Thursday 6-12-2014 Comcast Corp (CMCSA) $CMCSA opened at 52.50 hitting the high price of 52.79 and a day low of 52.41 with a total volume of 9,774,682. CMCSA had a previous close of 52.71 and has been seeing an average volume of 10,859,195.
Overall Average: 64% Buy
Recent stock forum discussions about CMCSA http://investorshangout.com/search?q=CMCSA&am...mp;yt0=Go!
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 5:29PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading: (full story)
Comcast to Air FIFA World Cup in Select Vernaculars - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 12, 3:55PM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) has ensured that it does not miss out on the FIFA World Cup 2014 fever. (full story)
The New #23 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component: Comcast
MarketNewsVideo.com - Thu Jun 12, 2:01PM CDT
The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 05/30/2014 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "days to cover." ... (full story)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.: (full story)
Xfinity on Demand: Now Home to Top 100 Nielsen Rated TV Shows
Business Wire - Thu Jun 12, 11:00AM CDT
Comcast today announced that Xfinity TV customers can now access all of Nielsen's top 100 cable and broadcast shows via Xfinity On Demand. As video on demand usage becomes an increasingly large portion of time-shifted viewing, Comcast has added even more current season content to its platform. Of the top 100 shows, which include hits like Bates Motel, The Blacklist, The Following, Modern Family and Scandal, 64 are available across all devices via the Xfinity TV Go app and website. (full story)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 9:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: (full story)
Netflix and Verizon Take Their Bandwidth Battle Public
Daniel Kline, Jason Hellmann, and Jake Mann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 12, 9:04AM CDT
Netflix has been overtly public in communicating with its customers when it feels user experience is being affected by Internet service providers. So it's not shocking that the company chose to message some of its subscribers letting them know that... (full story)
Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies on Demand Titles for Week Ending June 1, 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 11, 5:48PM CDT
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top ten Movies on Demand (MOD) titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies on Demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers. (full story)
Charter Communications: The Biggest Winner of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal?
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 11, 4:30PM CDT
Charter Communications has seen substantial changes in its business amid recent industry consolidation. Following the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable , Charter will jump ahead from the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S. to... (full story)
191 California High School Seniors Receive $211,000 In College Scholarships From Comcast
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 11, 3:15PM CDT
Comcast joined with hundreds of students and their families in a celebration of education on the steps of the California State Capitol today, announcing the 191 California high school seniors who have won a 2014 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship, and then presented each student attendee with their individual $1,000 grant. Twenty of the winning students were also given a personal laptop computer to use at college, and Comcast distributed two additional $10,000 scholarships for a total of $211,000 in grants awarded at the special recognition ceremony. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. (full story)
The World Cup Built a Better ESPN
at The Street - Wed Jun 11, 2:35PM CDT
World Cup coverage forced ESPN to expand streaming options and build its mobile presence. It not only made a better sports ecosystem, but it inspired Fox Sports to create its own version of the Worldwide Sports Leader. (full story)
Comcast Delivers the World Cup On Demand, Instantly
Business Wire - Wed Jun 11, 12:00PM CDT
Comcast today announced it will make every 2014 FIFA World Cup match available in Spanish via the company's latest On Demand innovation, Instant On Demand. Available for the first time ever in Spanish and only through Xfinity TV, this is the first time the company has leveraged the new technology to make such a broad selection of time-shifted content available in a language other than English. (full story)
Comcast Turns on Xfinity WiFi Hotspots in Florida
Business Wire - Wed Jun 11, 10:12AM CDT
--Now With Over Three Million Hotspots Nationwide, Xfinity WiFi is the Largest Wi-Fi Network in the Country (full story)
Who Is Going to Buy Madison Square Garden?
at The Street - Wed Jun 11, 8:00AM CDT
As media and telecommunications companies jockey for position and attempt to build empires, expect a bidding war to emerge for MSG. (full story)
Arris, Liwest Pen CCAP Deal to Boost Internet Speed - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 3:50PM CDT
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS) has entered into a deal with Austrian cable operator Liwest Kabelmedien to deploy its Converged Cable Access Platform equipment. (full story)
TV rarity: Belmont tops everything in prime time
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Jun 10, 3:47PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The most-watched event on television in the past week was a double rarity: on a Saturday and before prime time. (full story)
O'Bannon v. NCAA Suit Could Be a Game Changer in College Athletics
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 1:56PM CDT
The Ed O'Bannon-led class action lawsuit against the NCAA is just one in a series that will have a hand in shaping the business of pro and college sports in the years to come. (full story)
Why Netflix Won't Back Down in Its War With Verizon
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 12:01PM CDT
Verizon and Netflix are currently playing a giant game of legal chicken. But if a blog post from Netflix on Monday is any indication, neither company is willing to swerve. Last Thursday, Verizon threatened Netflix with "legal remedies" if it... (full story)
Overall Average: 64% Buy
Recent stock forum discussions about CMCSA http://investorshangout.com/search?q=CMCSA&am...mp;yt0=Go!
