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Bravo Discusses Mixing Advertising With Its Shows

Location:
NBC Universal, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10112, United States
Recommendation:
1

Sponsorship agreements — known as branded entertainment, content marketing and native advertising — are becoming common on Bravo, part of the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment division of NBCUniversal.

Comcast Completes NBCU Consolidation

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
5

Comcast has completed its acquisition of the remaining 49% interest in NBC Universal it didn’t already own from General Electric for about $16.7 billion.

Drooping Cable Ratings Pressure NBCU's Cash Cow

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

As Comcast nears completion of its $16.7 billion buyout of General Electric Co.'s stake in media giant NBCUniversal, it faces a slowdown in what has long been the engine of the business: NBCU's cable channels.

Comcast program helps close the "digital divide"

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

Comcast says 5,700 low-income families in the Philadelphia area are now participating in a discounted Internet service the cable giant agreed to offer as part of its merger with NBCUniversal.

Comcast to Sell Prepaid Access Cards for Low-Cost Internet Program

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

Comcast in the second half of 2013 plans to introduce prepaid “Opportunity Cards” to let not-for-profit organizations, businesses and others buy up to a year of Internet Essentials service for low-income families eligible under the program. In addition, Comcast has expanded the eligibility criteria to include families with home-schooled kids and those with students in private and parochial schools.

Disney, News Corp. Discuss Hulu's Future

Location:
Hulu, 12312 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90064, United States
Recommendation:
2

News Corp and Walt Disney have begun discussions about resolving uncertainty over their jointly controlled online video site Hulu LLC, with one possible outcome being that one or the other company sells their stake.

Comcast to FCC: We've Overdelivered on NBC Promises

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

Comcast filed its two-year NBCU deal compliance report at the Federal Communications Commission.

Comcast Says NBCU Is Negotiating 'Full Freight' Internet TV Deals

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

NBCUniversal is in talks with several Internet video providers to license a full lineup of programming comparable to what it offers traditional pay TV providers, Comcast disclosed in its annual report to the Federal Communications Commission.

Comcast Bans Gun Ads

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

Comcast Spotlight, the local sales arm of the cable giant, will no longer take ads for guns.

Comcast: Rate hike likely to pay for programming

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

Comcast executives warned that TV programming costs could increase in the "low double digits" in 2013 - increases that likely will be passed to Comcast's TV customers - after increasing about 7 percent in 2012.

Comcast: All In for NBC

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

For most media-company chief executives, the costly acquisitions of the 1990s and early 2000s were an object lesson. After the unwinding of such high-profile combinations as AOL-Time Warner and Viacom-CBS, few CEOs have been willing to buy anything big except their own stock. One prominent exception: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts.

Comcast Is Content to Diversify

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

Comcast aims to secure for its shareholders the full rewards of a turnaround at NBCU before the division's success drives up its value. Comcast is also motivated by low interest rates, making cash a poor asset to hold and additional debt cheap to raise.

How Comcast Scared Up All That GE Cash

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

Comcast will pay $16.7 billion to acquire the 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal owned by General Electric, a move that accelerates the buyout well ahead of analysts' expectations. So how exactly did the cable operator manage to pull together that much dough that quickly?

Comcast to Buy Out GE’s Stake in NBC for $16.7 Billion

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

Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company, will buy out General Electric’s ownership of NBC Universal for $16.7 billion, following through on the cable company’s purchase of a controlling stake two years ago.

Mixed Response to Comcast in Expanding Net Access

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

Internet Essentials is not a government program, although that would be difficult to tell from the poster. Instead, it is a two-year-old program run by Comcast, the country’s largest Internet and cable provider, meant to bring affordable broadband to low-income homes.

NBC has no qualms about using news unit as a marketing tool

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

NBC's symphony strategy is starting to hit a bad note.

NBCU, O&Os to Award $1.2 Million to Nonprofits

Location:
CT, United States
Recommendation:
2

The NBCUniversal Foundation announced it is awarding $1.2 million in grants to 30 local nonprofit organizations nationwide, helping them implement innovative community programs as part of a newly launched initiative called 21st Century Solutions.

