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Comcast loses more video subscribers; profits up

No. 1 U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp lost more video subscribers than expected in the second quarter amid the weak economy and stiff competition from phone and satellite companies, but profit beat forecasts due to better cost controls and tax gains.

Comcast profit up, but loses basic video subs

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Comcast Corp , the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday due to improved cost controls and a tax gain, but lost basic video subscribers as it was hurt by the weak economy and competition from phone and satellite operators.
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CBS joins Comcast to test TV shows online

CBS Corp and 17 other networks will participate in Comcast Corp.'s technical trial to offer television shows online, in an effort to give customers more options and more advertising possibilities to content owners.
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CBS joins Comcast On Demand Online trial

Comcast Corp has signed up CBS Corp as the first broadcast network to participate in the cable company's technical trial of a program to make more television shows available to Internet users.
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Comcast adds HBO shows to Web programming

Fans of HBO shows such as the 'Sopranos' and 'The Wire' can now watch them online if they are Comcast Corp subscribers, in the latest move by the cable TV industry to make TV programs available on the Web.
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Court rejects appeal on Cablevision network DVR

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by film studios and television networks of a ruling allowing a new digital video recorder service by New York cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp.The justices refused to review a ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals in New York that Cablevision's proposed new service would not directly infringe the copyrights of the media companies that...
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Comcast rolls out wireless Web for consumers

Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, said on Monday it is introducing a wireless service for subscribers to access the Web beyond their homes anywhere within the United States.The so-called fourth-generation (4G) wireless service, is the first execution of a partnership between Comcast, Clearwire Corp and other companies that use the emerging WiMax high-speed mobile technology.Many consu...
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Comcast rolls out wireless Web

Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable operator, said on Monday it is introducing a wireless service for subscribers to access the Web beyond their homes anywhere within the United States.The so-called fourth-generation (4G) wireless service, is the first execution of a partnership between Comcast, Clearwire Corp and other companies that use the emerging WiMax high-speed mobile technology.Many consu...
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Time Warner, Comcast test approach to more TV on Web

Time Warner Inc and Comcast Corp have banded together to test ways to allow people to watch more TV shows over the Web, while making sure they keep paying for their traditional cable or satellite TV services.
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Time Warner, Comcast plan more TV on Web

Time Warner Inc and Comcast Corp have banded together to test ways to allow people to watch more TV shows over the Web, while making sure they keep paying for their traditional cable or satellite TV services.
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Target to partner with DailyCandy.com: report

Target Corp, the No. 2 U.S. discount retailer, plans to announce a partnership with Comcast Corp's free daily e-mail newsletter and website DailyCandy.com on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Comcast and NFL near deal on digital package: report

Comcast Corp and the U.S. National Football League are close to a deal in which the league-owned NFL Network would be put on a widely distributed tier of the cable operator, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the talks.
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Cablevision looks to spin off MSG, posts profit

NEW YORK, May 7 - Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC.N) floated a plan to spin off of its Madison Square Garden business, which includes its New York Knicks basketball team and Radio City Music Hall, and it posted a first-quarter profit.
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Disney joins Hulu video site

Walt Disney Co will buy a 30 percent stake in Hulu.com, bringing popular TV shows such as Lost and Grey's Anatomy to the video website founded by NBC Universal and News Corp.
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Disney joins Hulu website

Walt Disney Co has reached a deal to become a partner in the popular video website Hulu founded by NBC Universal and News Corp.
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Verizon results lifted by wireless growth

Verizon Communications Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit due to growth in cellphone customers, solidifying its market leadership following the acquisition of smaller rival Alltel.

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