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Cisco eyes video-on-demand buy
News The 44-person start-up, which is only four years old, already counts the two largest cable companies in the US - Comcast and Time Warner - as customers. Cisco's rival in the video infrastructure business, Motorola, recently announced its plans to... [22 Aug 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.02.04
Round-Up Considering the iTunes Music Store endorses a rival DRM standard to Microsoft things could change for Bill if Jobs takes over from current Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner, as has been suggested, even now Comcast has launched a hostile... [13 Feb 2004]
AT&T's Comcast deal may include $12bn debt swap
News AT&T agreed to sell its cable division to US rival Comcast last December after months of haggling over the price and terms of the deal. Comcast's stuttering deal to buy AT&T Broadband took another step forward yesterday with news that the... [13 Aug 2002]
Cable firm spies on surfers
News US cable giant Comcast has admitted to spying on its customers and keeping records of every web page they visit. According to US newswires, Comcast claimed it will not share or sell the information to third parties and claimed its actions were... [13 Feb 2002]
Microsoft backs off in AT&T Broadband battle
News The Seattle giant has offered its conditional backing to both Comcast and Cox Communications - both rival bidders in trying to secure the division of the telco giant. Microsoft has backed off in the race to buy a stake in AT&T Broadband by... [05 Dec 2001]
Excite haunts AT&T from beyond the grave
News AT&T and rival cable firms Comcast and Cox, rely upon Excite's network to provide high-speed internet over their cable lines, but now Excite's move has left them looking for new ways to meet subscriber growth targets. [11 Oct 2001]
Disney eyes AT&T Broadband
News AT&T last month rejected a $58bn hostile takeover bid from rival Comcast and opted to put the division up for sale. Disney is preparing to raise around $7.5bn through a shares issue, increasing speculation that it is poised to make a bid for AT... [21 Aug 2001]
Microsoft seeks to thwart AOL and AT&T deal
News The software giant increasingly views the ISP as a potential rival to its internet business and after Comcast's failed bid of £37bn, is intent on spoiling any deals between AT&T and AOL for the broadband unit, people close to Microsoft told... [30 Jul 2001]
AT&T hit by falling sales
News Earlier this month AT&T was subject to a $40bn offer for its cable television division from rival Comcast. AT&T, one of the world's largest telcos, is blaming a decline in its long-distance telephony business for falling sales. [24 Jul 2001]
In brief: Telewest consolidates position
News NTL's share of Birmingham Cable was itself a result of the company buying Comcast's UK operations. Cable operator Telewest Communications yesterday said it will buy rival NTL's 27.5 per cent stake in Birmingham Cable. [18 Aug 1998]