FCC Says First-Year Films Are Covered By Comcast/NBCU OVD Condition

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

In a partial defeat and partial victory for the company, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled that NBC Universal cannot exclude films less than a year old from its Comcast/NBCU Order benchmark condition requiring NBCU to make its content available to competing online video distributors (OVD) if that distributor gets comparable programming from one of NBCU's peers not affiliated with that OVD. But the commission also said that requirement does not extend to such programming or other programing that would breach particular exclusive licensing agreements common to the industry.

NBCUniversal cuts about 500 employees

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

In a round of year-end belt tightening, NBCUniversal is cutting about 500 employees, or about 1.5% of its total workforce.

Comcast Profit Surges After NBC Comeback, Asset Sales

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

Comcast, the largest U.S. cable company and the majority owner of NBC, said third-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by advertising revenue, the sale of assets and fewer subscriber losses.

NBC Regroups Under Comcast with New Cuts, Spending

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

Is this any way to run a network that's been stuck at No. 4 in the prime-time ratings for eight seasons? Yes, according to observers, who say NBC is making the right moves by saving where it can and spending where it should under new owner Comcast.

Nearly 100,000 Families or 400,000 Low-Income Americans Are Now Online Thanks to Internet Essentials

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

August 15 marks the start of the second year of Comcast’s Internet Essentials program. Comcast has reached a significant milestone: nearly 100,000 families or almost 400,000 low-income Americans are now connected to the Internet at home (most of them for the first time) because of this program.

The FCC Must Prevent Comcast from Discriminating Against Online Video Competitors

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

Public Knowledge asked the Federal Communications Commission to address Comcast’s decision to exempt its own online video service from the data caps that it imposes on its subscribers.

Comcast Appoints Overseer for Combined News Units

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

Comcast created a new unit to house all of the news properties at its majority-owned NBCUniversal unit, naming a veteran media executive to run it. The new NBCUniversal News Group will comprise NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and the Weather Channel.

Chairman Genachowski's Response to Senator Franken Regarding Enforcement Conditions in Comcast/NBCU Merger Order

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

Back in May 2012, Sen Al Franken (D-MN) wrote to the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice raising concerns about Comcast’s compliance with conditions adopted in the approval of its merger with NBC Universal. He warned that the FCC’s failure to enforce conditions could result in Comcast challenging future conditions and delay resolution of disputes through a protracted complaint process.

FCC Resolves Investigation Of Comcast-NBCU Broadband-Related Merger Conditions

Location:
Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States
Recommendation:
4

The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau adopted a consent decree resolving the FCC’s investigation of Comcast Corporation’s compliance with certain broadband-related merger conditions imposed by the FCC’s Order approving the Comcast-NBCU transaction. The Bureau specifically negotiated an unprecedented year-long extension of the merger condition requiring Comcast to offer a reasonably priced broadband option to consumers who do not receive their cable service from the company. In addition, Comcast will pay an $800,000 voluntary contribution to the U.S. Treasury as part of the settlement.

Hey, Comcast, the Rich Aren't That Different

Location:
Chappaquiddick Island, Edgartown, MA, United States
Recommendation:
2

When Comcast closed on its acquisition of NBCUniversal last year, U.S. regulators stipulated that the largest U.S. cable company had to build out its Internet network to reach underserved Americans. A group of residents on Chappaquiddick think they fit the bill.

NBC Owned Stations, NBCUniversal to Grant $1.2 Million to Nonprofits

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

The NBCUniversal Foundation and NBC Owned Television Stations will provide $1.2 million in grants to the top nonprofit organizations in NBC's owned station markets.

NBC O&Os, Nonprofits Make News Deal Work

Location:
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Recommendation:
2

Six months into them, the NBC Owned Television Stations' partnerships with four nonprofit news organizations are bearing fruit, resulting in an uptick in investigative reports on local newscasts.

Sen Franken to FCC, DOJ: Do Better Job of Enforcing Comcast/NBCU Conditions

Location:
US Capitol, East Capitol Street, NE and 1st Street, NE, DC, 20515, United States
Recommendation:
2

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), long a Comcast/NBCU and general media concentration critic, wrote to the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to say that the government needs to better monitor and enforce the conditions it applied in the Comcast/NBCU deal -- including public interest conditions from the FCC and competition-related conditions, including network neutrality, levied by DOJ in its settlement with the companies.