Recent Posts tagged with Comcast
By SVG Staff | Monday, July 27, 2020 - 9:49 am
Comcast and Sinclair Broadcast Group have reached a multi-year renewal on their content carriage agreement that includes continued retransmission consent of 78 Sinclair television stations in 51 major market as well as continued distribution of the Tennis Channel, 18 Fox-branded regional sports networks, including the new Marquee Sports Network, and YES Network for Xfinity TV […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 12:08 pm
Comcast NBCUniversal is looking to leverage its extensive sports-media–technology portfolio to give the next generation of sports-tech startups a boost. The company has announced the launch of SportsTech, a global accelerator for sports-technology startups that will be supported by three of Comcast NBCU’s sports brands — NBC Sports, Sky Sports, and Golf Channel — as […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 11:06 am
At CES 2019, Intel and Comcast are collaborating to redefine connectivity into and within the home. The partnership is focused on enabling gigabit and beyond broadband, enhancing wireless within the home and building a modern and adaptable infrastructure.
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 10:17 am
The Pac-12 Conference announced that tech and telecommunications companies Comcast and Cox Communications have agreed to expand their relationships with the Pac-12 to include sponsorship. Comcast’s residential services brand, Xfinity, will become the official multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) sponsor of each of the Pac-12 universities in its footprint: Stanford University, the University of California […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 3:45 pm
The 2018 NAB Show New York promises to inform, educate, and inspire — and Comcast Technology Solutions will be leading the way at the following presentations:
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 8:30 am
Comcast and ESPN announced the launch of ESPN3, ACC Network Extra, and SEC Network+ on Xfinity X1, giving sports fans the ability to stream over the Internet, directly on their television, expansive coverage of college football with over 150 live games, and more than 5,000 live events annually, including international soccer, Grand Slam tennis matches, […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 1:36 pm
The Department of Justice approved the Walt Disney Company’s $71 billion bid for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox on Wednesday on the condition that Disney divest all of Fox’s 22 regional sports networks, which it has agreed to do. The government’s approval likely throws a wrench in Comcast’s competing bid for Fox’s assets […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, February 9, 2018 - 10:12 am
NBC Olympics and Comcast announced that they will work with Descriptive Video Works to provide video description services (VDS) for viewers with visual disabilities watching coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The announcement was made by NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel and Comcast Vice President of Accessibility, Tom Wlodkowski.
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 11:35 am
Nielsen has formed an agreement with Comcast to use Comcast’s set-top box data in its local television measurement service. With this agreement in place, Comcast becomes the fourth major cable or satellite provider whose non-personally identifiable TV viewing data is being integrated with Nielsen’s comprehensive panel data.
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By SVG Staff | Friday, September 8, 2017 - 12:02 pm
Comcast has announced a new partnership with CBS Sports Digital that will put fantasy football scores and stats on the same screen as the games themselves, offering Xfinity X1 customers a new way to experience live sports on the television. They can access their CBS Sports Fantasy Football league directly on their TV, allowing for […]
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