Comcast Increases Dividend and Share Repurchase Authorization
Comcast Corporation (
NASDAQCMCSA) announced today that it increased its dividend by $0.08, or 6.5% year-over-year, to $1.32 per share on an annualized basis for 2025. In accordance with the increase, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 a share on the company’s common stock, payable on April 23, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 2, 2025.
Comcast Reports 4th Quarter 2024 Results
Comcast Corporation (
NASDAQCMCSA) today reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
Comcast and Apple Unveil New Integrated Viewing Experience for MLS Season Pass
Comcast and Apple today announced plans to offer all Xfinity customers an integrated viewing experience for MLS Season Pass in time for the start of the 2025 season. Customers can sign up for MLS Season Pass directly through Xfinity and soon find every live match seamlessly incorporated throughout the X1 and Xfinity Stream app user interfaces, making it easy for them to watch alongside their other favorite live sports, without having to switch between apps.
Comcast Introduces Nation’s First Ultra-Low Lag Xfinity Internet Experience With Meta, NVIDIA, and Valve
Comcast is introducing the first customers in the world to a pioneering new, ultra-low lag connectivity experience when they use interactive applications like gaming, videoconferencing, and virtual reality. With the launch, Xfinity Internet latency will be dramatically reduced to faster than the blink of an eye, currently when using FaceTime on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, apps on Meta’s mixed reality headsets that will support this technology, NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW, many games on Valve’s Steam games platform, and in the future on other applications that choose to leverage this open standard technology.
Comcast Connects More Than 2,400 Homes and Businesses in Six Minnesota Cities to Reliable, High-Speed InternetCompleted Expansion Brings Xfinity and Comcast Business Services to Residents and Businesses for the First Time
Global Recognition Awards Appoints Santosh Bhupathi as JudgeSantosh Bhupathi, a database architecture expert, joins the 2025 Global Recognition Awards judging panel. He brings 15 years of cloud computing and database technology expertise. His experience at AWS, IBM, and Comcast equips him to evaluate technical innovation and enterprise solutions excellence.
Comcast’s Xfinity Launches $70 Sports and News Video Package
Comcast today announced the launch of Sports & News TV, a new video package for Xfinity Internet customers that brings together live news, top sporting events from NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA, hit movies and shows, and primetime TV all in one place.
Comcast Names Steve Croney Chief Operating Officer of Connectivity & Platforms Division
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) today announced that Steve Croney has been promoted to a newly created role as Chief Operating Officer for the domestic businesses of its Connectivity & Platforms segment that serves more than 32 million customers.
Ookla® Research Shows that Xfinity Mobile Speeds Have Skyrocketed 150 Percent
Ookla’s latest Speedtest Intelligence® research credits Xfinity Mobile’s PowerBoost for delivering customers 150 percent faster speeds since the innovative feature launched in 2024. PowerBoost delivers speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) over WiFi at home or at millions of WiFi hotspots across the country. The feature is free to all Xfinity Mobile customers.
Comcast Adds Live Odds From FanDuel Into Xfinity Odds Zone on X1
Comcast today announced it has added sports betting odds from FanDuel into Xfinity Odds Zone on Xfinity X1, giving customers more ways to view live odds, game lines and prop bets for major sporting events without having to take their eyes off their TV.
Comcast’s Black Experience on Xfinity Premieres Award-Winning Documentary “Color”
Comcast NBCUniversal today announced the exclusive premiere of the award-winning documentary, Color, on Black Experience on Xfinity and the Xumo Play free streaming app. The 90-minute documentary, from multi-award-winning writer and director John Campbell and featuring acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and founder of Dark Matter Media Alteronce Gumby, takes viewers on a global journey to redefine how color is perceived and understood across different cultures.
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Comcast Spectacor Announce Joint Venture to Build World-Class Arena in South Philadelphia as Well as Revitalize Market East
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Comcast today announced that HBSE and Comcast Spectacor have entered into a binding agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture to build a world-class, state-of-the-art arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex that will be the new home of the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers.
Comcast NBCUniversal Donates $10 Million to Support Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts
Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it will donate $10 million in cash to support Los Angeles area wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts.
