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Comcast

Comcast Corporation , anteriormente conocida como American Cable Systems y luego Comcast Holdings, [nota 1] es un conglomerado multinacional de telecomunicaciones y medios de comunicación constituido y con sede en Filadelfia . [8]

Es la cuarta empresa de radiodifusión y televisión por cable más grande del mundo por ingresos (detrás de China Mobile , Verizon y AT&T ). [9] Es la tercera empresa de televisión de pago más grande , la segunda empresa de televisión por cable más grande por suscriptores y el mayor proveedor de servicios de Internet doméstico en los Estados Unidos. En 2023, la empresa ocupó el puesto 51 en Forbes Global 2000. [ 10] Comcast es además el tercer proveedor de servicios de telefonía residencial más grande del país . Brinda servicios a clientes residenciales y comerciales de EE. UU. en 40 estados y el Distrito de Columbia . [11] Como propietario de NBCUniversal desde 2011, Comcast también es un productor de gran volumen de películas para exhibición teatral y programación de televisión, y un operador de parques temáticos. Es la cuarta empresa de telecomunicaciones más grande por ingresos a nivel mundial. [9]

Comcast posee y opera el segmento y división de negocios de comunicaciones por cable residencial Xfinity ; Comcast Business, un proveedor de servicios comerciales; y Xfinity Mobile, un MVNO de Verizon. A través de NBCUniversal , Comcast también es propietario y operador de canales de transmisión nacionales por aire como NBC , Telemundo , TeleXitos y Cozi TV ; múltiples canales solo por cable como MSNBC , CNBC , USA Network , Syfy , Oxygen , Bravo y E!; el estudio cinematográfico Universal Pictures ; el servicio de transmisión VOD Peacock ; los estudios de animación DreamWorks Animation , Illumination y Universal Animation Studios ; y Universal Destinations & Experiences . También tiene participaciones significativas en distribución digital, como thePlatform , que adquirió en 2006; y la empresa de tecnología publicitaria FreeWheel, que adquirió en 2014. Desde octubre de 2018, Comcast también es la empresa matriz de Sky Group . [12]

Comcast es objeto de críticas y de un intenso escrutinio público por diversas razones. Sus índices de satisfacción del cliente se encontraban entre los más bajos de la industria del cable durante los años 2008-2010. [13] [14] Ha violado las prácticas de neutralidad de la red en el pasado y, a pesar de su compromiso con una definición estrecha de neutralidad de la red, [15] los críticos abogan por una definición que excluya cualquier distinción entre los servicios de red privada de Comcast y el resto de Internet. [16] Los críticos también señalan la falta de competencia en la gran mayoría de las áreas de servicio de Comcast; en particular, la competencia limitada entre los proveedores de cable. [17] Dado su poder de negociación como gran ISP, algunos sospechan que podría aprovechar los acuerdos de peering pagos para influir injustamente en las velocidades de conexión de los usuarios finales. Su propiedad tanto de la producción de contenidos (en NBCUniversal) como de la distribución (como ISP) ha suscitado preocupaciones antimonopolio. Estos problemas y otros llevaron a que The Consumerist calificara a Comcast como "La peor empresa de Estados Unidos" en 2010 y 2014. [18] [19]

Descripción general

Liderazgo

Brian L. Roberts

Comcast se describe como una empresa familiar . [20] Brian L. Roberts , su presidente y director ejecutivo, es hijo del fundador Ralph J. Roberts (1920-2015). Roberts posee o controla aproximadamente el 1% de todas las acciones de Comcast, pero todas las acciones de clase B con supervoto, lo que le otorga un "poder de voto indisoluble del 33% sobre la empresa". [21] La experta legal Susan P. Crawford ha dicho que esto le da "control efectivo sobre cada paso [de Comcast]". [22] En 2010, fue uno de los ejecutivos mejor pagados de los Estados Unidos, con una compensación total de aproximadamente $ 31 millones. [22]

Junta Directiva

Al 18 de febrero de 2024: [23]

Ejecutivos

Oficinas corporativas

Comcast tiene su sede en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, y cuenta con oficinas en Atlanta , Detroit , Denver , Manchester, New Hampshire y la ciudad de Nueva York . [24] El 3 de enero de 2005, anunció que se convertiría en el inquilino principal del nuevo Comcast Center en el centro de Filadelfia, a 975 pies (297 m), el segundo rascacielos más alto de Pensilvania. En el otoño de 2018, terminó la construcción del Comcast Technology Center de 1121 pies (342 m) , el rascacielos más alto de Pensilvania, adyacente a su sede original. [25] En 2019, la empresa tenía 184.000 empleados. [26]

Relaciones con los empleados

Comcast es a menudo criticado por los medios de comunicación y por su propio personal por sus políticas poco honestas en materia de relaciones con los empleados.

