John Malone: Comcast-NBC Would Have Too Much Power
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...
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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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.
GE, Comcast Agree: NBC Valued At $30 Billion
Reuters | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal ...
Comcast Earnings Up 22% In 3Q
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it s...
Comcast Attacks Net Neutrality Along With Pennsylvania Rep.
The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business
The Sunlight Foundation reports that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert Brady signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission critical of its new netwo...
Comcast-NBC Deal Close: NYT
New York Times | MICHAEL J. De La MERCED | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media
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General Electric and the cable giant Comcast have moved closer to a deal giving control of NBC Universal to Comcast, and a formal announcement could b...
Peter Chernin Advising Comcast On NBCU Bid
New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media
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Peter A. Chernin, the former president of the News Corporation and one of the most prominent media executives not tethered to a major conglomerate, is...
Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now
Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology
Republicans and Democrats are sending hostile letters to the FCC all in the cause of making sure that AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and the rest can run the Internet the way they want to and to hell with the way the it has developed.
Jeff Zucker To Stay Atop NBC If Comcast Makes Deal: Report
Bloomberg | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Comcast Corp. is leaning toward keeping NBC Universal chief Jeffrey Zucker and his team if it gains control of the General Elec...
Oh, the Hypocrisy! The Vote To Regulate the Internet as More Media Consolidation Looms
Art Brodsky | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media
If the Knight Commission thinks there's a problem with news and information getting through to the public now, just wait until the Internet and news sources become even more consolidated.
Fighting the Zombies: Ten Ways to Debunk Telco Shills
Timothy Karr | Posted 10.02.2009 | Technology
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What does the debate over Net Neutrality have in common with a zombie horror flick? As the phone and cable companies send out a brainless horde of shills and lobbyists, it's not hard to make the connection.
Comcast and NBC Universal: Antitrust Apocalypse?
Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media
Federal regulators are virtually certain to scrutinize any substantial pairing of cable leader Comcast (CMSCA) and content behemoth NBC Universal, the...
Comcast Said to be Weighing NBC Bid; Denies Report of $35 Billion Deal
Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media
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Comcast is in talks to buy NBC Universal, the entertainment giant, from General Electric (GE) in a blockbuster deal that -- if true -- would reverberate throughout the media world.
Comcast Buying NBC Universal? Comcast Calls Report "Inaccurate," May Be In Talks For NBCU Stake
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media
Update 2:30 PM ET: CNBC's David Faber reports that GE and Comcast are in talks "about a deal in which GE would spin off its NBC Universal unit into a ...
5 Most Overpaid CEOs: The Corporate Library's List
cnn.com | Ben Rooney | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business
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The Corporate Library, a corporate governance research firm, reviewed regulatory filings from 2,000 publicly traded companies and came up with a list ...
Why Press 5 for Customer Service When You Can Twitter?
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media
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Social media portals are changing the ways in which companies are doing business, thanks to one-on-one interactions between consumers and employees.
The Damage that Time has Done
Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media
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Time's cover is the beginning of a rehab job for Glenn Beck. The magazine is trying once again to make it okay for people to sponsor this "person".
It's Day One For the Open Internet -- The Games Have Begun
Art Brodsky | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology
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Net Neutrality is a complicated-sounding term for something very simple. Companies that carry your Internet traffic shouldn't be allowed to play favorites.
Investors Worrying Comcast Will Try To Acquire Viacom Or Time Warner
Reuters | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media
Investors worry that Comcast might use growing cash reserves to go after names such as Viacom Inc, owner of MTV Networks and Paramount film studio, or...
Comcast Profit Soars 53%, Tops Estimates
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable TV systems operator, posted a 53 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Thursday,...
HBO, Cinemax To Stream Online In Comcast Trial
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media
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PHILADELPHIA — Seventeen more cable TV networks said Tuesday they are joining an online video trial by Comcast Corp., a move that tacitly acknow...
Olympics Network: USOC Teams With Comcast For Olympics TV Station
AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media
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DENVER — The U.S. Olympic Committee's venture into the TV business is irritating some international Olympic leaders _ not exactly the reaction t...
Comcast To Offer Wireless Service
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 07.31.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launch...
Comcast, Time Warner Team To Test "TV Everywhere," On-Demand Web Subscription Service
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media
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PHILADELPHIA — Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Wednesday took concrete steps to bring cable television shows to the Internet _ but only fo...
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