(Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) owned NBCUniversal is evaluating a significant reduction of staff across its portfolio of media and entertainment properties as part of a cost-cutting effort, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar... More »
(Reuters) – U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp on Tuesday launched a program to further develop an advertising strategy that better targets audiences, as the TV industry looks to lure more advertisers away from digital players like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’... More »
FILE PHOTO: The Twenty-First Century Fox Studios flag flies over the company building in Los Angeles, California U.S. on November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo (Reuters) – Comcast Corp is considering a new offer for Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First C... More »
The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal is pacing ahead in the amount of advertisin... More »
The NBC and Comcast logo are displayed on top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, formerly known as the GE building, in midtown Manhattan in New York July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo NBCUniversal, the U.S. media conglomerate owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.... More »
An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal will begin selling ads for Apple Inc’s News app next year in an exclusiv... More »
BOSTON Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal unit will air live over 6,000 hours of competition on TVs and mobile devices from the Rio Olympic Games and offer viewers up-to-the-minute technology to search and personalize content, Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts sa... More »
LOS ANGELES Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp said on Friday it will request arbitration to determine the terms of a renewed distribution agreement with Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal networks. The networks will remain available to Dish customers during a 1... More »
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s YES Network is looking to hit a home run with one of its most valuable assets in a fight with cable provider Comcast Corp: the New York Yankees. The sports regional network, which is 80 percent owned by Fox and 20 percent owned b... More »
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Comcast Corp, the biggest U.S. cable TV provider, is hindering competition in cable advertising sales, a source told Reuters. The department’s Antitrust Division has sent documents known as civil investig... More »
NEW YORK Comcast Corp, the cable and entertainment company, posted in-line third-quarter results on Tuesday, helped by its NBCUniversal’s box-office hit “Minions” and growth in its high-speed Internet and business services divisions. Comcast, which is both the... More »
NEW YORK Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal division plans to offer an Internet-based comedy channel featuring ad-free performances from Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler and others, testing viewers’ willingness to pay for niche online content. The $3.99 a month service call... More »
OSAKA U.S. cable company Comcast Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in Osaka-based theme park operator USJ Co for $1.5 billion. Comcast said in a statement Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Seoul-based private equity firm MBK Partners and other... More »
OSAKA U.S. cable company Comcast Corp said on Monday it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Osaka-based Universal Studios Japan for $1.5 billion, part of an acceleration of its global theme park strategy. Comcast, which owns Universal Studios through its... More »
Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal said on Tuesday it had invested $200 million in online publisher BuzzFeed, the latest move by the media conglomerate to tap into a younger audience. NBCUniversal invested $200 million last week in Vox Media, owner of tech-focused we... More »
LOS ANGELES Comcast Corp’s (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal film and television unit is close to making an investment in online publisher BuzzFeed and is in talks to raise its stake in Vox Media, a person with knowledge of both sets of discussions said on Thursday. The ... More »
