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Comcast close to gaining control of NBC universal: report

Reuters US Online Report Business News 5 days ago

(Reuters) - Comcast Corp and General Electric Co are closer to a deal to give Comcast a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal and a formal announcement may be made in the coming week, the New York Times said, citing people briefed ...

FCC votes to begin crafting `net neutrality' rules

AP News 16 days ago

FCC to begin crafting `network neutrality' rules for future of the Internet Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic. Despite the concerns of the telecommunications industry and the ...

Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end

AP News 17 days ago

Comcast to roll out free online access to cable TV shows, movies by year's end You'll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO's "Entourage" and AMC's "Mad Men" on your computer by the end of the year without ...

NBC Universal's Graboff says TV windows collapsing

Reuters Life! Online Report 18 days ago

SANTA MONICA, Calif (Reuters) - Traditional television viewing patterns are collapsing and the industry needs to quickly figure out how to profit in a world where people can watch TV shows anytime, anywhere, NBC Universal's TV chief said. The challenge now was ...

Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

AP News 20 days ago

Hurdles remain as regulators consider net neutrality rules to guarantee Internet data flow With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data ...

A TOUCHDOWN FOR COMCAST?

BusinessWeek 23 days ago

A TOUCHDOWN FOR COMCAST? It's become an almost Pavlovian response among Wall Street analysts and money managers: holding their noses when an executive proposes bringing content (movies and TV shows) and distribution (cable, satellite, and Internet) under one roof. And so when ...

COMCAST'S PEACOCK?

BusinessWeek 23 days ago

COMCAST'S PEACOCK? We won't sell it. We wouldn't dream of selling it. Well, O.K., maybe we'll sell it. General Electric, which has insisted for years that it wouldn't part with its NBC Universal studio and TV unit, is negotiating to give up ...

Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections

AP News 25 days ago

Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn Internet users of PC infections in possibly risky tactic Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers — the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," ...

Comcast to alert customers if machines are botted

SC Magazine 25 days ago

Comcast's new move to alert customers if their machines are infected with a bot could prompt ISPs to drop their traditional laissez-faire approach to cyberprotection, according to experts. Comcast, the nation's largest internet service provider, has begun delivering browser alerts to a ...

AP Source: GE could unwind stake in NBC Universal

AP News 26 days ago

AP Source: Comcast could spend `billions' for rest of GE's NBC Universal stake after 3.5 years A proposed deal to acquire media giant NBC Universal would give current owner General Electric Co. the ability to unwind its stake over several years, and ...

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