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Comcast & Time Warner Talking To Clearwire & Sprint on National WiMax Network - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 25 Mar 2008 06:02 PM PST

So Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) are moving on to the next thing after their stalled efforts with Pivot through Sprint: now the two cable companies are…

Bear Stearns Media Con: Comcast Braces For A Downturn, But No Pullback In Investments - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 10 Mar 2008 10:23 AM PST

During a Q&A session at the Bear Stearns Media Conference, Michael Angelakis, Comcast’s (NSDQ: CMCSA) CFO briefly touched on this morning’s news about Comcast’s interactive ad targeting joint venture, Project…

Six Cable Cos Forming Joint Company For Targeted Ads Across Networks; More Details - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 09 Mar 2008 11:29 PM PST

This has been in the works for a while now, and we reported on it here in Feb. Now *NYT* has some more details: six of the largest cable companies…

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Comcast Invests In Gaming/Entertainment Ad Net Giant Realm; Total $3.5 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 09 Mar 2008 08:03 PM PST

Giant Realm, a New York City-based online ad network focused on video games, music and entertainment, has secured $3.5 million in funding, the company told us. The round was led…

Six Media Names On Weather Channel Suitors List; $5 Billion Asking Price Too High: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 06 Mar 2008 07:57 AM PST

A few more details on the upcoming Weather Channel action… NYT reports that there are six media firms interested in buying the network: Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), General Electric (NYSE:…

Bids Coming For Weather Channel Next Week; TWX, NBC, CBS, Comcast Interested: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 04 Mar 2008 11:41 AM PST

Preliminary bids for the on-the-block Weather Channel are due next week, and the would-be buyers constitute a big media who’s who, reports Reuters. Word of the network’s sale came early…

New York AG Subpoenas Comcast Over Net Neutrality - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 26 Feb 2008 02:45 PM PST

A day after getting grilled by Kevin Martin and the FCC, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has a new thorn in its side: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Right now, they’re…

FCC Holds Hearing On Net Neutrality; Transparency Urged - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 02:21 PM PST

During a hearing today addressing whether cable companies are improperly slowing down certain types of web traffic (P2P, video, etc.), FCC Chairman Kevin Martin suggested that the agency may have…

@ NBA Tech Summit: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin: ‘I’m Not Picking On Cable’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 18 Feb 2008 12:08 PM PST

When a casual session with reporters following his appearance at the NBA Tech Summit turned to a la carte pricing and set-top box limitations, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin offered his…

Comcast: Up To $70 Million To Be Spent On Interactive Ad Platform - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:57 AM PST

Missed this bit from yesterday’s Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) conference call… In response to an analyst question on the company’s interactive advertising platform, COO Steve Burke said the company would spend…

Update: Earnings: Comcast Q4 Revs Up 14 Percent; Steps Taken To Soothe Shareholders; No Yahoo Bid - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 14 Feb 2008 05:24 AM PST

Cable operator Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been under significant market pressure, announced Q4 revenue of $8.01 billion, up 14 percent year-on-year from $7.03 billion. Net income of $602 million…

Comcast Defends Slowing Down P2P Traffic; Regulators Introduce Neutrality Bill - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 12 Feb 2008 10:32 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been under fire for delaying P2P traffic on its network, defended itself before the Federal Communications Commission today in formal comments submitted. It said this…

Comcast Buys Rest Of Car Site Vehix - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 10 Feb 2008 04:05 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is buying out multiplatform and online car site Vehix, for an undisclosed amount. Comcast’s ad sales unit Comcast Spotlight already had a minority stake in the service,…

Nielsen Debuts VOD Service With Comcast; Picks TWC’s Haymes To Head Online Copyright Monitor - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 25 Jan 2008 09:44 AM PST

With TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and others turning their attention to real-time on-demand audience measurement, The Nielsen Company has been trying to counter the challenge with some VOD…

TiVo Finally Launches On Comcast As A Software Upgrade; Limited Rollout and Features - 7 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 21 Jan 2008 11:04 PM PST

After three years of painstaking work and multiple delays, Comcast will begin marketing TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO), not as a DVR, but as an interface via a premium software upgrade for…

Updated: Fund Urges Ouster Of Comcast CEO Roberts; Wants Voting Structure Scrapped - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 17 Jan 2008 09:26 AM PST

Institutional money manager Chieftain Capital Management has sent a letter (pdf) to Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) urging the ouster of CEO Brian Roberts. The fund, which owns about 1.9 percent of…

Industry Moves: Joost Hires Engineering SVP From Comcast, Loses CTO To BBC - 7 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 17 Jan 2008 05:16 AM PST

From our sister site paidContent:UK: Joost has hired an engineering SVP in New York to build a US development hub, as it loses its chief technology officer to the BBC.…

FCC Officially Starts Inquiry Into Comcast’s Access Policies - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Jan 2008 05:54 PM PST

When I asked FCC Commissioner Michael Copps what he found the most interesting of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s remarks at CES, he mentioned his surprise at the news that the…

CES: Comcast’s Roberts On The Road Map And Improving Customer Service; More On Fancast - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Jan 2008 05:00 PM PST

Ken Li from *Reuters* and I were the only reporters to meet with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) chairman and CEO Brian Roberts just after his CES keynote. He brushed off a…

Citi Media: Michael Angelakis, CFO, Comcast; Bad Debt And Churn Climbing - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 09 Jan 2008 08:07 AM PST

At CES, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts rolled out an impressive list of new features and products. Yesterday, AT&T (NYSE: T) CEO Randall Stephenson warned that the impact of the weakening…

@ CES: Keynote: Brian Roberts, Chairman And CEO, Comcast: ‘Consumer Is King’ - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 Jan 2008 10:31 AM PST

Work in progess: Had a little trouble getting online this morning but I’m finally live from the Brian Roberts keynote. It’s the first time a cable operator has addressed CES…

Comcast Preps Four-Minute HD Movie Download Service For ‘08 Release - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 08 Jan 2008 09:03 AM PST

Just when Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) Blu-ray may have thought the Hi-Def video war was over, the format is likely to face a much tougher challenge from Comcast’s (NSDQ: CMCSA) Wideband…

Comcast Opens Up Its Fancast Video Site; Adds TV Shows - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 07 Jan 2008 09:41 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) launched its much-touted video portal Fancast in beta in August last year...it was a slightly buggy version without the promised TV shows and other longer form video.…

Comcast Launching Portable DVR; Interoperable Across Other Cable Cos - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 06 Jan 2008 11:28 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is announcing a couple of new converged devices at CES: it is teaming up with Panasonic and launching a portable DVR and a plasma TV with a…

The Players In The 700 MHz Auction - 1 Comment
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 05 Dec 2007 06:39 AM PST

It will be a while before the list of official bidders in the 700 MHz spectrum auction in the US are announced, but there are some statements out already. What…