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Al Gore’s Creative Impulses Target Television
Current TV, the new cable television station created by former Vice President Al Gore, has just been picked up by Comcast Corp. for distribution to 28 million homes by June 1.
Comcast ‘Sorry’ for Accidentally Showing Porn Footage on Kid TV
Children watching kid cartoon "Handy Manny" on the Disney channel in NJ got a surprise sex show after a programming snafu.
Comcast Cable Internet: What's this "Speed Boost" Thing All About?
If you've been thinking about getting Comcast Cable Internet, you've probably heard all these claims about their "Speed Boost" technology and how fast it is. But is it true?
Disney Rejects Comcast Offer But Embraces Muppets
Walt Disney yesterday rejected the $60bn (£31.5bn) hostile offer for the company made by America's biggest cable company, Comcast. By David Teather.
Disney Rejects $60bn Comcast Offer and Backs Eisner's Leadership
Walt Disney yesterday rejected the $60bn (£31.5bn) hostile offer for the company made by America's biggest cable company, Comcast. The entertainment and media firm also made clear its support for embattled chief executive Michael Eisner, who has become the lightning rod for...
Of Mice and Money Men
The sinister grip that Disney exerts on children's imaginations may finally loosen. If Comcast's takeover of the Disney Corporation goes ahead, the world's biggest media conglomeration will be built around one of humankind's most ancient practices.
£35bn Bid for Troubled Empire
Walt Disney was yesterday fighting for survival after America's biggest cable television company, Comcast, laid siege to the magic kingdom with a $66bn (£35bn) bid. The Disney empire, which enjoyed a renaissance in the late 1980s and early 90s, has foundered for the past five years,...
Comcast Makes £37bn Bid for Disney
Comcast, America's largest cable TV company, today launched an audacious and hostile takeover bid to buy Walt Disney in a deal worth £37bn. By Mark Tran.
Comcast pulls out of the bidding for Vivendi's entertainment assets
Comcast yesterday became the latest company to drop out of the auction for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, narrowing the field to three and raising concerns that the embattled French firm might not get the price it was hoping for.
US cable giant poised to enter Vivendi contest
Comcast, the biggest cable operator in the US, is set to make a dramatic bid for Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets.
Liberty to offer QVC stake to Comcast
Liberty Media yesterday announced plans to exercise an option likely to trigger the sale of QVC, the home shopping channel and inviting speculation that it is building a war chest for further acquisitions.
If you've been thinking about getting Comcast Cable Internet, you've probably heard all these claims about their "Speed Boost" technology and how fast it is. But is it true?
Disney Rejects Comcast Offer But Embraces Muppets
Walt Disney yesterday rejected the $60bn (£31.5bn) hostile offer for the company made by America's biggest cable company, Comcast. By David Teather.
Disney Rejects $60bn Comcast Offer and Backs Eisner's Leadership
Walt Disney yesterday rejected the $60bn (£31.5bn) hostile offer for the company made by America's biggest cable company, Comcast. The entertainment and media firm also made clear its support for embattled chief executive Michael Eisner, who has become the lightning rod for...
Of Mice and Money Men
The sinister grip that Disney exerts on children's imaginations may finally loosen. If Comcast's takeover of the Disney Corporation goes ahead, the world's biggest media conglomeration will be built around one of humankind's most ancient practices.
£35bn Bid for Troubled Empire
Walt Disney was yesterday fighting for survival after America's biggest cable television company, Comcast, laid siege to the magic kingdom with a $66bn (£35bn) bid. The Disney empire, which enjoyed a renaissance in the late 1980s and early 90s, has foundered for the past five years,...
Comcast Makes £37bn Bid for Disney
Comcast, America's largest cable TV company, today launched an audacious and hostile takeover bid to buy Walt Disney in a deal worth £37bn. By Mark Tran.
Comcast pulls out of the bidding for Vivendi's entertainment assets
Comcast yesterday became the latest company to drop out of the auction for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, narrowing the field to three and raising concerns that the embattled French firm might not get the price it was hoping for.
US cable giant poised to enter Vivendi contest
Comcast, the biggest cable operator in the US, is set to make a dramatic bid for Vivendi Universal's entertainment assets.
Liberty to offer QVC stake to Comcast
Liberty Media yesterday announced plans to exercise an option likely to trigger the sale of QVC, the home shopping channel and inviting speculation that it is building a war chest for further acquisitions.