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Comcast and Byron Allen have settled a long-running a long-running racial discrimination dispute, and the cable giant will add three of the black media mogul’s channels to its cable packages

Media giant Comcast announced Monday that it is donating $100 million to battle the “complex issue” of systemic racism, sexism and homophobia in America. Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast Corp., didn’t specifically cite ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but said that “acts of violence against” the African American community are clearly...

Some Comcast subscribers may have to wait up to two weeks to get access to NBC’s streaming video service Peacock on their cable boxes, according to an NBC spokesperson.

Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said Wednesday the nation’s largest cable provider and owner of NBCUniversal has committed $500 million to support employees as coronavirus quarantines temporarily shut down business units.

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial discrimination. The justices agreed unanimously that an appeals court applied the wrong legal standard in allowing business owner Byron Allen’s $20 billion suit against Comcast to go forward. Allen has a separate $10…

Comcast Spectacor announced plans to build a dedicated competitive gaming arena. The move could help the company capitalize on a growing and lucrative industry.

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke will retire on August 14, 2020 following the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Comcast announced on Monday.

Jeff Shell will become CEO of NBCUniversal beginning Jan. 1, 2020, when Burke will move to role of Chairman of NBCUniversal. Following Burke’s retirement, Shell will report to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. Shell currently oversees NBCUniversal’s Film and Entertainment division.

Hulu is again raising prices for its online TV bundle, as other streaming-TV providers do the same. Hulu’s service, like AT&T TV Now, Dish’s Sling and YouTube TV, are a replica of traditional TV but on the internet. They were once vaunted as a successor to traditional cable. But the market has lost steam as prices rise. One early entrant,...

AT&T said Tuesday that its HBO Max streaming service will launch in May for $15 a month, joining a crowded field. The company has said HBO Max will become the “workhorse” for its video business as cord-cutting of traditional TV expands. It hopes to migrate people who pay for HBO in different ways today to the new platform. The service...

Halloween may not be until the end of October, but for theme parks, it started all the way back in September. Haunted houses, creepy mazes and coaster-riding ghouls can be found at amusement parks big and small across the United States this time of year. Spooky-themed events were once a way to extend operations at regional parks well into the...

NBCUniversal’s new streaming service will be named “Peacock,” the company announced Tuesday. The ad and subscription-supported service will roll out in April with 15,000 hours of content including “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” The Comcast-owned company said it would announce pricing details closer to the launch.

A new theme park, “Epic Universe,” will open at Universal Orlando, doubling the size of the resort. Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast NBCUniversal, announced the company’s latest expansion plans Thursday.

To help residents and emergency personnel stay connected in the wake of Tuesday’s tornado on Cape Cod, Comcast has opened up access to thousands of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in in Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, Hyannis, Hyannisport, Sandwich and Yarmouth. The hotspots will be available to anyone who needs them, including non-Xfinity customers, for free. The hotspots will remain open until Wednesday,...

AT&T is pulling “Friends” from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service.
The wireless company, which owns the WarnerMedia entertainment business, said Tuesday that its service will be called HBO Max. It will launch widely in spring of 2020.

AT&T is pulling “Friends” from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service.
The wireless company, which owns the WarnerMedia entertainment business, said Tuesday that its service will be called HBO Max. It will launch widely in spring of 2020.

Comcast is working on a device like the Amazon Echo or Google Home, but with a focus on monitoring health at home, and aims to begin pilot-testing it later this year. A team under Sumit Nagpal, a senior vice president and general manager of health innovation at Comcast who previously worked at the consulting firm Accenture, has been working on...

For months it remained hidden behind black cloth, but now the massive sphere inside the Comcast Technology Center is finally open to the public and ready to wow the masses.

Comcast has agreed to sell its stake in Hulu in five years to Disney and give up its voting rights immediately. The company could either sell it at a valuation $27.5 billion or whatever Hulu is appraised to be worth in five years. As part of the deal, Disney has agreed to pay Comcast for its Hulu content for the...

Today, hundreds of volunteers fanned out across the City of Lawrence in an effort to revitalize 28 different sites.

Volunteers head to Lawrence to help the community.