Clearwire claims to have 173,000 Wimax subscribers
Clearwire has claimed that they had around 173,000 Wimax subscribers at the end of September this year.
The company is now aiming to cover areas having 120 million potential customers by the end of next year.
Clearwire said that this figure include customers of their Clear branded services in [...]
Comcast in talks to acquire NBC Universal!
Market sources say that Comcast is in talks with GE to acquire their NBC Universal unit.
NBC Universal is made up of several properties including: NBC broadcast network, Universal movie studio, and a couple of television channels.
Comcast has denied these market reports. Sources however claim that the [...]
Microsoft sells stake in Comcast
US based software giant Microsoft has revealed that they have sold its 7.26 percent stake in Comcast Corp.
This information was revealed in a company’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The report said that the company no longer owns any stake in the largest cable provider in the United States. [...]
Comcast posts higher profits
Comcast is the largest cable service provider in the US market. The company has now come out with their latest revenue report and they have posted a higher quarterly profit.
Comcast said that they gained market share in telephone and Internet services and were also able to control their expenses.
They gained subscribers from [...]
Comcast and NetZero announces their plans to block child porn
US based internet service providers Comcast and NetZero have announced their plans to join the list of ISPs which are going to block access to child porn.
This was confirmed by the New York Attorney General’s office.
This happened after Comcast was threatened by New York [...]
NBC Universal acquiring The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications
NBC Universal has announced that they are collaborating with Bain Capital and Blackstone Group to acquire The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications.
They have not disclosed the financial aspects of the deal though sources hint towards a value of somewhere around $3.5 billion in cash.
The deal includes the [...]
Walt Disney sells Movies.com to Fandango
Fandango has announced that they have acquired to domain Movies.com from Walt Disney.
The financial terms of the deal have not been revealed to the media.
Fandango is owned by Comcast and it specializes in selling movie tickets and other entertainment services.
The company said that they would now handle the movie [...]
Comcast invests in Seattle-based GridNetworks
Comcast has been news for creating problems for users who download files from p2p networks.
The company has surprised analysts by announcing their decision to invest in Seattle-based GridNetworks which delivers high-definition video using file-sharing technologies.
The two companies would also be collaborating on peer-to-peer file-sharing techniques which would be friendly with internet [...]
Klausner Technologies sues Apple over iPhone Voicemail feature
Klausner Technologies has announced that they have sued Apple Inc. over a feature in their iPhone mobile phone product.
The lawsuit also includes AT&T and they are claiming that the voicemail features in the iPhone infringes on their patented technologies.
In addition, they are also naming Comcast Corp, Cablevision Systems [...]
Comcast now offering TiVo- enabled DVRs
The largest cable operator in the US, Comcast has now announced that they are now offering TiVo- enabled DVRs in New England market.
The two companies said in a statement that these would be made available to the customers in the coming months.
TiVo and Comcast had signed a collaborative agreement in [...]