Una serie de investigaciones publicada en 2014 por The Verge incluyó entrevistas con 150 empleados de Comcast y examinó por qué la compañía era tan ampliamente criticada por sus clientes, los medios de comunicación y sus propios trabajadores. Concluyó que el personal de Comcast soportaba políticas corporativas poco razonables: "El servicio al cliente ha sido reemplazado por una obsesión con las ventas; los técnicos tienen poco personal... el soporte técnico está mal capacitado y la compañía está obstaculizada por la fragmentación interna". [27] Un artículo ampliamente leído por un empleado anónimo del centro de llamadas de Comcast apareció en noviembre de 2014 en Cracked . Titulado "Cinco pesadillas que vives mientras trabajas para la peor compañía de Estados Unidos", afirmaba que Comcast estaba obsesionada con las ventas, no capacitaba adecuadamente a sus empleados y concluía que "el sistema hace imposible un buen servicio al cliente". [28]

Comcast también se ha ganado una reputación de antisindical. Un manual de capacitación de la empresa dice: "Comcast no cree que la representación sindical sea lo mejor para sus empleados, clientes o accionistas". [29] Una disputa en 2004 con CWA , un sindicato que representa a muchos empleados en las oficinas de Comcast en Beaverton, Oregon, dio lugar a acusaciones de que la gerencia intimidaba a los trabajadores, exigiéndoles asistir a reuniones antisindicales y medidas disciplinarias injustificadas para los miembros del sindicato. [30] En 2011, Comcast recibió críticas del Writers Guild of America por sus políticas con respecto a los sindicatos. [31]

A pesar de estas críticas, Comcast ha aparecido en múltiples listas de "mejores lugares para trabajar". En 2009, fue incluida en la lista de los "10 mejores lugares para trabajar en cable" de la revista CableFAX , que citó su "escala, conocimiento y visión". [32] De manera similar, el Philadelphia Business Journal le otorgó a Comcast la medalla de plata entre las empresas extra grandes de Filadelfia, y la medalla de oro fue para la organización asociada, Comcast-Spectacor. [33] [34] El Boston Globe consideró a Comcast como el mejor lugar para trabajar de esa ciudad en 2009. [35] La diversidad de los empleados también es un atributo por el que Comcast recibe altas calificaciones. En 2008, la revista Black Enterprise calificó a Comcast entre las 15 mejores empresas en cuanto a diversidad de la fuerza laboral. [36]

Desempeño financiero

Comcast reportó una ganancia neta en cada año durante el período 2006 a 2022.

En 2020, la empresa ocupaba el puesto 28 en la clasificación Fortune 500 de las corporaciones más grandes de Estados Unidos por ingresos totales. [37]

Para el año fiscal 2022, Comcast reportó ganancias por US$15.4 mil millones, una disminución del 6,2% en comparación con el año anterior. Los ingresos anuales aumentaron un 4,3% durante el mismo período. [38] Su deuda neta fue de US$91.2 mil millones, [39] superando el capital social total de US$80.9 mil millones al 31 de diciembre de 2022. [40]

Lobby y recaudación de fondos electorales

Con $18,8 millones gastados en 2013, Comcast tiene el séptimo presupuesto de lobby más grande de cualquier compañía u organización individual en los Estados Unidos. [57] Comcast emplea a varios ex congresistas estadounidenses como lobistas. [58] La Asociación Nacional de Cable y Telecomunicaciones , que tiene varios ejecutivos de Comcast en su junta, también representa a Comcast y otras compañías de cable como la quinta organización de lobby más grande en los Estados Unidos, gastando $19,8 millones en 2013. [57] Comcast estuvo entre los principales patrocinadores de las campañas presidenciales de Barack Obama , con el vicepresidente de Comcast, David Cohen, recaudando más de $2,2 millones entre 2007 y 2012. [59] [60] Muchas fuentes han descrito a Cohen como influyente en el gobierno de los EE. UU., [61] aunque ya no es un lobista registrado, ya que el tiempo que pasa haciendo lobby no llega al 20% que requiere el registro oficial . [62] El PAC de Comcast , el Comité de Acción Política de Comcast Corporation y NBCUniversal, es uno de los PAC más grandes de los EE. UU., recaudando alrededor de $3,7 millones de 2011 a 2012 para las campañas de varios candidatos a cargos en el Gobierno Federal de los Estados Unidos . [63] Comcast también es un importante patrocinador del Comité de Acción Política de la Asociación Nacional de Cable y Telecomunicaciones, que recaudó $2,6 millones de 2011 a 2012. [64] [65] Comcast gastó la mayor cantidad de dinero de cualquier organización en apoyo de los proyectos de ley Stop Online Piracy y PROTECT IP , gastando aproximadamente $5 millones para presionar por su aprobación. [66]

