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Comcast Today: Earnings Are Up

It’s good to be the king. Forget the onslaught of opposition to its merger with Time Warner Cable: Today’s earnings report shows that Comcast has […]

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Netflix Opposes Comcast-Time Warner Merger

This wasn’t unexpected, but it’s still significant: Netflix has gone on record opposing the merger of Philly-based Comcast with Time Warner Cable. The Washington Post […]

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5 Fun Facts From the NYT’s Profile of Comcast’s David Cohen

Over the weekend, the New York Times featured a profile of David Cohen, Comcast vice president and all-around power broker, calling him the company’s “real […]

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Al Franken Calls on Netflix to Oppose Comcast Merger

International Business Times reports that Sen. Al Franken — perhaps the most vocal opponent of the Comcast-Time Warner merger in Congress — is now calling […]

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Silicon Valley Supports Comcast Merger

Forbes today runs support for the Comcast-Time Warner merger from Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a trade organization that represents more than 390 […]

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Comcast Today: Washington Post Cautiously Endorses Merger

Today’s Comcastic headlines: Washington Post cautiously endorses Comcast-Time Warner merger: Some merger supporters overstate the extent of competition the cable industry faces. At the moment, […]

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Comcast Today: Comcast Wants to Provide Your Cell Phone Service, Too

Comcast may have lamented its lousy customer service at Wednesday’s Senate hearings on its proposed merger with Time Warner, but it could be argued that […]

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Comcast Endures Senate Skepticism of Time Warner Merger

Despite a reputation for spreading its money to politicians all over D.C., Comcast underwent an intense grilling on Wednesday as members of the Senate Judiciary […]

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Comcast Today: Merger Faces Washington Skepticism

Comcast takes it’s merger case to Washington today. It’s going to be controversial. Let’s check the headlines: Comcast Gears Up to Persuade Regulators: Comcast presented […]

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Comcast, Time Warner Start Merger Push Today

The LA Times reports that Comcast and Time Warner begin their merger effort in earnest today: Comcast will probably file its public interest statement with […]

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NYT Media Columnist David Carr Challenges Comcast Merger

New York Times media columnist David Carr today challenges the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, posing six “serious questions” that Comcast has […]

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The Most Powerful Man in Philadelphia

The last time we ranked the most powerful people in Philadelphia, in November 2009, Brian Roberts came in at a solid but not spectacular number […]

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Comcast Today: Did the Feds Just Save the Time Warner Merger?

Remember how we told you the other day that Comcast’s faltering stock price might end its merger with Time Warner Cable? Well: The federal government […]

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Comcast Merger Threatened by Weak Stock Price

The Wall Street Journal reports that Comcast stock has dropped nearly 10 percent in the weeks since the company announced its merger with Time Warner […]

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Comcast Upgrades X1, Lets Users Download DVR’d Shows to Tablets

Ever wish you could download your DVR’d TV shows to your iPad and take them on a plane with you? Comcast customers in the Philadelphia […]