HBO Balks at Charter-TWC Deal Over Its Impact on Streaming Video

Time Warner Inc. began HBO’s streaming video service last year, letting consumers watch “Game of Thrones” or comedian John Oliver over the Internet without a cable-TV subscription.

Now the entertainment programmer wants to make sure online video competition isn’t squelched if its former cable unit is purchased by Charter Communications Inc.

Time Warner said in filings with U.S. regulators vetting the deal that statements from Charter officials raised concerns that the company will try to harm streaming video if the merger with Time Warner Cable Inc., which is no longer part of Time Warner, is approved.

The Federal Communications Commission ...