| Revision as of 03:22, 6 June 2014 edit107.141.52.212 (talk) →Comcast and AT&T Merger: new section← Previous edit |
Latest revision as of 14:41, 21 November 2024 edit undoLowercase sigmabot III (talk | contribs)Bots, Template editors2,303,091 editsm Archiving 1 discussion(s) to Talk:Comcast/Archive 2) (bot |
| (121 intermediate revisions by 59 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
|
|
|
|
{{Talk header}} |
|
{{Talk header}} |
|
{{Not a forum|Comcast}} |
|
{{Not a forum|Comcast}} |
|
|
{{WikiProject banner shell|class=B|vital=yes|1= |
|
{{WikiProjectBannerShell|1= |
|
|
{{WikiProject Companies|class=B|importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Companies |importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Pennsylvania|class=B|importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Pennsylvania |importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Philadelphia|class=B|importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Philadelphia |importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Telecommunications|class=B|importance=high}} |
|
{{WikiProject Telecommunications |importance=high}} |
|
|
{{WikiProject Media |importance=High}} |
|
|
{{WikiProject United States |importance=High |MS=yes |MS-importance=low}} |
|
}} |
|
}} |
|
|
|
|
{{Auto archiving notice|bot=MiszaBot I|age=60|dounreplied=yes}} |
|
|
{{User:MiszaBot/config |
|
{{User:MiszaBot/config |
|
|archiveheader = {{atnhead|noredlinks=y}} |
|
|archiveheader = {{atnhead|noredlinks=y}} |
| Line 18: |
Line 19: |
|
|archive = Talk:Comcast/Archive %(counter)d |
|
|archive = Talk:Comcast/Archive %(counter)d |
|
}} |
|
}} |
|
== style issues == |
|
|
The very first sentence in this article sounds like an advertisement. It really should be written simply as "Comcast Corporation, formerly registered as Comcast Holdings, is a US based mass media and communications company. It is currently ranked as having the highest revenue in the world as a International Media Corporation. |
|
|
== Xfinity == |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
== Ambiguous alert (woo!) == |
|
Considering how ] is separate from ], and the same with ] and ], I don't think it's far fetched to separate the ] service ], from the telecommunications and media parent company Comcast. ] (]) 04:23, 7 September 2012 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
:''"Comcast is described as a family business. Brian L. Roberts, its chairman, president and CEO, is the son of founder Ralph J. Roberts. Roberts owns or controls about 1% of all Comcast shares…"'' |
|
|
Yes, but which Roberts? – ] (]) 07:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
:Erm, that should've been "''Ambiguity'' alert". Apparently the mobile version of WP's editor doesn't let us correct our Talk topics, just reply to them. I'm married, so this seems familiar. – ] (]) 07:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
== Financial performance: Aug. 25, 2023 changes == |
|
:I take your point, but between the two examples that you gave and the Comcast–Xfinity relationship, there’s at least one significant difference which I believe justifies not splitting the article. That is that ''Verizon FiOS'' and ''AT&T U-verse'' are brands used specifically for services delivered by way of the respective companies’ fiber-optic networks. At the risk of being snide, ''Xfinity'' is just a different name for services that are similar to those that were branded ''Comcast'', delivered through essentially the same network. |
|
|
:] (]) 10:18, 18 October 2012 (UTC) |
|
|
::Xfinity and Comcast Cable are the same for sure,(branding) but Comcast Holdings Corp. is not the same as Comcast Cable Communications, LLC. I've just updated the article to reflect this. (from information on Bloomberg's website)] (]) 06:12, 28 February 2014 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greetings Wikipedians! Two issues here: 1) The narrative part of this section seemed to be outdated. There was text about results from 5-10 years ago but nothing about more recent years. I deleted the outdated text and added a brief, non-judgmental summary of 2022, supported by citations. 2) A web site called "Simply Wall Street" is cited multiple times by prior editors. How do we know that web site is a reliable source? I'd prefer to see something written by a firm or publication that is closer to Misplaced Pages standards. The boilerplate on "Simply Wall Street" is not impressive: "Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927)." Full disclosure: I have no conflict of interest or affiliation with Comcast apart from the fact that I use their cable TV and internet products. Cordially, ] (]) 14:38, 25 August 2023 (UTC) |
|
== Control 75% of cable market? == |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
== Logo Update from February 2024 == |
|
I recently removed the claim from the Lead section of the article that the Time Warner acquisition would give Comcast control of up to 75% of the cable market. I'm having trouble finding a good source for that. Plenty shows up in Google, but not enough to convince me that it's not a mistake propagated with the help of Misplaced Pages. given in the article didn't say anything about 75%, and seemed to give the number as 30%, as did a NYTimes piece I read the other day. Does anybody know anything about this who could clear up the issue? The claim was added in edit by ]. (Pinging them so they can respond if they want.) <span style="font-family:times; text-shadow: 0 0 .2em #7af">~] <small>(])</small></span> 05:16, 19 February 2014 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{edit COI/accepted}} |
|
Thanks, yes I took the 75% as being commonly known. In any event livemint.com and The Wall Street Journal used the following reference which I believe I picked up from a Reuters article: “A tie-up between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would face tough scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission,” Craig Moffett, an analyst at MoffettNathanson LLC, said in an interview in January. The merged company would account for almost three-quarters of the cable industry, according to the National Cable Television Association. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Comcast logo was updated in early 2024 to include a reflection layer that's not represented here. The new SVG logo is available on Wikimedia Commons, can someone update this here? The correct version of the logo is reflected at https://corporate.comcast.com and at https://brand.comcast.com. |