Comcast también apoya a los grupos de presión y a los comités de acción política a nivel regional, respaldando a organizaciones como la Asociación de Telecomunicaciones por Cable de Tennessee [67] y la Asociación de Comunicaciones de Banda Ancha de Washington (PAC). [68] Comcast y otras compañías de cable han presionado a los gobiernos estatales para que aprueben leyes que restrinjan o prohíban a ciudades individuales ofrecer servicio público de banda ancha. [69] Se han aprobado restricciones municipales de banda ancha de alcance variable en un total de 20 estados de EE. UU. [70]

Según el grupo de vigilancia Documented, en 2020 Comcast contribuyó con 200.000 dólares al Fondo de Defensa del Estado de Derecho, un brazo de recaudación de fondos de la Asociación de Fiscales Generales Republicanos que, según se demostró, proporcionó financiación a la Marcha para Salvar a Estados Unidos que derivó en un ataque al Capitolio de Estados Unidos el 6 de enero de 2021. [ 71]

Filantropía

Comcast ofrece servicios de Internet y cable a bajo costo a las escuelas, subsidiados por los consumidores generales de banda ancha a través del programa E-Rate del gobierno de los EE. UU. [72] Los críticos han señalado que muchos de los partidarios más firmes de los acuerdos comerciales de Comcast han recibido financiación sustancial de la Fundación Comcast. [58] [73] Sin embargo, es importante señalar que durante años, Comcast ha dependido de subsidiarias para financiar actividades filantrópicas.

Historia

Ralph J. Roberts, fundador de Comcast, con su hijo Brian L. Roberts, en su sede de Filadelfia en 1999

Sistemas de cable americanos

En 1963, Ralph J. Roberts, junto con sus dos socios comerciales, Daniel Aaron [74] y Julian A. Brodsky , compraron American Cable Systems [75] como una escisión corporativa de su matriz, Jerrold Electronics , por US$500.000. En ese momento, American Cable era un pequeño operador de cable en Tupelo, Mississippi , con cinco canales y 12.000 clientes. [76] En 1965, American Cable Systems compró Storecast Corporation of America, una empresa de marketing especializada en colocación de productos en supermercados. [77] En 1968, American Cable Systems compró su primera franquicia de Muzak , una marca de música de fondo que se reproducía en tiendas minoristas. Storecast era cliente de Muzak. [78]

Comcast

Logotipo de Comcast de 1969 a 2000

La compañía fue re-incorporada en Pensilvania el 5 de marzo de 1969, bajo el nuevo nombre Comcast Corporation . [75] La oferta pública inicial de Comcast ocurrió el 29 de junio de 1972, con una capitalización de mercado de US$3,010,000. [75] [79] En 1977, HBO fue lanzado por primera vez en un sistema Comcast con 20,000 clientes en el oeste de Pensilvania con una vista previa gratuita de cinco noches obteniendo una tasa de registro del 15%. [75] [80] En 1986, Comcast compró el 26% de Group W Cable , una compañía de transmisión, duplicando su número de suscriptores a 1 millón. [81] [82] También ese año, Comcast hizo una inversión fundacional de $380 millones en QVC . [75] En 1988, Comcast pudo comprar una participación del 50% de SCI Holdings en un acuerdo conjunto con Tele-Communications Inc. [83] Comcast también adquirió American Cellular Network Corporation en 1988 por 230 millones de dólares, lo que marcó la primera vez que se convirtió en un operador de telefonía móvil . [84]

Aumento de la cuota de mercado (1990-2001)

