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Comcast connects 41,000 families to Internet through low-cost program

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

Comcast announced that 41,000 families, an estimated 160,000 Americans, took advantage of the company's low-cost Internet program last year.

Comcast’s bet on NBCU begins to pay off

Location:
NBC Universal, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112, United States
Recommendation:
2

When cable operator Comcast bought 51 per cent of NBCUniversal, the television and film group, many in the media industry doubted the marriage would be a happy one. Yet there are already signs Comcast is applying the same strategic acumen to its new content assets that helped make it the largest cable operator in the US. It has invested in new original programming, with shows such as The Voice, in an effort to turn round the struggling broadcast network. It secured critical sports rights at a cost of billions of dollars a year. And it has shown a willingness to redouble investment in businesses with which it was unfamiliar, such as films and theme parks.

Comcast/NBCU Drives Deal Market to $52 Billion in 2011

Location:
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 300 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Recommendation:
1

The entertainment and media deal market soared in 2011, fueled mainly by the multi-billion NBC Universal joint venture between Comcast and General Electric.

Bloomberg jabs at Comcast on anniversary of NBC deal approval

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Business media giant Bloomberg LP is marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the government's approval of Comcast Corp.'s acquisition of NBCUniversal to remind regulators that it thinks the cable giant is disrespecting the feds.

Group says Comcast's Internet program for the poor needs work

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
3

Action United, an activist group of low- and moderate-income residents, says Comcast's discounted Internet program for poor children needs to be improved and more heavily advertised.

Seacrest In? What Happened to Comcast's Commitment to the News?

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

A year ago, when Comcast was pushing through its multibillion-dollar mega-merger with NBC (with an assist from future in-house lobbyist Meredith Attwell Baker), the company promised that it wouldn't interfere with the news operations. It didn't say anything about possibly abandoning them altogether.

For Local NBC Stations, Collaborative Journalism

Location:
San Diego, CA, United States
Recommendation:
4

On Dec 6, NBC will announce a series of partnerships between its television stations and nonprofit news organizations.

Bloomberg Praises FCC's Revisions to Program Carriage Rules

Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States
Recommendation:
1

Bloomberg is giving the Federal Communications Commission props for its proposals to revise program carriage rules to speed complaint resolution, adopt baseball-style arbitration for impasses, and institute standstills for renewals and monetary "true ups" for instances of noncarriage.

Local News is Driver for NBC O&O Revival

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Last year when Comcast was trying to convince regulators to allow it to acquire a controlling interest in NBCUniversal, executives insisted that they were committed to broadcasting and restoring NBC to its former place atop the Nielsen charts.

Comcast/NBCU Deal Lawyers: Online Video Competition Was Key Concern

Location:
NBC Universal, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112, United States
Recommendation:
2

At an American Bar Association Antitrust Section webinar, lawyers involved on all sides of the Comcast/NBCU merger approval agree that access to online video was a key to the conditions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on the deal, and in the settlement the Department of Justice struck with Comcast to ameliorate the department’s competition concerns.

NBC Acting More Like Cable Channel

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

Despite a new entertainment boss and a large bump in spending on program development, NBC has seen the average viewership of its five new series drop a stunning 28 percent from levels achieved by last year's five new series in the first three weeks of the season.

Bloomberg Opposes Comcast's Extra Comment

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Bloomberg President Daniel Doctoroff asked the Federal Communications Commission to swiftly resolve the company's program carriage complaint against Comcast.

Rating the Comcast-NBCU Merger: The New Culture Settles In

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

Eight months in, the jury’s still out on Comcast’s merger with NBCUniversal in Hollywood.

Comcast Offers A Digital Lifeline To The Disconnected

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, has launched a new program aimed at reducing the digital divide, or the gap between high- and low-income communities in Internet accessibility and digital literacy.

Court signs off on Comcast takeover of NBC Universal

Location:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Recommendation:
3

A federal court has approved the government's conditions placed on Comcast's takeover of NBC Universal.