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 5:29PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading: (full story)
Comcast to Air FIFA World Cup in Select Vernaculars - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 12, 3:55PM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) has ensured that it does not miss out on the FIFA World Cup 2014 fever. (full story)
The New #23 Most Shorted Nasdaq 100 Component: Comcast
MarketNewsVideo.com - Thu Jun 12, 2:01PM CDT
The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 05/30/2014 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the Nasdaq 100 by "days to cover." ... (full story)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.: (full story)
Xfinity on Demand: Now Home to Top 100 Nielsen Rated TV Shows
Business Wire - Thu Jun 12, 11:00AM CDT
Comcast today announced that Xfinity TV customers can now access all of Nielsen's top 100 cable and broadcast shows via Xfinity On Demand. As video on demand usage becomes an increasingly large portion of time-shifted viewing, Comcast has added even more current season content to its platform. Of the top 100 shows, which include hits like Bates Motel, The Blacklist, The Following, Modern Family and Scandal, 64 are available across all devices via the Xfinity TV Go app and website. (full story)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jun 12, 9:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: (full story)
Netflix and Verizon Take Their Bandwidth Battle Public
Daniel Kline, Jason Hellmann, and Jake Mann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 12, 9:04AM CDT
Netflix has been overtly public in communicating with its customers when it feels user experience is being affected by Internet service providers. So it's not shocking that the company chose to message some of its subscribers letting them know that... (full story)
Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies on Demand Titles for Week Ending June 1, 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 11, 5:48PM CDT
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top ten Movies on Demand (MOD) titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies on Demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers. (full story)
Charter Communications: The Biggest Winner of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal?
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 11, 4:30PM CDT
Charter Communications has seen substantial changes in its business amid recent industry consolidation. Following the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable , Charter will jump ahead from the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S. to... (full story)
191 California High School Seniors Receive $211,000 In College Scholarships From Comcast
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 11, 3:15PM CDT
Comcast joined with hundreds of students and their families in a celebration of education on the steps of the California State Capitol today, announcing the 191 California high school seniors who have won a 2014 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship, and then presented each student attendee with their individual $1,000 grant. Twenty of the winning students were also given a personal laptop computer to use at college, and Comcast distributed two additional $10,000 scholarships for a total of $211,000 in grants awarded at the special recognition ceremony. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. (full story)
The World Cup Built a Better ESPN
at The Street - Wed Jun 11, 2:35PM CDT
World Cup coverage forced ESPN to expand streaming options and build its mobile presence. It not only made a better sports ecosystem, but it inspired Fox Sports to create its own version of the Worldwide Sports Leader. (full story)
Comcast Delivers the World Cup On Demand, Instantly
Business Wire - Wed Jun 11, 12:00PM CDT
Comcast today announced it will make every 2014 FIFA World Cup match available in Spanish via the company's latest On Demand innovation, Instant On Demand. Available for the first time ever in Spanish and only through Xfinity TV, this is the first time the company has leveraged the new technology to make such a broad selection of time-shifted content available in a language other than English. (full story)
Comcast Turns on Xfinity WiFi Hotspots in Florida
Business Wire - Wed Jun 11, 10:12AM CDT
--Now With Over Three Million Hotspots Nationwide, Xfinity WiFi is the Largest Wi-Fi Network in the Country (full story)
Who Is Going to Buy Madison Square Garden?
at The Street - Wed Jun 11, 8:00AM CDT
As media and telecommunications companies jockey for position and attempt to build empires, expect a bidding war to emerge for MSG. (full story)
Arris, Liwest Pen CCAP Deal to Boost Internet Speed - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 10, 3:50PM CDT
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS) has entered into a deal with Austrian cable operator Liwest Kabelmedien to deploy its Converged Cable Access Platform equipment. (full story)
TV rarity: Belmont tops everything in prime time
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Jun 10, 3:47PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The most-watched event on television in the past week was a double rarity: on a Saturday and before prime time. (full story)
O'Bannon v. NCAA Suit Could Be a Game Changer in College Athletics
at The Street - Tue Jun 10, 1:56PM CDT
The Ed O'Bannon-led class action lawsuit against the NCAA is just one in a series that will have a hand in shaping the business of pro and college sports in the years to come. (full story)
Why Netflix Won't Back Down in Its War With Verizon
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 10, 12:01PM CDT
Verizon and Netflix are currently playing a giant game of legal chicken. But if a blog post from Netflix on Monday is any indication, neither company is willing to swerve. Last Thursday, Verizon threatened Netflix with "legal remedies" if it... (full story)
