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In this article the author discusses Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, and the involvement of his business interests, principally Bloomberg LP, a mass media conglomerate, in lobbying. It is noted that the Bloomberg organization was in the forefront of a drive to stop the acquisition of NBC Universal, a television and motion picture company, by Comcast, a cable television operator. A number of topics are addressed including the income sources of Bloomberg LP, the expansion of the consumer business within Bloomberg, and the operations of Bloomberg Television.

Thus far, the operator has announced plans to build in Kingston, Ulster and Saugerties, New York. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report, which alleged a broadband group backed by big name providers including AT&T, Comcast and Charter fueled the submission of millions of fraudulent comments in the Federal Communications Commission's 2017 net neutrality proceeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the total $18.1 billion deal between Fairfield County, New York-based General Electric (GE) Capital Corp. and Comcast Corp. GE will sell the NBCUniversal (NBCU) Media LLC occupied floors of 30 Rockefeller Center and the headquarters of CNBC in Englewood, New Jersey to Comcast for an additional $1.4 billion. The deal has been approved by the boards of directors of GE and Comcast and is expected to be completed before the end of the first quarter of 2013.

The article reports on a breach-of-contract suit filed by telecommunications firm Comcast against technology vendor Rovi Corp., alleging that the latter's Texas-based patent suit against it violates terms of a licensing deal that requires such disputes to be handled in New York. It discusses details of the suit filed by Rovi against Comcast in April 2016, and the licensing of Rovi's technology by Comcast.

Reports on the business presentation and demonstration information conducted by Comcast Network Sales before several advertisement buyers in New York in February 2005. Comparison of the total revenue of broadcast networks with that of cable television networks in 2004; Factors that would contribute to the increase in sales of Cartoon Network; Plans of the company to work with advertisers interested in running long-form advertisements within video on-demand content.

This article reports that cable television company Comcast Corp. chief operating officer Stephen Burke emphasized in New York on Monday how important it is for the cable giant to get its hands on more content. Speaking at Forrester Research Consumer Forum 2004, Burke said increased content demand by customers in an on-demand world is one of the reasons why the company is part of the Sony-MGM consortium. He predicts that 50% of U.S. homes will use personal video recorders in the next five years. News Corp. president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin later in the conference took some issue with Burke's optimism for personalized services, particularly video-on-demand.

Over the past decade, Cablevision Systems Corp.'s stock price has managed to gain only 50%, less than half of the 132% rise achieved by archrival Comcast Corp. or the 134% posted by the S&P 500. More recently, Cablevision's subscribers have been defecting, and, adding insult to injury, its sports teams have fallen far short of the winner's circle. The company, which has been led by the Dolan family since its inception, has become infamous on Wall Street for its "Dolan discount." That's the gap between the $6.25 billion market value of Cablevision's shares and the $12 billion that analysts reckon the company's assets are actually worth.

Focuses on the program packages created by cable television networks to cater to the diverse Hispanic American population in New York City in 2004. Discounted version of the popular Hispanic package with the Spanish-speaking news program, NY1 Noticias, from Time Warner Cable; CableLatino by Comcast; iO en Español by Cablevision Systems Corp.

Reports on the efforts of Pennsylvania-based Comcast Corp. to find New York City-based Internet start-ups in which to invest. Other firms investing or forming partnerships in the area; Formation of Interactive Capital Group in January 1999; Amounts of investments in companies; Investments by QVC Inc. in the area. INSET: A true commitment.

The article discusses the expansion in business of communication systems marketing firm Comcast Business with Ethernet service in ten communities in New York. It mentions that service will target small and medium businesses and multisite locations, such as schools and hospitals providing high-speed connections to tie up with multiple locations. It adds that Comcast was named the fastest-growing firm on business data analyst Vertical Systems Group's 2013 U.S. Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard.

The article reports on the condition of the National Broadcasting Co. Inc. (NBC) which has been struggling to rebuild in New York. It notes that the television network has already cancelled two programs despite an aggressive marketing campaigns. It adds that the failure of former chief executive officer (CEO) Jeff Zucker to develop replacements for the aging hit programs has contributed on its ailing condition. The investment of Comcast Corp. has been anticipated to lead back towards recovery.

The article reports on the conflict between Comcast Corp. and the Verizon Communications Inc. in relation to cable services in New York. It cites that Comcast claims in advertisements that it has fiber optical network services which is reviewed by Federal Trade Commission while Verizon Communications says that Comcast has no fiber optic network only coaxial cable. According to the National Advertising Division, Comcast has not joined the regulatory process and must be referred to another agency.

The article reports on the declaration of Cablevision Systems Corp. that it will pay its first-ever regular dividend in September 2008 in Long Island, New York. The decision is a conciliatory move toward shareholders as Cablevision seeks to boost its stock price. In addition, the decision followed closely behind Comcast Corp. which paid a dividend in April 2008 in an effort to appease investors who think the stock is undervalued.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general against Comcast Corp. for its way of distributing bandwidth to file-swapping Internet applications. Accordingly, the office of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has requested documents from Comcast related to its practice of throttling back the bandwidth available to users of BitTorrent and similar capacity-sapping file-sharing applications during periods of congestion.