Concerns about lack of minorities in NBC's family

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

Some of NBCUniversal's units have come under fire as advocates claim that the company is not honoring promises that helped pave the way for the merger's approval.

Bloomberg to FCC: Comcast Can -- and Should -- Move Its TV Channels

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Bloomberg made its last pitch to the Federal Communications Commission that Comcast is violating the "news neighborhooding" condition of the NBCU deal order.

NBCU Targets End Of August To Pick Online Content Partners

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

NBCUniversal has told the Federal Communications Commission that it received 32 applications for online news partners by the July 22 deadline, and that it expects to choose the winning RFPs by the end of August, so long as there are enough candidates that fit the bill.

Sen Franken calls on FCC to enforce merger conditions on Comcast

Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States
Recommendation:
2

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) wrote to the Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department urging them to enforce a condition attached to the NBC Universal-Comcast merger that requires all news channels to be grouped in the same neighborhood.

Needy families offered low-cost Internet service, computers

Location:
Miami, FL, United States
Recommendation:
2

As part of its merger with NBC Universal earlier this year, Comcast is required to provide 2.5 million low-income households with high-speed Internet access for less than $10 a month; computers for less than $150 a month; and digital literacy training.

Comcast Reports Solid Quarter, Thanks in Part to NBCU

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Comcast’s investment in NBCUniversal is beginning to pay off. Just six months after the completion of the acquisition, the largest cable operator in the U.S. reported that quarterly broadcast television revenue for its new property was $1.7 billion, up some 19 percent over the same period last year.

Comcast-NBCU Under Fire for Dragging Its Feet on Diversity

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

When Comcast was angling to take over NBCU, the cable giant promised prominently to increase the profile of minorities at the company and launch eight independent cable networks, including four under African-American control. But a Who’s Who of African American media figures and civil rights leaders are frustrated that Comcast doesn't seem to be moving fast enough, if at all.

Republicans demand network neutrality documents

Location:
House Commerce Committee, 45 Independence Ave SW 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515, United States
Recommendation:
2

The House Commerce Committee pressed the Federal Communications Commission for all documentation of the rulemaking process behind the agency's network neutrality regulations.

Sharpton’s Push for Comcast Raises Issues About Possible MSNBC Job

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
3

Last year, Comcast was lining up the Rev. Al Sharpton to lobby for its bid for NBCUniversal. This year, the cable news channel owned by NBCUniversal, MSNBC, is weighing whether to make him a daily television host. The possible transition for Sharpton — from political influencer to television talent — highlights the complex relationships that can arise when cable news channels employ activists who take sides instead of journalists who don't.

Judge Threatens Comcast, NBCU Merger Delay

Location:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Recommendation:
3

A federal judge threatened to hold up court approval of the merger of Comcast Corp. and General Electric's former NBCUniversal unit, criticizing the Obama Administration's antitrust settlement that allowed the merger.

Comcast Expands Subscriber Bases For Eight Hispanic Nets By A Combined 14 Million

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
1

Fulfilling a commitment that is part of its acquisition agreement for NBC Universal, Comcast is expanding the carriage of eight Hispanic networks by a combined 14 million subscribers.

Top antitrust official Varney touts accomplishments in final speech

Location:
Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
Recommendation:
2

Christine Varney ticked off a list of her accomplishments in her last speech as assistant attorney general of the antitrust division at the Justice Department during an event at the Center for American Progress.

NHL Hands Extensive Ad Sales Responsibilities Over To NBCU

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

NBC Sports Group has struck a wide-ranging advertising deal with the National Hockey League that gives the Comcast-owned network oversight of the teams’ national sales.

NBC Retransmission Pays Off For Comcast

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
2

A pair of analyst reports yielded notable details about retransmission consent payments, including that Comcast could be on the brink of moving big bucks from one pocket to the other.

Media Companies Spending Big on Lobbying

Location:
Washington, DC, United States
Recommendation:
2

Big media companies are opening their wallets wider and wider to lobby the federal government on issues in which the companies have a vested interest.