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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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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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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 ...

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Comcast Earnings Up 22% In 3Q

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media

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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...

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Comcast Attacks Net Neutrality Along With Pennsylvania Rep.

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business

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The Sunlight Foundation reports that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert Brady signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission critical of its new netwo...

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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...

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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...

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Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Comcast, Fcc, AT&T, Barack Obama, Net Neutrality, Technology News

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.

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Jeff Zucker To Stay Atop NBC If Comcast Makes Deal: Report

Bloomberg | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media

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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...

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Oh, the Hypocrisy! The Vote To Regulate the Internet as More Media Consolidation Looms

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media

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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.

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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.

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Comcast and NBC Universal: Antitrust Apocalypse?

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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Federal regulators are virtually certain to scrutinize any substantial pairing of cable leader Comcast (CMSCA) and content behemoth NBC Universal, the...

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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.

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Comcast Buying NBC Universal? Comcast Calls Report "Inaccurate," May Be In Talks For NBCU Stake

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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The Damage that Time has Done

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

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".

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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.

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Investors Worrying Comcast Will Try To Acquire Viacom Or Time Warner

Reuters | Posted 09.17.2009 | Media

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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...

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