by higher content costs and operating expenses. As a result, EBITDA dropped sharply to Rs.13 crore from Rs.19 crore in Q2 and Rs.28 crore a year ago, pulling margins down to 5 per cent.
Yet, the bottom line refused to blink. Profit after tax stood at Rs.40 crore, up 15 per cent sequentially and only marginally lower than last year’s Rs.42 crore. A healthy Rs.57 crore in other income helped cushion operating pressure, keeping profit before tax at Rs.48 crore, broadly stable quarter-on-quarter despite the tougher cost environment.
The real headline-grabber, however, sits on the balance sheet. The company remains debt-free, with cash and cash equivalents swelling to Rs.3,279 crore as of December 31, 2025. Net worth rose to Rs.3,748 crore, while online collections accounted for 97 per cent of total receipts, underscoring strong cash discipline across operations, including subsidiaries.
In short, while Q3 showed signs of operating strain, the financial backbone remains solid. With zero gross debt, steady profits and a formidable cash war chest, the company enters the next quarter with flexibility firmly on its side proving that in uncertain markets, balance sheet strength can be the best growth strategy.
