Cable giants Charter and Cox are merging — but don't expect the cord-cutting bloodbath to reverse
1. Charter and Cox announced a $34.5 billion merger. 2. The merger aims to enhance competitive leverage against Comcast. 3. Charter's video losses are decreasing due to bundled streaming services. 4. The combined company will have 14.4 million video customers. 5. Despite mergers, cord-cutting trends remain a significant challenge.