In the blizzard of executive orders, Resolute desk pronouncements and mass firings of President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office, it’s easy to lose sight of what has been happening at the FCC and its chilling effect on the media. The agency typically gets few headlines, engaged as it is in…

UPDATED, with Carr comment: FCC chairman Brendan Carr has launched an investigation of Comcast’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, claiming that the programs may violate equal employment opportunity laws. On Wednesday, a Comcast spokesperson said, "We have received an inquiry from the…

Charter CEO Chris Winfrey acknowledged the “chatter” in the media business and on Wall Street about a potential merger with Comcast, but said such a megadeal is not “core” to his company’s strategy. During a conference call with analysts to discuss Charter’s better-than-expected fourth-quarter re…

Comcast executives spent much of Thursday’s post-earnings conference call on the biggest news of the last few months, its upcoming cable spinoff, with president Mike Cavanagh calling a new company comprised of most NBCUniversal cable networks as "a free-standing, strong collection of businesses with…

UPDATED with stock decline. Comcast closed 2024 with a strong quarter, handily beating Wall Street estimates, but its shares slumped due to declines in its broadband business. Revenue of $31.9 billion topped the Street’s expectations for $31.6 billion, rising 2% over the year-ago period, while…

As more pay-TV operators embrace slimmer packages, Comcast Xfinity is rolling out Sports & News TV, a $70-a-month offering based on two foundational elements of live programming. The $70 price is available only to customers who also have Xfinity internet service. The package includes more than…

Comcast has promoted Steve Croney to a newly created role as chief operating officer for the domestic businesses of its Connectivity & Platforms segment that serves more than 32 million customers.  It's a significant role at Comcast's biggest division with about $80 billion in annual revenue…

In an early morning rant, Donald Trump went off on Seth Meyers’ late-night NBC show, declaring that “Comcast should pay a BIG price” for shows that he calls “political hits.” In Trump’s 1:24 a.m. ET post on Truth Social, he said that he had watched Meyers’ show recently. Meyers’ humor for years…

NBCUniversal, which has already been evaluating its stake in the declining pay-TV business, plans to shut down cable network Universal Kids. The move, slated to take effect March 6, comes as NBCU prepares to spin off most of its cable networks into a new, publicly traded company to be led by…

Comcast NBCUniversal said it plans to give $10 million to support Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. The outlay includes $2.5 million in funding as an inaugural corporate partner to the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles' ReBUILD LA initiative. Contributions will also be made to…

The executive ranks of the cable network entity being spun off from Comcast/NBCUniversal later this year are being filled in with a few appointments, including Val Boreland as head of entertainment. Mark Lazarus, who will be CEO of "SpinCo," as the entity is called for now, and prospective CFO…

An unusual coalition of the willing – senior execs from NBCUniversal, Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery, DirecTV and Comcast – took the stage at CES on Wednesday to discuss their latest effort to compete with Big Tech. Universal Ads, as the new venture is called, was announced Monday as a…