'NBC' Tag Index

Critics Warn as DoJ, FCC Clear Comcast-NBC Merger
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 19, 2011
Open Internet provisions, other conditions apply, but critics warn the $30 billion mega-merger will create unhealthy media consolidation.
Tags: FCC, Comcast, NBC, DOJ, mergers and acquisitions

FCC Poised to Clear Comcast-NBC Merger
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 27, 2010
Agency officials indicate that an order of conditional approval of the blockbuster merger is making the rounds among the commissioners, calling for broadband, programming conditions to protect the public interest.
Tags: FCC, broadband, NBC, cable, mergers and acquisitions

House Chair Calls for Net Neutrality Conditions on Comcast/NBC Deal
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 08, 2010
Rep. Henry Waxman, head of the Energy and Commerce Committee, asks Federal Communications Commission to condition blockbuster merger to protect free flow of online video. Rep. Ed Markey weighs in with calls for affordable broadband service.
Tags: Internet, FCC, Comcast, NBC, Net Neutrality

Interest Groups Blast Comcast-NBC Merger Filings
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 29, 2010
Merger review process now fully under way and opponents are complaining as loudly as ever.
Tags: FCC, Comcast, Hulu, NBC, online video

Comcast Set to Enter Copyright Wars
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 27, 2010
By merging distribution with content, Comcast-NBC merger would up the ante on piracy deterrence for the cable giant.
Tags: piracy, Comcast, NBC, Copyright, Net Neutrality