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The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast May Face FCC Skirmish FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may have proposed a ceiling on the number of cable subscribers that can be served by any one company. Nevertheless, investors with an appetite for solid, well-managed media companies should keep a close eye on Comcast. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Cable Tackles the NFL Tired of steadily increasing sports programming charges, cable has booted the NFL Network. Comcast and Time Warner Cable now carry it only on their premium sports packages. |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Rich Smith |
Cable Coalition Cracks Cablevision breaks ranks to support a la carte channel pricing. If giving the customer what it wants won't really bankrupt the cable providers, well, that's good news for cable companies and their investors alike. |
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
Home Theater December 17, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
Comcast Streaming Makes Debut Subscribers can see shows previously unavailable online. |
Home Theater September 1, 2009 Mark Fleischmann |
Court Knocks FCC Cable Limit Until recently, no single cable operator was allowed to dominate more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. But a court has thrown out the Federal Communications Commission's market cap, eliminating a rule that's been the law of the land since 1992. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast Gets Patriotic Comcast is filling an important hole in its New Jersey coverage. Now it has to get beyond a new FCC ruling. Investors, this one warrants watching. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 David Lee Smith |
A Sensible Stock for the Times Comcast stands apart from its peers, while providing downside protection. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 David Lee Smith |
You Sank My Comcast Battleship! With more competition, regulation lurking, and growth slowing, Comcast's world has worsened. |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Private Comcast, Sir? Will Comcast be one of the many cable companies to go private? Individuals with an appetite for media investments would do well to consider buying shares in this unusually solid company. |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Time Warner Cable's Steady Turtle Crawl While its growth rate wasn't spectacular, at least there was still growth at Time Warner Cable. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Don't Miss Cable's New Lift-Off Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable appear to be handling competition nicely. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Solid Numbers Merit Your Attention Comcast shares are slowly heading north. Why not take a close look at the company? |
InternetNews January 15, 2008 |
Comcast Gets FCC Notice on Web Blocking Comcast faces an FCC investigation following complaints of BitTorrent throttling. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Grover & Lowry |
A Touchdown for Comcast? Wall Street may not like the cable giant's bid for NBC Universal, but it could make sense. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Is Comcast About to Turn? The market has treated Comcast badly. Does this represent an opportunity for investors? |
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Who Will Control Your Broadband? The Cable-Telecom skirmish is beginning to hit home for apartment and condo dwellers. If the FCC has its way, they may soon be able to freely choose their broadband providers. |
InternetNews January 11, 2007 Roy Mark |
FCC Pushes for Competitive Set-Top Market The Federal Communications Commission denies Comcast request for delay in separating security features from set-top digital receivers. |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Cable Companies, Why Don't You Like Technology? While the triple play is luring customers, cable will still need wireless to compete. |
Home Theater September 14, 2007 |
FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2010 Matthew Brown |
Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition. |
Home Theater June 21, 2007 |
CableCARD Cost to Hit Comcast Customers Comcast has become the first cable operator to announce that it will pass on one particular cost of CableCARD-capable boxes to its subscribers. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Ben McClure |
Tempted by Adelphia? Should the cable giants fight the urge to splurge on ailing Adelphia? |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast Targeting Mom 'n' Pops Comcast's CEO has a plan for maintaining recent growth. Investors are urged to keep a close eye on the cable provider in 2007. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Picture Could Darken With the economy taking its toll, the cable company expects a slowdown. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 Rich Smith |
FCC: Friend to Cable Consumers Recently, new FCC Chairman Kevin Martin went on the record in favor of a la carte pricing, taking a tack that even industry-friendly administration officials will feel hard-pressed to ignore: We need to protect the children. |
InternetNews April 14, 2008 |
FCC to Look Into Firms' Use of Customer Data Staff at the Federal Communications Commission are expected to recommend that it review rules on how phone and cable companies can use customer information as they try to take business from each other. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Bright Picture Investors, who says the mainstream media companies are moribund? Just look at the 50% rise in Comcast shares this year. |
InternetNews April 21, 2005 Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, Time Warner to Carve Up Adelphia Adelphia's 5 million subscribers will be divvied in $17.6 billion deal as cable consolidation rolls on. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2010 Jesse Emspak |
Internet Challenges Cable Companies, but They Aren't Done Yet The need for revenue keeps many stations from going online-only. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2010 David Lee Smith |
Avoiding Cable Stocks? You'll Regret It As the economy turns, cable's video subscriber slide will likely halt. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Cable Clicks Toward the Future Cable operators are offering subscribers more interactivity than ever. Comcast and Time Warner Cable, in particular, represent especially attractive investment opportunities for those in search of solidly run companies. |
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Comcast Can't Buy Mr. Market's Love Despite Comcast growing its earnings 53% for the quarter, its shares hit reverse. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2011 David Lee Smith |
Cord-Cutting Is for Babies Comcast will likely show us all that its future is brighter than ever. |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Could Cable Get Boxed In? New FCC mandates could ultimately hurt the cable multisystems operators. The commission wants consumers to be able to purchase their own set-top boxes, theoretically to reduce the MSOs' control over the entire subscription process. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Television Isn't Dead Comcast makes your cable subscription even stickier. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Triple-Play Slide Growing concerns about competition from satellite TV providers, telephone providers, and the slowing pace of customer additions, has caused Comcast's share price to tumble since mid-July. |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Cable Empires Strike Back In an effort to avoid losing subscribers to competing services, Comcast is teaming up with Time Warner to launch the TV Everywhere movement, offering content to cable subscribers online at no additional cost. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Cap-Ex Conundrum Sometimes the market can be so perverse. Like when a company's quarterly profit triples, sending the stock down about 3.2% on the day. Is this company still one of the best run organizations around? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Comcast: A CEO in the Crosshairs With Comcast shares down more than 40% in a year, a money manager is demanding a new CEO. |
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Ronald Grover et al. |
Revenge of the Cable Guys If you think online TV will be free forever, think again. The cable companies have a plan to keep control - and stick you with the bill. |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith |
CBS' Ship Comes In CBS announced last week it had completed a series of agreements with cable systems companies. Investors, stay tuned. |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith |
FCC: Friend to Cable Companies Commissioner Powell and friends side against "a la carte" cable service. |
InternetNews October 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley |
Comcast Buy Builds Base Comcast pays $540M for SusCom with an eye toward offering new video and broadband services. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 David Lee Smith |
The Cable Guys Are Better Than You Think With all of cable now having reported earnings, Comcast still leads the pack. |
Sports Central January 9, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Network Rolls Out With Bait and Switch On January 1, 2009, Major League Baseball launched its long-awaited Major League Baseball Network on major cable broadcast providers throughout U.S. television markets. |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Cablevision Denies Dolans the Glory Cablevision turns down another offer from the founding Dolan family, however, a buyout of the company remains likely. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Got 'Em Spoiled With a string of terrific quarters, Comcast may have raised expectations too high. In spite of excellent numbers, shares dropped 4.7% after releasing results. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Paying Attention Despite increasing competition, revenue-generating units are still increasing at the cable industry leader, and, perhaps as importantly, CEO Brian Roberts and his team appear to be heeding the complaints coming their way. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Comcast Casts Wider Net The No. 1 cable operator is set to expand its VoIP and DVR services. |