|
The key is the second sentence, the NCTA being the trade association for the U.S. cable industry. Unfortunately I haven't been able to detect any reference to the Comcast/Time Warner deal on NCTA's website so I agree it would be a stretch to sustain the 75% claim without a direct quote or reference from the apparent source of the information. ] <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added 14:33, 20 February 2014 (UTC)</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
] |
|
== My last edit == |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
] (]) 02:29, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
|
I made an edit earlier today where I edited the infobox to include that the current Comcast was founded on December 7, 2001 in Philadelphia and added a source I archived through the Wayback Machine to prove this. However, after doing some research I'm wondering whether I made a mistake carrying out that edit. My previous understanding had been that there were a minimum of two types of mergers. One type was where one company would absorb another company, and the remaining company would remain. The other type is what is actually a merger, where two companies combine to form a new company. I had been hoping that the Comcast I have a current relationship with was the original one, but the source I found confirmed to me that the old Comcast disappeared in 2001, and the one I started a relationship with is the current one. I realize now that when I read the press release on the Comcast website, by "new company" they meant that the current Comcast would be replaced with a new company. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
If anything thinks I shouldn't have made the edit I did, I have no problem with reverting it. I realize that it's the same situation with T-Mobile US, where the old company was T-Mobile USA. So I learned something new today. ] (]) 22:45, 1 April 2014 (UTC) |
|
:This is the correct and current logo that appears on the website. ] (]) 15:04, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
== Notifying about SpinCo == |
|
:I think you're on the right track. The fact that there is a legal distinction between pre and post AT&T merger Comcast does not imply that such a distinction is notable enough to go in the infobox. By all accounts, the "new" Comcast is nearly exactly the same as the "old" one. As another example, from 1963-1969 the company was American Cable Systems, but has been left as part of the Comcast article mostly because of Ralph J Roberts. It seems to me the scope of "Comcast" is significantly less clear cut than a strict legal definition. I've reverted the edit, but I certainly don't blame you for it. Decades old large companies can obviously be pretty complex.] (]) 02:10, 3 April 2014 (UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please see ] for discussion related (more directly) to it. <span style="color:#7E790E;">2601AC47</span> (]|]) <span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:grey;">Isn't a IP anon</span></span> 13:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
|
== Comcast and AT&T Merger == |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
:Moreover, any chance that we could proceed with ] or ]? <span style="color:#7E790E;">2601AC47</span> (]|]) <span style="font-size:80%"><span style="color:grey;">Isn't a IP anon</span></span> 13:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
|
I feel that the discussion of the merger referenced in item 72, not only leads the audience to presume that comcast has current holdings in AT&T U Verse, but also the source has no affiliation with the security and exchange commission. |
|
|
<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Business Journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2003/03/24/focus1.html?page=all|website=http://www.bizjournals.com/|publisher=American City Business Journals|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Office of General Counsel|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/transaction/attcomcast.html|website=http://transition.fcc.gov|publisher=Federal Communications Commision|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Communications Commission|url=http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/att-comcast-merger-page|website=www.fcc.gov|publisher=Federal Communications Commision|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> The current Direct TV merger illustrates that competition between the two independent companies exist, and reference the previous use of broadband vs the new DSL method.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes Online|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/05/01/why-comcast-should-cheer-for-att-to-buy-directv/|website=http://www.forbes.com|publisher=Pars International|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> |
|
Greetings Wikipedians! Two issues here: 1) The narrative part of this section seemed to be outdated. There was text about results from 5-10 years ago but nothing about more recent years. I deleted the outdated text and added a brief, non-judgmental summary of 2022, supported by citations. 2) A web site called "Simply Wall Street" is cited multiple times by prior editors. How do we know that web site is a reliable source? I'd prefer to see something written by a firm or publication that is closer to Misplaced Pages standards. The boilerplate on "Simply Wall Street" is not impressive: "Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927)." Full disclosure: I have no conflict of interest or affiliation with Comcast apart from the fact that I use their cable TV and internet products. Cordially, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 14:38, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
The Comcast logo was updated in early 2024 to include a reflection layer that's not represented here. The new SVG logo is available on Wikimedia Commons, can someone update this here? The correct version of the logo is reflected at https://corporate.comcast.com and at https://brand.comcast.com.
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Misplaced Pages's content assessment scale.
