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Merger push means big lobbying effort

May 26, 2014
To secure a merger with Time Warner Cable, Comcast has launched a lobbying blitz.

How the AT&T-DirecTV deal plays in Latin America

May 20, 2014
A contest for telecom dominance between cable and satellite in the developing world.

Unpacking the AT&T-DirecTV deal

May 19, 2014
AT&T's advantage in selling regulators on the deal? Its small size.

NBC buys Olympics rights for Alibaba's treasure

May 7, 2014
Comcast will pay a reported $7.65 billion.

Comcast says it needs to get bigger to compete

Apr 9, 2014
Comcast says it needs a Time Warner Cable merger to take on Google and Apple.

PODCAST: Medicare's pay-data dump

Apr 9, 2014
We look at what the proposed Time-Warner Cable and Comcast merger will mean for internet users. And a challenger appears in the single-serve coffeemaker market.

In focus: A merged Comcast-Time Warner

Apr 9, 2014
Hearings scheduled for the proposed Time Warner- Comcast merger.

For public good, not for profit.

Apple + Comcast = ?

Mar 24, 2014
A partnership could create a streaming service with cable TV’s high picture quality, streaming’s large selection, and easy to use apps.

Will Netflix customers pick up the tab?

Feb 24, 2014
Netflix breaks down and pays Comcast directly for faster access. Who’s next to collect -- Verizon, AT&T? More to the point, who picks up the check? Us?

Why the Comcast-Time Warner deal would mean layoffs

Feb 14, 2014
Comcast says a merger with Time Warner Cable will create about $1.5 billion in "operating efficiencies." Translation: layoffs are coming.