Makes perfect sense for the ftc to allow the countrys largest service provider to purchase One of the countrys largest content providers, hell all comcast needs to do now is purchase someone like viewsonic ans they can control media from its creation all the way to your comcast brand tv
[Eng] Comcast takes control of NBC, promises not to crush Hulu 'like a bug'
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Hmmmm..... not quite sure what I think about this, but I'm not liking the sound of Comcast controlling NBC.
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As expected, Comcast announced its buyout of NBC this morning, and we have a few details of interest to Engadget readers and fans of rom-coms alike. Essentially, Comcast now owns 51 percent of NBC-Universal to GE's 49 percent and will manage the entity -- leveraging the newly acquired content with their infrastructure. On an investor call (reported by All Things Digital) a short time ago, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts emphasized that the company bought "a bunch of profitable cable channels" and "some theme parks, too" (we think that last part was a joke). Not so funny, of course, is the film studio that's seen better years and the broadcast network that's been described elsewhere as "faltering." When asked about TV Everywhere and Hulu, Comcast COO Steve Burke notes that "NBC has been careful not to put too much cable content on the Internet. We think that's a smart strategy... We think that going forward, you're going to continue to have free broadcast stuff on Hulu, and cable stuff on TV Everywhere." As for rumors of Hulu Premium? "That's certainly not in the cards." Web-based TV fanatics will be pleased to note that Roberts appears to be in your court: "We love Hulu and have no intent to crush it like a bug." That's all well and good, but as we know nothing's final until the government has its say: the FCC, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Justice Department are all sure to have strongly held opinions on the matter. PR after the break. |
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Comcast sucks.
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Yup, 100% true. Whenever I go down to So Cal, I see the Cox ads on TV and they're the EXACT same as the comcast ads up here in Nor Cal. Their plans are the same, the rates are pretty much the same. My guess is that they suck just as much too.
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Originally Posted by slngsht Cox is on the heels of comcast though... they seem to mimic whatever comcast does. |
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No, they're worse. 60GB CAP down. I go over it every month though.
Originally Posted by ljason8eg Yup, 100% true. Whenever I go down to So Cal, I see the Cox ads on TV and they're the EXACT same as the comcast ads up here in Nor Cal. Their plans are the same, the rates are pretty much the same. My guess is that they suck just as much too.
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Remember when Comcast took over
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and got rid of all the good shows and replaced them w/ idiotic drivil? then renamed it
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i wonder what they'll do to NBC
and got rid of all the good shows and replaced them w/ idiotic drivil? then renamed it
i wonder what they'll do to NBC
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Well, they can't really do much worse.
Originally Posted by pale_neon Remember when Comcast took over
and got rid of all the good shows and replaced them w/ idiotic drivil? then renamed it
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famous last words lol
Originally Posted by liberalelephant Well, they can't really do much worse. |
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damn i thought comcast's 250g cap was bad.
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Originally Posted by videoman5 No, they're worse. 60GB CAP down. I go over it every month though. |
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Damn. How much porn and illegal **** are ya'll downloading?
Originally Posted by Jimi damn i thought comcast's 250g cap was bad.
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*Knock on wood*
Originally Posted by liberalelephant Well, they can't really do much worse. |
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