#Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources

#Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources

“#Sinclair bids for NBC Sports Networks: sources” Sinclair Broadcasting Group, already the nation’s dominant owner of regional sports networks, has made an offer to acquire NBCUniversal’s seven regional sports networks, The Post has learned. If Sinclair succeeds in buying the RSNs, it would add dozens of popular National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball teams…

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#Comcast profits surge despite revenue drop at NBCUniversal

#Comcast profits surge despite revenue drop at NBCUniversal

“#Comcast profits surge despite revenue drop at NBCUniversal” Comcast said its quarterly profit soared 55 percent, lifted by its booming broadband and wireless businesses even as its NBCUniversal unit’s theme parks and TV networks continued to get hammered by the pandemic. The cable TV giant also gave investors a peek into its nascent streaming business,…

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#Universal Studios Hollywood theme park to reopen April 16

#Universal Studios Hollywood theme park to reopen April 16

“#Universal Studios Hollywood theme park to reopen April 16” Comcast’s Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California will reopen to a limited number of visitors on April 16, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Most rides will be operating at that time, though some will stay closed to comply with the state’s coronavirus…

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#Comcast’s broadband business offsets pain in movies, theme parks

#Comcast’s broadband business offsets pain in movies, theme parks

“#Comcast’s broadband business offsets pain in movies, theme parks” Cable and media giant Comcast posted a 7 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit, thanks to continued growth in its broadband business, which was offset by pandemic-related weakness at its movie and theme park divisions. Comcast, which owns TV network NBCUniversal, theme park Universal Studios and movie…

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