Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications deny report of merger talks

(Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc and Cox Communications Inc [COXC.UL] denied a Wall Street Journal report on Monday that Time Warner Cable had approached Cox Communications to discuss a potential merger. Cox Communications "did not show interest" in the discussions, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. We have not engaged in any discussions with Cox," Time Warner Cable's spokeswoman Susan Leepson told Reuters. Comcast Corp abandoned its $45 billion o