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Comcast Q3: Record-Breaking 'Odyssey' Fuels NBCUniversal Spinoff Momentum

  • Universal surpassed $5 billion at the global box office, led by 'The Odyssey', now Universal's highest-grossing film.
  • Comcast is in the process of spinning off its media business into a separate publicly traded company.
  • Comcast's third-quarter results were buoyed by advertising tied to Telemundo's Spanish-language telecast and Peacock's profit.
  • Comcast plans significant job cuts as part of a restructuring of its cable-TV, broadband, and wireless businesses.
  • Revenue in most parts of Comcast's cable-and-media empire dipped, facing challenges in its core broadband business.

Timeline

  1. Comcast Plans Job Cuts Amid Reorganization

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  2. Comcast Reports Q3 Broadband Losses

    Comcast reported steep losses in its broadband and cable-TV units in Q3, despite gains from media revenue.

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