Comcast Corp and General Electric Co are closer to a deal to give Comcast a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal and a formal announcement may be made in the coming week, the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the talks.
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PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans. The nation's...
Nov 04, 2009 (The Philadelphia Inquirer - Comcast Corp., which is in talks to acquire NBC Universal Inc., said today that profit soared 22.4 percent in the third quarter as it added 736,000 new phone and high-speed Internet...
TV News: Cable giant may fork over $4-6 billion to GE -- Comcast posted solid third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but many on Wall Street remain unimpressed by the prospect of the cable giant buying a majority stake in NBC...
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator by subscribers, posted a 22% increase in quarterly profit, but remained mum on its negotiations with General Electric Co. about taking a majority stake in NBC Universal. Comcast...
Comcast Corp., which is in talks to acquire NBC Universal Inc., said today that profit soared 22.4 percent in the third quarter as it added 736,000 new phone and high-speed Internet customers, its best performance for the year.
by: Ockham Research November 04, 2009 | about: ) reporting a quarter that looked on the face of it pretty good. That is the deal that I’ve been talking about for NBC Universal, which we’ll get to at the end of this report. But...
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Comcast Corp., the U.S. largest cable operator, posted on Wednesday a 22.5 percent increase in third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. The company reported net income of 944...
Comcast Corp., which is in talks to acquire NBC Universal Inc., said today that profits soared 22.4 percent in the third quarter as it added 736,000 new phone and high-speed Internet customers, its best performance for the year.
“Comcast reporting a quarter that looked on the face of it pretty good. But as you might expect, a lot of investors still waiting. There is what they call “a strategic overhang” when it comes to Comcast and its future. That is...
Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and a lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans.The nation's largest cable TV...