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Comcast's potential cable networks separation will test the appetite for media reconfiguration
If Comcast moves forward with its idea of spinning off NBCUniversal's cable networks, it could begin a rollup throughout the media industry.Business - CNBC - 4 hours ago -
Comcast is exploring separation of cable networks business
NBCUniversal's cable networks portfolio includes Bravo, E!, Syfy, Oxygen True Crime, USA Network, as well as news networks MSNBC and CNBC.Business - CNBC - 9 hours ago -
Comcast Explores Spin-Out of Cable Network Business
The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.Business - The New York Times - 8 hours ago -
Why a possible spinoff of Comcast’s cable networks is drawing cheers
Analysts think Comcast’s sprawling empire could get more investor respect without its troubled cable networks, and the networks could benefit from being on their own as well.Business - MarketWatch - 10 hours ago -
Comcast Considers Spinning Off Cable Networks Such as MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo
The cable and entertainment company also said it will consider partnerships in streaming as it posted a jump in third-quarter revenue fueled by its media businesses.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 10 hours ago -
Trump Keeps Promising New Tax Cuts. Other Republicans Are Wary.
Former President Donald J. Trump’s costly tax agenda undermines the changes he signed into law in 2017. Some Republicans are wary.Business - The New York Times - October 17 -
Comcast considers spinning off cable channels like MSNBC. But analysts have doubts
Comcast is considering spinning off its cable network business, which includes USA Network, Syfy and Bravo, as the media giant grabbles with the changes in the linear television industry.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago -
North Korea tests intercontinental missile, showing potential for attacks on U.S. mainland
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland. In response, the U.S. and South Korean air forces staged joint aerial drills.Top stories - CBS News - 13 hours ago -
GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving
New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generationsTech - ABC News - October 21 -
Rise of Gail’s shows big British appetite for craft bakery
The private equity-backed chain is accused of displacing independents by selling sourdough at scaleBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Will an E. coli Outbreak Dampen the Appetite for McDonald’s Quarter Pounder?
After an E. coli outbreak, McDonald’s stopped selling the Quarter Pounder in 12 states. The burger might take a hit for now, but its hold on customers will prevail, experts say.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company
Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.Business - CNBC - 12 hours ago -
UK considering EU-style common charging cable
The EU previously introduced a law requiring new electronic devices to use the same type of cable in 2022.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Harris, Trump separated by 1 point nationally: Poll
Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by 1 percentage point nationally among likely voters, according to a new poll. The Marquette University poll, released Wednesday, found ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Harris, Trump separated by 1 point in NC survey
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are separated by just 1 point in the latest survey out of North Carolina. The poll, conducted by High Point University, found Harris receiving 47 ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Liquid AI Is Redesigning the Neural Network
Inspired by microscopic worms, Liquid AI’s founders developed a more adaptive, less energy-hungry kind of neural network. Now the MIT spin-off is revealing several new ultraefficient models.Tech - Wired - October 23 -
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TPG Telecom Sells Fixed-Fiber Network to Vocus
Australia’s TPG Telecom agreed to sell its fixed-fiber network to Vocus, generating funds for future shareholder returns and investment into its mobile operations.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 13 -
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Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC show, stay with network
Veteran NBC reporter and anchor Andrea Mitchell will vacate her post hosting a news show during the noon hour on MSNBC starting next year, she announced on Tuesday, saying she will be staying with ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
The return of family separation: Trump wants to deport the parents of American-born kids
It’s assumed that American-born children are immune to immigration enforcement — but this assumption is dangerously false.Politics - The Hill - October 14 -
Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery
Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgeryHealth - ABC News - October 10 -
2 boys killed in separate haunted hayride incidents in 2 days
Two boys died over the weekend after being struck by haunted hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, authorities said.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Two young boys die in separate Halloween hayride tractor incidents
Two young boys have died in separate tractor accidents at Halloween hayrides in Tennessee and Minnesota, local officials said.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Harris campaign hosts separated families ahead of Trump's Univision town hall
Three families spoke about their forced separation at the hands of U.S. immigration authorities at a prebuttal press conference hosted by Vice President Harris’s campaign in Doral, Fla., ahead of ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
HSBC to split U.K. and Hong Kong banking arms into two separate units
HSBC’s overhaul will see the bank split into four separate units under the control of two distinct Eastern and Western markets divisions, new CEO Georges Elhedery saidBusiness - MarketWatch - October 22 -
Chicago to begin shutting down separate migrant shelter system
The city of Chicago will overhaul its migrant response strategy, including by closing its “landing zone” and migrant-only shelters, as it responds to a decline in the number of people arriving to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in battleground Pennsylvania poll
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in the latest Franklin & Marshall poll of Pennsylvania voters. The survey, released Thursday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Migrant families worry over possible family separations if Trump wins
With the U.S. just days away from an election that could see former President Trump back in office, some undocumented migrants fear family separations.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in Arizona, Nevada: Polling
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are separated by 1 point in Nevada and Arizona in recent polling from CNN. The polls, released Tuesday, found Harris garnering 48 percent ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours
A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to deathWorld - ABC News - 21 hours ago -
2 journalists killed in separate attacks in Mexico within hours
Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.Top stories - CBS News - 15 hours ago -
Harris’s closing message must separate her vision from Biden’s
With so much on the line and so little time left, Harris should not hesitate to explain how she plans to plot her own course and change directions.Politics - The Hill - 11 hours ago -
Trump, Harris separated by 1 point in Georgia, North Carolina: Polls
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are separated by only 1 point in the battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina, according to polling released Thursday. The surveys from ...Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
How the media is failing us
I include myself in the under-reporting of the most consequential global storesBusiness - Financial Times - 15 hours ago -
Canada Expels Indian Diplomats, Claiming They Were Part of a Criminal Network
The Canadian police said the Indian government had orchestrated homicides and extortion in Canada to intimidate Sikh separatists. India, in return, kicked out Canadian diplomats.Top stories - The New York Times - October 15