Comcast’s Future “SpinCo” CEO Mark Lazarus Announces Key Appointments for Company’s Corporate Leadership Team
Mark Lazarus, the prospective Chief Executive Officer of “SpinCo,” Comcast’s planned spin-off of select cable television networks, today announced additional appointments to the future senior leadership team of SpinCo. SpinCo will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. The team, which will be led by Mr. Lazarus and Anand Kini, prospective Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, is focused on developing SpinCo’s independent strategy as a modern multimedia company.
Comcast’s MachineQ Unveils MQio 9w: A New Remote Telemetry Device Revolutionizing Operational Efficiency and Equipment Management
MachineQ, a Comcast Company, today announced the launch of the MQio 9w, an IoT device that transforms non-connected equipment into “smart” assets. Powered by MachineQ’s scalable IoT network connectivity platform, the remote equipment telemetry and control device delivers real-time visibility and enhanced operational efficiency across various industries, from foodservice to life sciences, adding equipment intelligence to its solutions portfolio.
Sharp Selects Xumo for New 2025 AQUOS QLED Smart TVs
Xumo, a streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter, today announced that Sharp will introduce a new line of QLED 4K UHD TVs featuring the Xumo TV operating system, launching across the U.S. in spring 2025.
Xfinity and Comcast Business Services Begin Rolling Out to Upper Saucon Residents
Comcast has connected the first 1,000 homes and businesses in Upper Saucon, Pa., to its reliable, high-speed Internet network as part of an expansion that will ultimately reach more than 7,000 homes and businesses in the township. The network expansion brings Internet, mobile, entertainment, and security services from Xfinity and Comcast Business to these residents and businesses, enhancing digital infrastructure, promoting economic growth, and positioning residents and local businesses for success in an increasingly digital world.
Xumo Expands Partnership with Google TV™ to Distribute and Monetize FAST Channels on Google TV Freeplay
Xumo, the streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, today announced it has expanded its enterprise partnership with Google TV Freeplay. In addition to distributing all 160+ free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels that are currently offered on Google TV Freeplay, Xumo will now monetize all those channels, which will be branded as “provided by Xumo” within the experience.
Comcast to Launch Industry-Changing, Cross-Publisher Advertising Solution for the Premium Video Category
Ahead of the Consumer Electronic Show, today Comcast announced Universal Ads, a one-stop TV advertising platform that brings premier media companies together in a strategic partnership to simplify access to the premium video category. Universal Ads will allow advertisers of all sizes to buy premium video directly from some of the most prestigious media companies today at scale, as easily as they buy from social media platforms. Launching in Q1, Universal Ads is built on top of FreeWheel’s industry-leading ad technology and will seamlessly allow ad buyers and sellers to directly transact all in one place.
Comcast to Host Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call
Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning.
Comcast Expanding State-of-the-Art Network to Nearly 10,000 Homes and Businesses in Radford, VA
Comcast today announced the start of construction to connect nearly 10,000 new homes and businesses in Radford, VA to reliable, high-speed, symmetrical Internet. This network expansion will enhance digital infrastructure, promote economic growth, and position residents and local businesses for success in an increasingly digital world. The project brings Internet, mobile, entertainment, and security services from Xfinity and Comcast Business to residents and businesses for the first time.
Jeff Kagan: Why Cable TV’s struggle is a self-fulfilling prophecyWe are increasingly seeing news stories about how cable TV companies are struggling. These warnings often focus on Comcast Xfinity, because they lead the
Roku and FreeWheel Announce New Programmatic Partnership
Today, Roku, the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S.* and FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the television advertising industry, announced they’ve expanded their programmatic partnership to make Roku content, including The Roku Channel, available to FreeWheel demand partners through Roku Exchange. For the first time under the partnership, a new, standard protocol will enable real-time bidding among programmatic platforms, offering advertisers a robust, premium CTV supply marketplace where they can find their audiences holistically and at scale.
Comcast Business Expands Enterprise Capabilities With Acquisition of U.S. Managed Services Provider Nitel
Comcast Business today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Nitel, a U.S. managed services provider headquartered in Chicago, from international private equity firm Cinven. The acquisition will expand Comcast Business’ presence in connectivity, global secure networking and advanced technology, and enhance Comcast’s ability to serve enterprise clients.
