Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely
Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely (engadget); Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business (theguardian) (sources: engadget, theguardian, nytimes, marketwatch)
Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely (engadget); Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business (theguardian)
- Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely (engadget)
- Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business (theguardian)
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4 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR1753: Community News and Small Business Support Act.
HR1753 · 119th Congress
Community News and Small Business Support Act
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This story is about Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business. This bill would direct support toward local newspapers and local radio/TV advertising markets.
If passed, it would:
- create a tax credit for small-business advertising in local media • direct support toward local newspapers and local radio/TV advertising markets.
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This story is about Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business. This bill would require more reporting and strengthen FTC/DOJ antitrust enforcement tools.
If passed, it would
- tighten the legal standard for mergers that risk materially reducing competition or creating buyer power • require more reporting and strengthen FTC/DOJ antitrust enforcement tools.
This story is about Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business. This bill would require recurring FCC reports to Congress on broadcast-station ownership.
If passed, it would
- create tax-certificate incentives for broadcast transactions that expand ownership by socially disadvantaged • require recurring FCC reports to Congress on broadcast-station ownership.
This story is about Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business. This bill would provide tax support tied to local news employment and local-media advertising.
If passed, it would
- create a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions • provide tax support tied to local news employment and local-media advertising.
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