Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Feb 13, 12:23PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Comcast Launches Interactive Website Connecting Deployed Troops with Loved Ones
Business Wire - Fri Feb 13, 10:13AM CST
This Valentine's Day, Comcast is launching a new website, Troop-Greetings.com, designed to connect deployed U.S. military members with their loved ones back home.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Fri Feb 13, 10:05AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Financial ramifications when TV anchors become the news
By MAE ANDERSON - AP - Thu Feb 12, 2:20PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — When the TV news anchor becomes the news, the result is major buzz and a possible hit on ratings.
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VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Will NBC's Williams get promised second chance?
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Thu Feb 12, 5:58AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In handing Brian Williams a six-month suspension for misleading viewers, NBC Universal chief Steve Burke says his chief anchor deserves a second chance. Whether he actually gets one is an open question.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Feb 11, 5:07PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), FOX: 33.66 (+0.35), FOXA: 34.72 (+0.31), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Grammy ratings slip on Sam Smith's big night
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Feb 10, 2:18PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — After a very strong five-year run as a winter music attraction, viewership for the Grammy Awards dipped to 24.8 million this year on British soul singer Sam Smith's big night.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Xfinity on Demand Top 20 TV Shows for the Week of January 26 - February 1
Business Wire - Tue Feb 10, 11:47AM CST
The top 20 TV series on Xfinity On Demand for the week of January 26 - February 1 were:
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Comcast to Participate in Morgan Stanley Investor Conference
Business Wire - Tue Feb 10, 9:30AM CST
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Michael Angelakis, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), will participate in Morgan Stanley's 2015 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, California.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Alliance, Inc. Supports Outpatient, Rehabilitation and Community Integration Services with Comcast Business
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 10, 9:00AM CST
Comcast Business today announced that Alliance, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides community-based services to people living with mental illness and developmental disabilities, is using Ethernet and voice services from Comcast Business to connect six locations across the Baltimore metropolitan area. This comprehensive voice and data solution will not only streamline the organization's own internal operations and staff communications, but will also help improve online access to training, housing and vocational resources for its clients.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Beloved Kate, #SignMyTweet!
Business Wire - Tue Feb 10, 8:12AM CST
--Internationally Acclaimed Actor Kate del Castillo Will Sign Fan Tweets on Thursday, February 12
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Box office top 20: 'SpongeBob' takes out 'American Sniper'
AP - Mon Feb 09, 4:34PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — The three-week box office reign of Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" was brought to an end by an unlikely sharp-shooter: SpongeBob SquarePants.
VIA: 69.08 (+1.02), AMCX: 68.90 (+0.85), CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), VIAB: 68.98 (+1.27), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
Dish's online TV debuts, targets cord-cutters, cord-nevers
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Mon Feb 09, 4:03PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network's online television service, Sling TV, debuted Monday as a way to entice people who have dropped their cable or satellite TV service or never had one.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09), DISH: 77.20 (-0.16)
Marv Albert to announce fights on new NBC boxing series
AP - Mon Feb 09, 12:56PM CST
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marv Albert will announce fights for the new prime-time boxing series on NBC.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)
ABC beats Brian Williams' newscast in ratings Friday
AP - Mon Feb 09, 12:01PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Williams' nightly newscast on NBC was beaten soundly in the ratings by ABC's "World News Tonight" on Friday, two days after Williams apologized for telling a false story about being in a helicopter hit by a grenade in Iraq 12 years ago.
CMCSK: 58.97 (+1.11), CMCSA: 59.47 (+1.09)