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creator and content. In John Oliver’s “Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO),” John Oliver summarizes the importance of protecting net neutrality. If net neutrality did not exist, then it allows for the large companies, such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable, to discriminate and bandwidth throttle the data speeds for loading various contents. John Oliver presents the topic of net neutrality to the audience or viewer in a comedic fashion; however, John Oliver simultaneously informs

cost limited channel packages all the way up to more expensive, expansive channel options. There are a lot of changes happening in the television network and cable television industry and the changes directly impact Comcast. There are four big players in the PayTV industry (Comcast, DirectTV, Time Warner and Dish Network), together they account for two-thirds of the industry revenue. To understand how the industry is changing, it’s important to understand the industry value chain. Production companies

Business Analysis of Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company in the United States. Comcast develops broadband cable networks and are involved in electronic retailing and television programming content. Comcast was founded in 1963 by Ralph J. Roberts, Daniel Aaron, and Julian A. Brodsky in Tupelo, Mississippi. Entrepreneurs who transformed Comcast from a small cable company to a massive corporation that employs over 68,000 people

Case 3 – Comcast Corporation’s Merger with AT&T Broadband Case Summary The case study analysis the merger of Comcast and AT&T broadband and the factors that lead to it. The state of cable industry from 1996 is significant as the Telecom act opened new frontiers for wireless and cable companies which were now vying marketplace in both markets. The study highlights AT&T’s efforts to become a leader in cable business. Their acquisitions and nationwide presence made it an ideal company for Comcast to merge

Qinhan Hu Econ 4333 Dr. Brown 4/21/2016 Book Review: Crawford, S. (2014). The Telecom Industry and Monopoly in Power in the New Gilded Age. London, Brilliance Audio. In the book, Captive Audience: The Telekom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, the Author, Susan Crawford is discussing how a decade ago, United States was the benchmark for internet service provision. The U.S. boasted of the fastest internet speed, highest penetration rates, and the lowest prices in the market. The United

Time Warner Cable was originally founded in 1973 about 43 years ago. It was originally known as Warner Cable until in 1990 they change to Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Cable has the name originated in 1992 by a merger of Time Inc cable television Company American television and Communications Corporation for two years the two companies operated separately until in 1992 when they finally merged into the name Time Warner Cable. In March of 2009, Time Warner the parent company of Time Warner Cable

Comcast controls multiple NBC and MNBC news outlets, which provides an example of horizontal concentration of media (McQuail, 2010). Additionally, Comcast has the ability to develop film projects with NBCUniversal, from funding and design to filming and finally distribution and home market delivery with the cable portion of the

Xfinity is a brand that was created by the Comcast company in 2010 for its technology platform, products, and services. About three years ago they launched their Xfinity Home Security service as well as an advertisement along with it. Advertisements are used globally to persuade consumers into buying products or services. The Xfinity Home advertisement shows a picture of a couple on a peaceful vacation by a sandy beach holding a tablet that displays the Xfinity Home security. It's followed by the

products are a temporary ranging from three months, one year and two years with a contract. The launching of the security system in 2014 gave an excellent introductory rate of $9.95 per month but after a certain time frame ended increasing to $39.99 (Comcast Xfinity Home Security Review, 2017). By this, for my company to become the top in market share for the security system or all services offered they would have to invest large sums of money to perfect each product when already just for cloud-based

to conquer (if you’re Comcast). The Golden Age of Piracy is easily relatable for netizens, the romanticism found in traversing the never ending sea, unencumbered from governments, laws and principles, while harboring all sort of individuals with diverse interest, value and taste. The internet is the last place with true freedom in a world that is becoming progressively more restricted. Net neutrality is the