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Report: Comcast drops plans for international news channel

August 6, 2020 13.10 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast has shelved its NBC Sky World News project after the costs of Covid-19 made it unviable.

Filed Under: Channels, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, NBC News, Sky News Edited: August 6, 2020 13:10

Comcast reports 10 million sign-ups for Peacock

July 30, 2020 20.38 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Comcast’s streaming service Peacock, which launched nationwide earlier this month, has attracted 10M sign-ups to date.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, Peacock, Sky, US Edited: July 30, 2020 22:21

Comcast eyes Xumo acquisition

December 27, 2019 10.47 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Comcast is in advanced talks to acquire advertising-supported video streaming firm Xumo, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

Filed Under: Channels, Newsline, OTT Tagged With: Comcast, NBCUnivedrsal, Peacock, pluto.tv, Xumo Edited: December 27, 2019 10:47

Comcast cries foul in YouTube ad access row

October 2, 2019 11.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast’s video ads business Freewheel has accused Google of hiding behind privacy concerns as a means to prevent it from selling ads for clients with YouTube channels.

Filed Under: Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, FreeWheel, Google, YouTube Edited: October 2, 2019 13:02

FreeWheel reports ad views increased 27% in Q2

September 24, 2019 10.41 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

Audience targeted ad views grew 82%, fueled by an industry trend and movement toward interoperability, according to Comcast’s FreeWheelin its Q2 Video Marketplace Report (VMR).

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: Comcast, FreeWheel, US Edited: September 24, 2019 10:41

Sky customer growth up 4.4%, but ARPU slips

July 25, 2019 18.50 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky added 304,000 customer relationships in the second quarter.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, Sky Edited: July 29, 2019 12:00

TiVo, Comcast claim Rovi victory

June 5, 2019 12.45 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Both TiVo and Comcast have claimed victory in their long-running dispute over Rovi IP.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, Rovi, TiVo Edited: June 5, 2019 12:45

Disney takes control of Hulu after Comcast deal

May 14, 2019 15.31 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Walt Disney Company and Comcast Corporation have announced that Disney will assume full operational control of Hulu, effective immediately.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, Disney, Hulu Edited: May 15, 2019 12:35

Comcast exploring global Sky-NBC News channel

April 25, 2019 17.33 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The possibility of a global news channel drawing on the resources of NBC News and Sky News has been raised by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts.

Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, NBC News, Sky, Sky News Edited: April 28, 2019 20:23

Comcast launches Xfinity Flex IPTV platform

March 22, 2019 11.24 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast is launching a new IPTV-only service to its internet-only customers.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, IPTV, Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, Xfinity Flex Edited: March 25, 2019 12:07

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