 MoracCat god
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
kudos:1
 ·Comcast
| Content provider + content deliverer = less competition This deal seals Comcast as a content provider seeing as it will own all of NBC Universal. Comcast also owns Xfinity which is a content deliverer.
What happens when deals that would benefit Xfinity (such as peering with Netflix's Open network) would result in competition with NBC Universal?
Hint: It's less competition.
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | Lots of cash changing hands. Here is where all that money comes from to do the buyout:
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The transactions will be funded with $11.4 billion of cash on hand, $4.0 billion of subsidiary senior unsecured notes to be issued to GE, $2.0 billion of borrowings under Comcast and/or subsidiary bank credit facilities and $725 million of subsidiary preferred stock to be issued to GE.
Morgan Stanley handled the deal. I bet they made a big chunk of change and a couple VPs will get million $ bonuses this year.
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Re: Content provider + content deliverer = less competition quote:
Comcast also owns Xfinity
Xfinity is a brand, not a subsidiary. Comcast is the service provider, not "Xfinity." |
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| NBC to be 1st broadcast network to go all cable Might take 5-7 years but NBC will cease to be a broadcast network by 2020. ABC to follow by 2023, then Fox by 2025 CBS may take until 2030. Enjoy OTA while it still exists. |
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MoracCat god
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| reply to wizkid6
Re: Content provider + content deliverer = less competition said by wizkid6:Xfinity is a brand, not a subsidiary. Comcast is the service provider, not "Xfinity."
That's a nit-pick on my choice of words. My point still stands.
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 TransmasterDon't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | reply to Linklist
Re: Lots of cash changing hands. Wow all that money for such a pile of bird quano.  |
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 SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
kudos:1
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·magicjack.com
| So can comcast restrict access to NBC? If comcast wanted to make NBC exclusive to only the subscribers of it's service [like Dish did with blockbuster, verizon with Redbox], would that be allowable?
Though I'd think they'd miss out on a lot of money by doing that.
Also, that makes them owners of USA and Syfy?
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ecoPremium
join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE | Simple answer: no. FCC rules prevent it. |
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SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
kudos:1 | Hmm, I wonder how much money Comcast would fork out to change the rules?
As they purchased the ok for the NBC purchase anyhow. |
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| If only If only the gubment would buy a broadcast network, then we could be sure we were getting great competition and the highest quality, truthful news. |
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| reply to eco
Re: So can comcast restrict access to NBC? I thought those rules were lifted, thought I read a headline on this site. |
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Re: Content provider + content deliverer = less competition I thought Xfinity was a Comcast brand, not a separate company from Comcast? |
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 IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA
·Comcast
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| I'm watching an NBC station right now I'm watching an NBC station (WWLP-TV) right now on Comcast. I don't see any carriage disputes in the near future.
I'm sure NBC will require that it's affiliates sell Comcast retransmission rights at rock bottom prices. Now that Comcast owns the content, the profits will keep rolling in as Comcast does not need to pay NBC for carriage rights since they are now NBC.
Fortunately Comcast does not own every cable/broadband system in the country like AT&T and Bell System before 1984. State typically have a dominant cable provider like Massachusetts (Comcast with a touch of Charter), Maine (2 parts Time Warner to 1 part Comcast) and Iowa (predominantly Mediacom with a few overbuilders). Florida is predominantly Comcast.
I just found out that one of my friends from high school moved to Florida going from rural telecom cooperative territory to Comcast turf.
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| The End is near. It really doesn't matter how long TOA is around, there's nothing on now anyway. All the good stuff gets canceled and replaces with cheap junk. And Comcast can't make any worse programming decisions than NBC already has. Although they'll have to learn that if they want to dominate the world we'll have to like them. Oh wait, no we won't.
And the FCC will not block anything if they did not block this and all the other questionable mergers forecasted. FCC=$$$$$$$$ |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to anon guy
Re: NBC to be 1st broadcast network to go all cable Maybe all IP streaming? Comcast doesn't serve the entire country yet and something tells me if they only play nice with other cable providers (stiffing Telco carriers), the gub'ment won't stand for it. However, Comcast could serve the entire country if they took NBC off the air and went all IP streaming. |
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Re: Lots of cash changing hands. Ultimately, though, that money will come out of the pockets of Comcast's customers--many times over.
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zed260Premium
join:2011-11-11
Cleveland, TN Reviews:
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Re: So can comcast restrict access to NBC? said by eco:Simple answer: no. FCC rules prevent it.
correct answers yes
comcast now owns nbc there are 2 options for carrying channel nbc on cable that comcast can do they can use must carry rules to require any other cable company to provide it or they can elect to charge a fee say 3 dollars for your local nbc channel
comcast owns the content the fcc give ota broadcast stations great leeway in how they use that content heck in some markets
»chronicle.augusta.com/news/busin···-station
they already took away the channel from dishnetwork briefly |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to Snakeoil
Will they do that? In other words, will they remove NBC from the air and only provide it to their customers? Possible but since Comcast doesn't serve the whole US (yet), wouldn't that be limiting the ROI on NBC content? As one example, if that were to happen, the NFL would pull Sunday Night Football from NBC. It's in the NFL's interest (and their advertisers) to make sure games with a solo time slot are viewable by as many as possible. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to NotTheMama
Re: Lots of cash changing hands. Where else would've it come from? Comcast is a business that exists because of revenue derived from its customers. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to IowaCowboy
Re: I'm watching an NBC station right now While it might be "funny money" floating around within the mother ship, if the NBC entity is considered a separate corporation with its own board, CFO and financials, I think they'll have to charge the Comcast cable LOB the same price as other carriers. In the wholesaling business, the FTC gets upset when the same product isn't offered to all at the same price. Granted, there can be contracts, volume discounts/kickbacks and other ways to game the system but in general, that kind of tactic is sniffed out by those paying higher prices and they complain loudly. |
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