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After Olbermann, Is Comcast Set to Overhaul MSNBC? Don’t Bet on It
by Jonathan Berr on Jan.24, 2011, under Towing
Don’t bet on it. While media chatter has it that the conservatives at Comcast are going to overhaul MSNBC’s lineup, the problems with Olbermann were more managerial than political. The channel’s demographics are actually quite favorable, and other shows’ ratings are strong.
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After Olbermann, Is Comcast Set to Overhaul MSNBC? Don’t Bet on It originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:30:00.
Filed Under: People, Media, Time Warner, News Corp
Will Comcast Pull NBC Universal Shows from Netflix?
by Danny King on Jan.21, 2011, under Towing
Earlier this week, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., warned that if the Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal went through, the company may pull NBC’s programming from Netflix. Federal regulators approved the deal Tuesday.
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Will Comcast Pull NBC Universal Shows from Netflix? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, General Electric , Netflix, Comcast
Obama Picks GE CEO Immelt to Lead New White House Economic Panel
by Douglas McIntyre on Jan.21, 2011, under Towing
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt will become the head of a new presidential panel called the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. But is Immelt the right person for the job?
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Obama Picks GE CEO Immelt to Lead New White House Economic Panel originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:30:00.
Filed Under: People, General Electric , Comcast
Watch Out, ESPN: Comcast Forms Big Rival with NBC Universal
by Jonathan Berr on Jan.18, 2011, under Towing
Comcast’s takeover of NBC Universal got the green light from the FCC and the Justice Department on Tuesday. The deal creates an entertainment colossus in television, movies, the Internet and theme parks. Will it also make Comcast a formidable challenger to Walt Disney’s ESPN?
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Watch Out, ESPN: Comcast Forms Big Rival with NBC Universal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:30:00.
Filed Under: Media, General Electric , Comcast
ITT Dismantles Its Empire, Ending the Age of Conglomerates
by Steve Rosenbush on Jan.13, 2011, under Towing
The 91-year old company was once the leading diversified industrial company, the product of hundreds of leveraged buyouts in the 1960s and ’70s. But its breakup is yet more proof that the conglomerate model makes little sense today. Why? Activist investors have a lot to do with it.
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ITT Dismantles Its Empire, Ending the Age of Conglomerates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Columns, Investing, Stocks in the News