The article reports that television network Versus, owned by Comcast Corp., plans to launch its "Invasion of the Bulls" at Union Square in New York City on January 3, 2008. Top riders, including J. B. Mauney, Matt Bohon and Brian Canter, will attempt to herd cattle from 15th Street to 17th Street. The Versus Invitational is the first of 37 Professional Bull Riders events the network is slated to televise in 2008.

The article announces the decision of New York-based cable operator Insight Communications to separate itself from Comcast Corp. It is expected to terminate its Insight Midwest joint venture with Comcast, thus dividing the subscriber count roughly in half. The split also means that Insight will not be buying programming at Comcast's volume discount but at National Cable Television Cooperative rates.

Reports on the support given to the network digital video recorder (DVR) product of Cablevision System Corp. by Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable. Intention of Comcast and Time Warner to offer a similar product if it passes legal muster; Plan of Cablevision to test the network DVR service in Long Island, New York during the second quarter of 2006; Advantages of the DVR service.

This article presents information on business events in New York. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission fined News Corp.'s Fox Broadcasting Co. $1.2 million for airing indecent material in its reality series "Married by America." The New York Mets will launch a 24-hour regional sports television network in 2006 in partnership with Time Warner Cable Inc. and Comcast Corp. The team paid Cablevision Systems Corp. $54 million in June in order to exit its contract. The Republican National Convention Host Committee projected a budget surplus of $4 million, as contributions and federal aid helped defray the cost of the convention, which topped $154 million, making it the most expensive such event in U.S. history.

Cable veterans, attorneys and regulators have joined together to form a firm that seeks to arbitrate disputes between cable operators and franchise authorities in hopes of keeping such conflicts out of court. The roster for the new venture includes cable veterans such as former Time Warner New York City president Dick Aurelio and Michael Tauck, former regional government-affairs director for Comcast Corp. in Florida. The firm intends to mediate cable disputes such as broadband deployment, bulk programming contracts, customer service, effective competition, franchise terms and fee payments.

Presents various deals related to real estate signed in New York as of December 2002. Rental agreement between American cable company Comcast Corp. and Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc.; Reduction the size of office planned to be occupied by investment bank; Decision of property brokers GVA Williams to offer interior construction as per customer's needs.

Reports the write-down charges for Comcast Corp. in New York City. Amount to be paid by Comcast for the write-down charges; Decision of the company to adopt the accounting standard set by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Reports the competition between AOL Time Warner and Comcast Corp. in New York for AT&T Corp.'s cable unit. Other parties rumored to be interested with the bid; Similarity of the AOL bid with Comcast's; Skepticism over the merger because of regulation problems.

Highlights the Comcast Corp.'s interactive television (ITV) strategy discussed by cable unit senior director of new business development Steve Heeb during the Interactive TV Show USA in New York City. Landscape that have prompted Comcast's interest in ITV.

Reports business developments in New York as of July 2001. Bid made by Comcast Corp. for the broadband cable business of AT&T; Appointment of David Sturman as chief technology officer of video game developer Acclaim; Formation of strategic alliance between North American Computer Products Group and DecisionOne Corp.

The article discusses the launch of Tribeca Film on television which presents dozen of movies on demand during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. It states that the new initiative will release other movies in the 40 million homes of Americans through operators including Cox, Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. Chief operating officer Jon Patricof explains that the firm would like to be more comprehensive for the viewers to have access in the films.

The article reports on the renewal of a multiyear contract between Hallmark Channel company and Comcast Corp. in New York. Henry Schleiff, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hallmark's Crown Media parent, explained that the Federal Communications Commission's threat of binding arbitration was a big help in the deal. Tom Eaga of Oppenheimer & Co. estimates that the deal would offer Hallmark a monthly fee of 4 cents a subscriber for the first year and 8 cents in the final year.

The article reports the ruling of a bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York that the sale of the Adelphia assets to Time Warner Cable and Comcast can proceed without a bankruptcy reorganization plan. The ruling means that the companies can conduct the sale without the blessing of creditors. The sale is expected to result in a complicated three-way trade between the companies that will switch the cable provider for an estimated 10 percent of American cable subs.

The article reports that the NFL Network is expected to appeal a ruling of a New York Supreme Court Judge stating that Comcast can put the channel on its sports tier instead of a distributed tier. It states that the claims of NFL Network that the plans of Comcast to move the channel violated provisions in their contract was rejected by the judge. The NFL Network cited the disadvantage of the decision in a statement.

The article reports that the New York Supreme Court has favored Comcast Corp. in its decision concerning the conflict between the company and NFL Network. The court ruled that Comcast can force the network onto a digital sports tier. The NFL Network is planning to appeal the decision and hopes for a more positive outcome from the appellate courts.

Reports on the carriage deal between the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network and Comcast Corp. in New York City.

Reports on the conflict between AT&T company Chairman Mike Armstrong and Comcast company President Brian Roberts in New York. Struggle of Roberts to purchase cable operation of AT&T company; Intention Roberts to offer stocks of Comcast that must be distributed to shareholders of AT&T; Reason of Armstrong for not selling the share of the company.

Presents news briefs related to businesses in Detroit, Michigan, as of January 8, 2001. Former Sotheby's chairman Alfred Taubman's passing of a lie-detector test concerning price-fixing conspiracy at the New York-based auction house; Comcast Corp.'s share of Detroit's cable television market; United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's near-completion of its probe into the Detroit Public Lighting Department.