News tagged with cable television operator

Print, online ad revenue fall at Washington Post

The Washington Post Co. reported a lower fourth-quarter net profit Friday on weakness at its education division and declining print and online advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Comcast CEO fined $500,000 in antitrust case

US authorities said Friday that Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts would pay $500,000 to settle charges that he violated stock buying rules.

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cable firms branch out into home-security services

For decades, the only theft the cable industry worried about was people trying to get MTV and HBO without paying for them.

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US cable TV bleeds subscribers as online grows

The economic downturn has US cable television companies shedding subscribers in record numbers and Americans increasingly "cutting the cord" in favor of cheaper online options, new research shows.

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created Nov 28, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 19

Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source

Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sezmi offers a new kind of TV service

Sezmi, a Silicon Valley startup that's pioneering a new type of TV service, is opening up a public test of its system Monday in California.

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end

(AP) -- You'll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO's "Entourage" and AMC's "Mad Men" on your computers by the end of the year without paying extra - as long as you're a Comcast Corp. ...

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Washington Post stems tide of red ink

The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.

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created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0