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Steve Burke Elected To Warren Buffett's Board

New York Post | Posted 12.23.2009 | Media

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Comcast COO Steve Burke yesterday got the professional equivalent of a double when he was elected to a coveted seat on the board of Warren Buffett's B...

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Top 10 Internet Moments of 2009

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.23.2009 | Media

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Timothy Karr

More than a decade ago, President Clinton pledged that every person in America would soon be able to go online "to order up every movie ever produced or every symphony ever created in a minute's time."

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Comcast Xfinity TV: Cable Shows On Demand Online For Subscribers

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. customers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies over the Internet, a move aimed at helping the cable TV o...

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Will Comcast's Jersey Shore Execs Fit In With NBC's Hamptons Crowd?

The New York Observer | Felix Gillette | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media

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According to the author Gay Talese, who was born in Ocean City and still has a home there, the more expensive beachfront communities up and down the J...

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Astroturf Group Tries to Flip Bloggers on Net Neutrality

Megan Tady | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

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Megan Tady

Not only does supporting free speech and democracy feel really good at the end of the day, it's actually a critical investment in the future of our country.

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Net Neutrality, "TV Everywhere," and Other Cable Industy Assaults on Open Television

Marvin Ammori | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

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Marvin Ammori

This holiday season may finally be time for millions of Americans to cut the cord on cable TV and shift to watching TV over the Internet and over the the air.

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Comcast: No Plans To Sell NBC Broadcast Network

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said Monday the company is putting more money into its network broadcast programming, calling it a "mis...

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How a Comcast Boss's Father Foretold the NBC Deal

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media

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Steve Rosenbaum

It's easy to look at Comcast from the outside and see a big cable company. But a closer look at the guys who made the deal -- and who will lead the combined company -- reveals something very different.

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WATCH: Tom Brokaw on the NBC/Comcast Deal

Liz Glover | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

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Liz Glover

Tom Brokaw talks about media responsibility, age discrimination in broadcasting and the NBC/Comcast deal.

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Universal Studios Unfazed By Comcast Deal

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Almost everywhere you look at Universal Studios Hollywood, there are signs flaunting the 5-year-old marriage of NBC and...

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Where Does Comcast/NBC Rate On The "Trade Association Scale"?

Harold Feld | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

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Harold Feld

While conventional wisdom holds that the Comcast/NBC merger will be approved with conditions, I think there is a small but not unreasonable chance that it will collapse under its own weight.

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NBC, Comcast and the Potential Take-Down of ESPN

Katharine Rust | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

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Katharine Rust

ESPN is bad for sports. There, I said it -- though I'd wager I'm far from the first. What started as the sporting world's little network that could has grown into a behemoth.

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Comcast, NBC Deal: Comcast To Buy Controlling Stake In NBC Universal For $13.75 Billion

AP | DEBORAH YAO and RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point...

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Comcast, NBC Deal To Face Tough Antitrust Review

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

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WASHINGTON — Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for contr...

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Comcast's NBC Deal Price: $13.75 Billion

AP | DEBORAH YAO and STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. is expected to pay $13.75 billion in cash and assets to gain control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co., Th...

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Comcast Targeting ESPN With NBC Acquisition

New York Times | RICHARD SANDOMIR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media

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Comcast's impending acquisition of NBC Universal will certainly set off an effort to turn Versus into a viable alternative, if not a full-fledged comp...

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GE, Comcast Deal For NBC Universal Is Complete, Reports CNBC

Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

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The deal between General Electric and Comcast over a majority stake in NBC Universal is complete, and there is nothing left to do but process paper, a...

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Fine Whines Accompany Comcast-NBC Turkey

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

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Art Brodsky

Those who argue that AT&T, Verizon and, yes, Comcast, should have control over the Internet will have an even larger barrier to surmount as the economic might of the new media giant becomes apparent.

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Comcast To Add WiMax, 4G Wireless Service, In Chicago

chicagotribune.com | Wailin Wong | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

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Comcast Corporation is expected to launch WiMax, or 4G, wireless service in Chicago, joining a lineup of technology heavyweights offering ultrafast br...

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Mega-Media Era Begins: GE/Vivendi Deal Clears Way for Comcast/NBC Merger

Josh Silver | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

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Josh Silver

Obama has promised to finally begin enforcing antitrust laws to prevent unreasonable consolidation of market power. If ever a media deal posed such a threat, this is it.

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GE, Vivendi Deal: General Electric To Buy Final 20% Of NBC Universal

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vive...

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Angry Comcast Worker Calls Ex A "Whore" In Program Info (PHOTO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Comedy

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Comcast subscribers were in a for a pleasant (?) surprise when tuning into "Rock of Love" recently. An apparently bitter employee used the program's i...

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John Malone: Comcast-NBC Would Have Too Much Power

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too muc...

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NBC, Broadcast Pioneer, Prepares For Comcast Takeover

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast televi...

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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