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Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates its decline as a broadcast network...NBC Universal, perhaps as soon as this week, bringing the network of Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld,...
Tags: NBC Universal, NBC-Blue, NBC News, Comcast Corp., CBS, ABC, Johnny Carson, David Sarnoff, Los Angeles, Comcast, Jeff Zucker, American Broadcasting Company, Universal Media Studios, Rockefeller Center, NBC, Entertainment Culture
Vivendi blocking Comcast takeover of NBC U Vivendi blocking Comcast takeover of NBCU
Madrid :: Spain | 3 days ago
Credibility Vivendi has officially become a thorn in the side of Comcast Corp.'s takeover bid for NBC Universal. Vivendi and GE are said to be at an impasse in their negotiations for GE to buy back the 20% stake that Vivendi retained after selling the majority of...
Tags: NBC U Vivendi, Comcast Corp., NBC Universal, Spain, Madrid, Vivendi, Comcast, General Electric, NBC, Rockefeller Center, Universal Studios, Business Finance
Comcast continues steady climb with bid for NBC
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable-television trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. It was 1963. Roberts had been looking for new ventures after selling his belt-and-suspenders company.
Tags: Comcast Corp., Brian Roberts, Ralph Roberts, Robertses, NBC Universal, Walt Disney Co, cables systems, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia, Comcast Center, Brian L. Roberts, Comcast, Comcast Corporation, Business Finance, Entertainment Culture
Comcast plan to take control of NBC Universal hits snag
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility The Philadelphia-based cable operator, which had hoped to have a deal announced this week to acquire a 51% stake in the entertainment giant, is being held up as NBC Universal owners spar over the value of the company, according to people close to the...
Tags: Potential NBC Universal, Comcast Looks, Comcast Corp., G.E., Vivendi SA, Philadelphia, Comcast, Spam, Vivendi, NBC Universal, Universal Studios, Rockefeller Center, General Electric, USA Network, Syfy, Business Finance, NBC, DirecTV, Comcast Corporation, VODnet, Comcast Center, The DirecTV Group, Verizon FiOS, Bravo, Technology Internet, Video on demand, Broadband, Entertainment Culture
Cox to test new way to handle Internet congestion
Berlin :: Germany | 4 days ago
Credibility Cox Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable company, stepped on to the battleground of the "Net Neutrality" issue Tuesday, saying it will be trying out a new way to keep its subscribers' Internet traffic from jamming up. Starting on Feb. 9 in parts...
Tags: Cox Communications, Cox Enterprises Inc., Comcast Corp., internet traffic, management systems, FCC, Germany, Berlin, Network neutrality, Network neutrality in the United States, Suddenlink Communications, Business Finance, Computer law, Internet access, Comcast, Technology Internet
GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. Further complicating matters is Vivendi SA's...
Tags: NBC Universal, Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, Atom-Smasher, Atom, Vivendi, Comcast, General Electric, NBC, USA Network, Entertainment Culture, Rockefeller Center, Universal Studios, Business Finance, Jack Welch, Jeffrey R. Immelt, Liberty Sports Holdings, The DirecTV Group, DirecTV, Liberty Media, Technology Internet
Comcast will offer new digital tier: Economy class
New York City :: NY :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Twin Cities that could be seen as a sign of the times: Digital Economy. In offerings and in price -- $39.99, or $29.99 for customers who also have Comcast Internet and/or phone service -- it falls somewhere between bare-bones basic cable and Comcast's...
Tags: Comcast Internet, Comcast Corp., twin cities, New York City, Television in the United States, Comcast Corporation, Comcast, MSNBC, Cable television, Business Finance, Technology Internet, Entertainment Culture
Comcast's NBC talks cap its decades-long rise
Tupelo :: MS :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes...Roberts had been looking for new ventures after selling his belt-and-suspenders company...American Cable Systems,...
Tags: Comcast Corp., cable tv, Miss, tv operator, American Cable Systems, Tupelo, Brian L. Roberts, Comcast, Comcast Corporation, Comcast Network, Business Finance, Entertainment Culture, Technology Internet, Labor, The DirecTV Group, NBC Universal, Regional sports network, Versus, Tele-Communications Inc., Time Warner Cable, Graphic design, Interactive television, Television advertisement, Marketing, Advertising, Communication design, Social Issues, Cable television, USA Network, Rockefeller Center
For Comcast’s Chief, Content Led the Way
Philadelphia :: NY :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Roberts challenged the richest man in the world to invest in his business cable TV. Other guests, cable industry executives older than Mr. Roberts, then a 30-something scion of a cable industry family that owns Comcast , looked at their shoes. Someone...
Tags: Comcast Corp., NBC Universal, Chase Carey, Philadelphia, Comcast, NBC, Rockefeller Center, Universal Studios, Business Finance, Entertainment Culture, Brian L. Roberts, Time Warner Cable, Ralph J. Roberts, AT&T Broadband, Comcast Corporation, Year of birth missing, American Express, Peter Chernin, News Corporation, Network neutrality, The DirecTV Group, Liberty Media
Sprint, others give Clearwire $1.5B in financing
West Palm Beach :: FL :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility Sprint Nextel Corp., which owns 51 percent of Clearwire, is putting up $1.2 billion. Cable companies Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks are putting up most of the rest. Intel Corp., a backer of the WiMax wireless technology...
Tags: Clearwire Corp., Comcast Corp., Sprint Nextel Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc.
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