Speculation that Comcast (CMCSA) will sell wireless services amid an industry price war is premature, says a Jefferies analyst. Comcast would be taking on AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), T-Mobile (TMUS) and Sprint (S). “It is hard to imagine why Comcast would want to be the fifth player, unless there was a clear path to industry consolidation, which is unthinkable under the current (Obama) regulatory regime,” said Mike McCormack, a
Apple (AAPL) has bucked up the content for its Apple TV set-top box ahead of next week’s launch of a fourth-generation model. On Tuesday, Apple added NBC, CBS All Access and Made to Measure channels to its content lineup, which already has such popular over-the-top Internet TV services as Netflix (NFLX) and Hulu, MacRumors reported. The Comcast (CMCSA)-owned NBC channel will allow viewers to watch full episodes of NBC shows on the Apple TV. Some
Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo had kind words for Dish Network, tough words for Comcast, and perhaps worrisome words for TV broadcasters selling spectrum in a 2016 auction. Shammo was speaking on the phone company’s Q3 earnings call Tuesday. The upshot: A Verizon (VZ)-Dish Network (DISH) deal on wireless spectrum might still be possible, Verizon appears reluctant to renegotiate terms of a 2011 wholesale network deal with Comcast (CMCSA),