Versant Media Group Raises $2 Billion Ahead of Comcast Spinoff

Versant Media Group Inc. raised $2 billion in leveraged financing Thursday to fund a payment to parent Comcast Corp. tied to ...
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What’s Next for Cable Giant Comcast After Charter-Cox Merger

Charter Communications and rival Cox Communications are getting hitched, leaving shareholders of fellow cable TV company Comcast to wonder what the megadeal means for them. Comcast stock rose slightly ...

NBC News Eliminates 150 Jobs Before Cable Networks Spinoff

Comcast Corp.’s NBC News division is letting go 150 people, fallout from the company’s plans to spin off some of its ...
NPR

Comcast plans to spin off its cable networks. What's next for MSNBC?

Comcast is a massive conglomerate that provides broadband services, operates theme parks and a media company that includes NBC and affiliated properties. Now Comcast is spinning off almost all its ...
WFMZ-TV

Comcast poised to extend reach in Lehigh Valley again

PALMER TWP., Pa. - As long as township supervisors give the OK, Palmer Township soon will join the growing list of municipalities in the Lehigh Valley and Berks County that have opened to door to ...
TheStreet.com

Comcast takes drastic action as customers rapidly cut service

Comcast hopes a new strategy will keep customers from leaving. Comcast (CMCSA) , which operates internet, phone, and cable services under the name Xfinity, continues to see a startling change in ...
New York Post

Yankees games to air on Comcast Xfinity this weekend as warring sides agree to extend YES blackout deadline

Yankees fans in New Jersey and parts of Connecticut who subscribe to Comcast Xfinity’s cable service will be able to watch the Bronx Bombers this weekend as the YES Network and the telecom giant ...
U.S. News & World Report

Comcast Names Insider Michael Cavanagh as Co-CEO Ahead of Cable Spinoff

(Reuters) -Comcast said on Monday it will appoint President Michael Cavanagh as co-CEO, adopting a dual chief executive model as the company prepares to spin off several NBCUniversal cable networks as ...
The Hill

Comcast, NBCUniversal urge employees to ‘maintain a respectful exchange of ideas’ after Kirk shooting

Executives at Comcast, one of the nation’s top media companies, are urging employees in its news division to be more respectful of opposing viewpoints after it fired an MSNBC contributor for comments ...
The Columbian

Comcast expanding broadband into rural Clark County, but growth among the lowest in state

More residents in Clark County may soon have access to broadband internet. Telecommunications giant Comcast announced earlier this summer the company is extending its multigig broadband speed internet ...
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Comcast names Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside Brian Roberts

Comcast has named Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside longtime leader Brian Roberts, starting in January. Cavanagh previously served as chief financial officer of the cable giant before being promoted ...