Microsoft Brings Fox News, Sesame Street, Comcast to XBox

January 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 4 weeks ago

CEO Steve Ballmer says the Xbox will become an "all-in-one" living room experience

  

Comcast Customer Accuses Company of Bugging Out on Him

January 4, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 5 weeks ago

Illinois resident says provider gave him a roach-infested cable box

  

Disney, Comcast Make 10-Year Xfinity Multi-Platform Deal

January 4, 2012 By Tim Molloy 5 weeks ago

Customers will be able to watch Disney, ABC and ESPN content on TV, online and on tablets and other handhelds

  

BBC, Comcast Ink Deal That Puts 'World News' in Millions of Homes

December 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 8 weeks ago

The BBC now hits almost 15 million homes

  

Comcast Appoints Neil Smit CEO of Cable Communications

December 7, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 9 weeks ago

Smit, already president of Cable, adds another title

  

SpectrumCo. Licenses Sold to Verizon for $3.6B

December 2, 2011 By Tim Molloy 9 weeks ago

Deal comes amid growing demand for wireless services and bandwidth

  

FCC, Cable Companies to Provide Cheap Broadband to the Poor

November 9, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

They unite to provide low-income families with affordable access

  

Google Will Be Your Next Cable Provider (Report)

November 4, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

Its upcoming YouTube channels are not enough, Google wants to be in the cable business as well

  

Earnings Scorecard: Who's Up, Who's Down This Season

November 2, 2011 By Diane Garrett 14 weeks ago

Time Warner fared well in its latest earnings report while Sony and News Corp. took their hits

  

Earnings Wednesday -- Comcast Up 5%, Plus Sony, Time Warner, News Corp., AOL

November 2, 2011 By Tim Molloy 14 weeks ago

Reports 51 percent increase in revenue due largely to NBCUniversal acquisition

  

Time Warner Cable's Profits Decrease With Subscriber Losses

October 27, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Company reports loss of 128,000 home video subscribers, increase of 89,000 Internet customers

  

Why Hulu Got Yanked Off the Auction Block

October 13, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 17 weeks ago

The decision to cancel came about gradually, as the bids became more complicated and Hulu continued to drive growth

  

NBCU CEO Steve Burke: 'Ultimately, We Need to Get Paid'

September 14, 2011 By Fred Schruers 21 weeks ago

NBC Universal's chief executive sang the monetization tune during a Bank of America Merrill Lynch media conference Wednesday morning

  

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

September 12, 2011 By Fred Schruers 21 weeks ago

Wall Street likes the progress the paired companies have made since the January union, but the jury's still out in Hollywood

  

Comcast Ads Misled Customers, Regulator Says

September 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 23 weeks ago

The advertising industry's self-regulating body has advised Comcast to discontinue or modify certain advertisements that make false claims about Xfinity

  

Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Dish Bidding on Hulu -- But They Have Concerns

August 25, 2011 By Sharon Waxman & Brent Lang 24 weeks ago

The popular service isn't profitable, and buyers want to see longer content deals before they shell out billions

  

Comcast Withdraws Complaint Over DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket

August 19, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 24 weeks ago

Decision comes just days after judge slaps down request for a temporary restraining order

  

What Does Time Warner’s Purchase of Insight Say About Your Worth (to Them)?

August 19, 2011 By Matthew Cain 24 weeks ago

The next time you’re feeling down in the dumps, just remind yourself: "I’m special, and people (cable execs) like me"

  

Latest Dow Dive Pummels Media Stocks Again

August 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 519.83 points, slamming media stocks.

  

Judge Rejects Comcast Demand for Limits on DirecTV Ads

August 9, 2011 By Tim Molloy 26 weeks ago

DirecTV says it is eager to compete in marketplace, not court

  

Media Stocks Tumble as Dow Falls 630+ Points in Broad Sell-off

August 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

CBS was especially hard-hit, falling more than 10 percent, but even Apple took its lumps in another Wall Street bloodbath

  

Media Companies Suffer in Stock Market Crash

August 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein, Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

Analysts said media companies dependent on advertising are most vulnerable, and indeed CBS was hardest hit in worst one-day selloff since December 2008

  

Comcast Sues DirectTV for False NFL Advertising

August 4, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

The country's largest cable operator and largest satellite operator will continue their spat in court

  

New NBCU Owner Comcast Sees Q2 Revenues Up 51%, Earnings 16%

August 3, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 27 weeks ago

Revenues from NBC Universal's cable networks, film studio and theme parks all increase by double digits

  

Comcast-NBCU Under Fire for Dragging Its Feet on Diversity

August 2, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 27 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: From civil rights groups to Oprah Winfrey, criticism is rising at the cable giant's slow moves on its diversity pledge

  

Hollywood Reacts to the Debt Deal With Relief

August 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 27 weeks ago

Deal passed by the House of Representatives on Monday eased exec fears about possible damage to the rebounding ad market

  

Comcast to Let On Demand Advertisers Swap Out and Target Spots

July 26, 2011 By Brent Lang 28 weeks ago

Companies such as Chrysler and Kraft will no longer need to have the same ad run throughout a 30- to 45-day buy

  

FCC Lawyer Says Comcast Pulled a Racket on Tennis Channel

July 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 30 weeks ago

FCC lawyer recommends $375K penalty against cable provider for favoring channels it owns

  

CEO Jason Kilar Is Contract-Less as Hulu Seeks Buyer

July 5, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 31 weeks ago

As of July, CEO Jason Kilar is without a contract. He plans to stay put nonetheless as company is considered by buyers, says an insider

  

Jeff Gaspin Defends Bathroom: ‘It was $60,000, and Not My Choice’

June 20, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 33 weeks ago

“Please stop writing that it was a $200,000 bathroom,” he protested. “The bills came to $60,000"

  

Comcast Digs In at 30 Rock: Communal Toilets, Buffet Dining and Where's G.E.?

June 19, 2011 By Sharon Waxman & Tim Molloy 33 weeks ago

In Comcast’s corporate culture, NBCU's executive privy is getting flushed away

  

NCTA 2011: Comcast XFinity Nearly Triples Content from Starz, Encore and Movieplex

June 15, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 34 weeks ago

Cable supplier offers big increase in Starz titles in both standard and high-def VOD