Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Aug 01, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
CORRECTING and REPLACING Comcast Increases Internet Speeds in California, Kansas, Missouri and Texas
Business Wire - Fri Aug 01, 3:39PM CDT
Second paragraph, second sentence of release should read: The changes impact all California customers (except those in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Isleton, Lodi and Rio Vista), as well as those in the Olathe, KS, Independence, MO, and Houston, TX markets.
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Aug 01, 12:35PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Aug 01, 10:08AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Comcast Increases Internet Speeds in California, Kansas, Missouri and Texas
Business Wire - Fri Aug 01, 9:00AM CDT
Comcast today announced that it has increased Internet speeds for customers in almost all of its residential service areas in California, as well as select markets in Kansas, Missouri and Texas.
Journal Communications, Scripps Co. announce deal
MAE ANDERSON - AP - Thu Jul 31, 2:14PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Journal Communications Inc. of Milwaukee and E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati have agreed to combine their broadcasting operations while spinning off newspaper holdings into a separate public entity.
C7 Data Centers Adds Comcast Business Ethernet to Expand Network Connectivity Options at New Salt Lake City Facility
Business Wire - Thu Jul 31, 8:00AM CDT
Comcast Business today announced that C7 Data Centers, a leading provider of advanced IT, cloud and data center colocation services, is offering Comcast Business Ethernet Services as a connectivity option to customers at C7's new Granite Point II colocation data center in Bluffdale, Utah. The new facility is one of four C7 data centers in the metro Salt Lake City area that are connected to Comcast's network and combined offer 140,000 square feet of data center and colocation space.
Allison Williams headed skyward as NBC's Peter Pan
By FRAZIER MOORE - AP - Wed Jul 30, 10:20AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has picked its Peter Pan: high-flying "Girls" star Allison Williams.
J.P. Licks Hand-Churned Ice Cream Cafes Scoop Up Customers With Comcast Business WiFi
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 30, 9:00AM CDT
Comcast Business today announced that J.P. Licks, a local chain with 12 hand-churned ice cream parlor-cafes serving the greater Boston area, is using Comcast Business Internet, Business WiFi and Business Voice to provide public Internet access for customers while also maintaining separate, secure connectivity for its internal communications. With this deployment, J.P. Licks is successfully managing network expenses while also enhancing the speed of its customer service operations for customers hungry for its celebrated ice cream, coffee and pastries.
Howard to call Premier League games during season
By RACHEL COHEN - AP - Wed Jul 30, 6:29AM CDT
Tim Howard's next super-human feat: doubling as an English Premier League goalkeeper and TV announcer.
CBS shifts schedule to boost ratings for 'Extant'
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Jul 29, 3:38PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — "Extant" is getting a kick-start from CBS to try to improve its ratings less than a month into its run.
Howard to call EPL games when not in Everton goal
AP - Tue Jul 29, 10:10AM CDT
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tim Howard will keep doubling as an English Premier League goalkeeper and TV announcer.
'Lucy' smacks down 'Hercules' in box office bout
AP - Mon Jul 28, 4:28PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Scarlett Johansson-led action flick "Lucy" took it to stalwart action star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "Hercules" over the weekend for the No. 1 spot at the box office.