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Comcast

Comcast ($CMCSA) is a multi-national mass communications corporation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company owns or operates Xfinity, NBC Universal, Telemundo and Sky Group.

A smart phone showing Disney's general entertainment streaming service Hulu. (Stock image via Unsplash)

Disney, Comcast still too far apart on Hulu’s valuation

Disney and Comcast hired investment banks to determine the valuation of Hulu and how much Disney owes to buy out Comcast's stake in the service.

Roku offers a line of streaming hardware and smart TV sets. (Courtesy photo)

Study: Streamers don’t mind commercials, but want good ad experiences

Streamers don’t mind having their favorite shows interrupted by commercial breaks, but they are annoyed by bad ad experiences.

The Transamerica Building in Tucson, Arizona.

Telemundo station brings NextGen TV signals to Tucson

A Comcast-owned Telemundo station is providing NextGen TV signals to the Tucson area.

Sky Stream device coming to Italy in June

Comcast's Sky Group is bringing its streaming TV device, called Sky Stream, to customers in Italy.

Priya Dogra.

Priya Dogra lands at Sky Group as new advertising chief

Priya Dogra is joining Comcast's Sky Group as its new Chief Advertising & New Revenue Officer, starting next month.

A Comcast gateway used to provide Internet service under the Xfinity brand. (Courtesy image)

Comcast believes pure fiber is biggest broadband competitor

Comcast is focused on increasing revenue from broadband subscribers as competition from fiber-based services continue to mount, a cable executive said this week.

The StreamSaver bundle introduced by Comcast offers Apple TV Plus, Netflix and Peacock at a low price. (Courtesy image)

Comcast unveils bundle with Peacock, Netflix & Apple TV Plus

The bundle, called "Stream Saver," is available only to Xfinity Internet and Xfinity TV customers.

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MLB raises concerns over Diamond Sports dispute with Comcast

The inability to reach a deal with Comcast impairs Diamond Sports' ability to meet its post-bankruptcy financial commitments, lawyers for MLB say.

An app tile for Comcast's streaming service Peacock appears on a streaming television device. (Courtesy photo)

Comcast will introduce streaming TV marketplace with Peacock, Netflix

Comcast is readying plans to introduce its own subscription streaming TV marketplace called Stream Saver, the company's CEO affirmed on Tuesday.

The rings of the Olympic Games on display in London. (Photo by Ivan Bandura via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Streamers willing to pay to watch Olympics, report claims

But, be warned: Most want a centralized hub for their sports and other streaming content, and are willing to pirate content if that option isn't available.

News content from local NBC-owned stations appears in the streaming app Peacock. (Graphic by The Desk)

Paramount’s FAST platform Pluto TV adds local NBC new streams

Comcast's NBC Universal is distributing five of its local NBC News content streams through Paramount Global's Pluto TV.

Baseballs. (Photo by Jose Francisco Morales via Unsplash)

Roku close to landing Sunday morning baseball games

Roku is in advanced talks with Major League Baseball about a package of Sunday morning and early afternoon games.

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