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Comcast Today: Guess Who Likes The Time Warner Merger

There is a fan of the Comcast-Time Warner merger: Time Warner. The Hollywood Reporter: Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus told an investor conference Wednesday […]

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Media Executives Take Aim at Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Comcast is facing pushback on its merger with Time Warner cable from execs at other media companies. Reuters reports: One of the top executives of […]

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Comcast Today: Today Time Warner, Tomorrow Your Thermostat

Comcast isn’t just keen to dominate all media. Now it’s coming for your thermostat. Multichannel News reports:

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Comcast One Step Closer to Ensuring You Never Go to a Movie Theater Again

Press release from Comcast just came across the transom: Comcast today announced that it has signed an agreement with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) to […]

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Is Comcast Building the Next Magic Kingdom?

Let’s connect the dots today. Here’s Story A…. ”Comcast execs led by executive vice president David Cohen pitched the Time Warner Cable deal to FCC […]

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Comcast Today: David L. Cohen Says Merger ‘Not a Particularly Worrisome Transaction’

Fortune Magazine has an interview today with Comcast’s David L. Cohen, whom they describe as the company’s “top government guy” — notice they don’t say […]

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Comcast Today: Trouble With HBO GO

Now that the Netflix problem has been solved, no more streaming video controversies for Comcast, right? Uh-oh. The Verge reports: Sony finally filled a major […]

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Comcast Today: Another Congressman Against The Merger

We’ll skip the analysis today and head straight to the headlines: • Les Moonves Predicts Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Will Be Approved. In a presentation […]

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Comcast Today: With Time Warner Scrutiny Pending, Program for Poor Families Gets New Life

In all the talk of downsides to the Comcast-Time Warner merger, one possible upside has been overlooked: It might be a boon to poor families. […]

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Comcast Today: NBCUniversal Merger Promises Under Scrutiny

We told you last week that Sen. Al Franken is racing to block Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable, saying Comcast had failed to deliver […]

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Should David L. Cohen Be Registered as a Lobbyist?

The Inquirer reports on Comcast vice president David L. Cohen and his influence in the halls of government. And the story suggests that perhaps Cohen […]

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Satire: Comcast Doesn’t Care About You

Via Gawker, a satire on the Comcast worldview. NSFW: Comcast Doesn't Give a F*CK from Tarik Ellinger

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Al Franken Goes After Comcast

Al Franken is going after Comcast. Yes, that’s Sen. Al Franken to you, and if he’s still best remembered as a comedian, you shouldn’t underestimate […]

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Is Comcast a Monopoly?

Enough with the commentary. On with the headlines! • Comcast-TWC Would Be a Monopoly, But That Probably Won’t Stop It (Gizmodo) “Monopolies aren’t like porn; […]

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Scrutiny Sought for Comcast-Netflix Deal

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Consumers Union is asking for government scrutiny of the Comcast-Netflix deal that will allow the video streaming service […]