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- Comcast-NBCU Under Fire for Dragging Its Feet on Diversity [The Wrap] — Oprah Winfrey was ‘rebufffed’ by Comcast executives, sources say. H/T Philly Tech News
- Bigger Comcast beats 2Q earnings estimates, but barely [Philadelphia Business Journal]
- Versus Rebranded NBC Sports Network [AdWeek] — Comcast’s 2006-era Versus station to join NBC Sports in 2012
- Sharpton’s Push for Comcast Raises Issues About Possible MSNBC Job [New York Times] — After supporting Comcast’s bid for NBC, the possible offer of a TV host gig complicates Sharpton’s role
- NBC’s Robert Greenblatt: ‘It’s My Schedule for Better or Worse’ [Hollywood Reporter] — Comcast’s chosen man to lead NBC digs in six months into tenure
- Judge Threatens to Hold up Comcast-NBCUniversal Merger Approval [Hollywood Reporter] — Perhaps some minor modifications to the deal
- Sen. Al Franken joins call to reject AT&T/T-Mobile merger [Washington Post] — Franken was a vocal opponent of the Comcast-NBC deal
- Does Cable Have a Wireless Plan B? [LightReading] — Backup plans if investment from companies like Comcast and Sprint in Clearwire don’t profit as expected
- Comcast Launching Pac-12 Networks in Summer 2012 [Comcast blog]
- Comcast’s Bill Stemper leads journey into the enterprise market [Fierce Cable]
- Flyers founder Snider to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame [Philadelphia Business Journal] — Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider
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