Wheeler On FCC Privacy Proposal: This Is About ISPs And Only ISPs
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 31, 4:20PM CDT
Federal regulators moved forward Thursday with a proposal to require that Internet service providers get customer consent to collect data for targeted advertising -- a policy that ISPs claim would put them at a disadvantage vs. Internet companies...
T: 39.17 (-0.20), FB: 114.10 (-0.60), GOOGL: 762.90 (-5.44), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Disney Ventures Further Into Online Media With Playbuzz Investment
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 31, 3:10PM CDT
Disney (DIS) is helping fund digital publishing platform Playbuzz, just months after Disney put another $200 million into millennial-focused outlet Vice Media. New York-based Playbuzz said Thursday that it had raised $15 million in new funding led by...
NFLX: 102.23 (+0.04), AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05), DIS: 99.31 (+0.40), VIAB: 41.28 (+1.17), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Led by Verizon And AT&T, Telecom Tops S&P Sectors; Dividends Rule
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Mar 31, 2:40PM CDT
With Verizon Communications (VZ) stock up nearly 17% and AT&T (T) soaring over 14%, the S&P telecommunications services sector is poised to lead the S&P 500’s 10 sectors in Q1 performance. As of afternoon trading in the stock market today, the S&P...
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Spirit Airlines' Board of Directors Appoints Myrna M. Soto as New Board Member
GlobeNewswire - Thu Mar 31, 2:00PM CDT
Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ:SAVE) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Myrna M. Soto as its newest board member, effective March 29, 2016.
SAVE: 47.98 (-0.35), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Alphabet (GOOGL) Rolls Out Fiber Phone for $10 a Month
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 31, 11:50AM CDT
Tech giant Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) launched Fiber Phone on Tuesday, an optional home phone service that adds to its gigabit speed Fiber Internet and cable network.
ETSY: 8.70 (-0.21), GOOGL: 762.90 (-5.44), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04)
LACNIC and the Latin American Operational Security Community Joins Forces With M3AAWG to Combat Online Threats
Marketwired - Thu Mar 31, 10:00AM CDT
LACNIC, the regional Internet registry for the Latin America and Caribbean region, has joined the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group to collaborate on global cybersecurity issues. LACNIC is also the convening forum for the LAC Network Operators Group; LACSEC, the region's Network Security Forum; and LAC-CSIRT, a regional security incident response forum. As part of a mutual partnership to fight online threats, M3AAWG has also joined LACNIC to engage with these service providers and online security communities.
T: 39.17 (-0.20), ORA: 41.24 (+0.41), LNKD: 114.35 (+0.52), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), ORAN: 17.38 (-0.17), CTL: 31.96 (+0.09), CTCT: 32.01 (+1.39)
AT&T to Sweeten U-Verse Internet Plans with Additional Data
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 30, 2:40PM CDT
AT&T (T) announced that it will update its U-Verse home Internet plans in May this year to enhance the Internet experience for its home users
T: 39.17 (-0.20), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04), CTL: 31.96 (+0.09)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Yahoo, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Microsoft
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 30, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Yahoo, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Microsoft
T: 39.17 (-0.20), YHOO: 36.81 (+0.25), MSFT: 55.23 (+0.18), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04)
Buy Dividend-Paying Comcast, Ignore Cord Cutters
at The Street - Wed Mar 30, 5:32AM CDT
Comcast has found ways to keep and attracted subscribers. It pays a decent dividend, too.
NFLX: 102.23 (+0.04), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Xfinity On Demand Top 20 TV for the Week of March 14 - March 20
BusinessWire - Tue Mar 29, 1:48PM CDT
During the week of March 14 - March 20, Comcast customers watched 72 million hours of content on Xfinity On Demand. TV was the most-watched category, representing 35 million (49 percent) of the total hours viewed. The top 20 TV episodes on Xfinity On Demand that premiered during this week were:
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
The Tug-Of-War at Yahoo
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 29, 1:19PM CDT
Tug-of-war is usually a game of two sides, but in the case of Yahoo, one can clearly identify at least three.
T: 39.17 (-0.20), YHOO: 36.81 (+0.25), MSFT: 55.23 (+0.18), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04)
Comcast (CMCSA) Stock Up, NBC Reaches $1 Billion in Ad Sales for Rio Olympics
at The Street - Tue Mar 29, 11:46AM CDT
Comcast (CMCSA) unit NBC said it sold $1 billion in national broadcast, cable and digital ad sales for the 2016 Summer Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Comcast Cable Announces Senior Vice President Promotions
BusinessWire - Tue Mar 29, 10:02AM CDT
Today, Comcast Cable announced several promotions in its Customer Experience, Consumer Services Group, Technology and Product, Enterprise and Platform Services, Enterprise Business Intelligence, Business Development, Sales and Marketing and Comcast Business departments. The following executives have been promoted to the following roles:
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Disney Shanghai Theme Park's Opening Day Tickets Sold Out
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 29, 9:40AM CDT
Are you planning to visit The Walt Disney Company's (DIS) new Shanghai Disney Resort which is scheduled for a grand opening on Jun 16?
FOXA: 27.88 (-0.03), DIS: 99.31 (+0.40), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), TWX: 72.55 (+0.39)
Comcast Hometown Network to Televise 35 LIVE Minor League Baseball Games
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 29, 7:00AM CDT
Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104 SD / 819 HD), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, today announced that it will televise 35 LIVE Minor League Baseball games from the California League and the Pacific Coast League in 2016. The telecasts will begin on Thursday, April 7th at 7:00 p.m. with the San Jose Giants home opener against the Lancaster JetHawks (see complete schedule below).
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Comcast Names New Regional Vice President of Human Resources for California Region
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 28, 7:00AM CDT
LIVERMORE, Calif., March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/-- Comcast has added its newest member to the California Senior Leadership Team, naming Darren Oliver as the new Regional Vice President of Human Resources. Oliver will report to Hank Fore, Regional Senior Vice President of the California Region for Comcast California.
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
A Look at Amazon.com and Comcast's Unexpected New Alliance
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 26, 4:41PM CDT
Earlier this week, in a move that few were expecting, Amazon.com and Comcast rolled out a new partnership. In this segment from the Industry Focus podcast, Sean O'Reilly and Vincent Shen share what they know about the deal so far, and where...
AMZN: 593.64 (-5.05), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)
Why Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Investors Should Care About Specturm Auctions
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 26, 10:21AM CDT
Improving a carrier's wireless network requires spectrum, and only a certain amount of spectrum exists. That's why the upcoming wireless spectrum auction looms large over the ongoing fates of Verizon , AT&T , Sprin t , and T-Mobile . All...
T: 39.17 (-0.20), S: 3.48 (+0.03), TMUS: 38.30 (-0.14), VZ: 54.08 (+0.04), CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28), DISH: 46.26 (-1.11)
NY comptroller: 5 companies to disclose political spending
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN - AP - Fri Mar 25, 10:46AM CDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Five more Fortune 500 companies have agreed to publicly report all direct and indirect political spending, according to New York's comptroller.
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Binge-Watching Comcast Stock
at The Street - Fri Mar 25, 10:00AM CDT
Comcast is the most hated cable company in America, but investors love the stock.
CMCSA: 61.08 (+0.28)