En febrero de 1990, el hijo de Ralph Roberts, Brian L. Roberts, sucedió a su padre como presidente de Comcast. [85] Dos años más tarde, la división móvil de la compañía, Comcast Cellular, compró una participación mayoritaria en los intereses de telefonía celular de Metromedia en el área de Filadelfia, Metrophone. [75] [86] En 1994, Comcast poseía el 50% de las acciones de la empresa de comunicaciones por cable Garden State Cable , que para ese año prestaba servicio a aproximadamente 195.000 suscriptores. [87] Ese mismo año, Comcast se convirtió en el tercer operador de cable más grande de los Estados Unidos, con alrededor de 3,5 millones de suscriptores tras su compra de la división estadounidense de Maclean-Hunter por 1.270 millones de dólares. [81] [88] Comcast creció a 4,3 millones de suscriptores al año siguiente con la compra de la operación de cable de EW Scripps Company por 1.575 millones de dólares en acciones. [89]

Comcast ofreció conexión a Internet por primera vez en 1996, con su participación en el lanzamiento de la red @Home . [90] También en 1996, Comcast formó Comcast Spectacor , que se convirtió en propietaria de los Philadelphia Flyers. [91] En 1997, Microsoft invirtió mil millones de dólares en Comcast y la compañía lanzó su servicio de televisión digital. [78] Ese mismo año, en asociación con The Walt Disney Company , Comcast obtuvo una participación mayoritaria del 50,1% en E! Entertainment. [75] Para el 31 de diciembre de 1997, estaba disponible en las áreas de Filadelfia, Detroit, Baltimore , Orange County, California , Sarasota y Union, Nueva Jersey . [ cita requerida ]

Las adquisiciones de cable de Comcast en 1997 fueron Jones Intercable, Inc. con 1 millón de clientes, y una participación en Prime Communications con 430.000 suscriptores. [75] En febrero de 1998, Comcast vendió su división del Reino Unido a NTL por 600 millones de dólares, junto con la deuda de 397 millones de dólares de la división. [92] En 1999, Comcast vendió Comcast Cellular a SBC Communications por 400 millones de dólares, liberándolos de 1.270 millones de dólares en deuda. [93] También en 1999, Comcast adquirió Greater Philadelphia Cablevision, [94] y lanzó Comcast University así como Comcast Interactive Capital Group. [75]

En noviembre de 1999, Comcast compró Lenfest Communications, que era el noveno operador de televisión por cable más grande en ese momento y era el operador más grande en el área de Filadelfia. [95] [96] Esto consolidó el control de Comcast sobre toda la región de Filadelfia y les permitió ganar aproximadamente 1,3 millones de suscriptores de cable adicionales. [96] La compra de Lenfest también le permitió a Comcast obtener el 50% restante de las acciones del operador de cable Garden State Communications, una compañía de la que Comcast ya poseía la mitad en sociedad con Lenfest durante años. [97] Comcast reemplazó rápidamente al gerente general de diez años en Garden State con su propio ejecutivo y, finalmente, Garden State dejó de operar bajo su propio nombre y se fusionó por completo para convertirse en parte de Comcast Corporation. [98]

El mayor proveedor de cable de EE. UU. (2001-actualidad)

Propuesta de fusión con el nombre del logotipo, 2001
El logotipo de Comcast se introdujo el 12 de diciembre de 1999 y se utilizó desde 2000 hasta 2007.
Segundo logotipo de Comcast desde 2007 hasta 2013.

En 2001, Comcast anunció que adquiriría los activos del mayor operador de televisión por cable en ese momento, AT&T Broadband , por 44.500 millones de dólares. [99] El nombre propuesto para la empresa fusionada fue "AT&T Comcast", pero las empresas finalmente decidieron mantener solo el nombre de Comcast, y la empresa y los nuevos activos se reincorporaron en Pensilvania el 7 de diciembre de 2001. El 18 de noviembre de 2002, Comcast adquirió oficialmente todos los activos de AT&T Broadband, convirtiendo así a Comcast en la empresa de televisión por cable más grande de los Estados Unidos con más de 22 millones de suscriptores. [99] [100] Esto estimuló el inicio de Comcast Advertising Sales (utilizando el trabajo preliminar de AT&T) que más tarde pasaría a llamarse Comcast Spotlight y ahora, efectivamente, A Comcast Company. Como parte de esta adquisición, Comcast también adquirió el National Digital Television Center en Centennial, Colorado como una subsidiaria de propiedad absoluta, ahora conocida como Comcast Media Center . En 2003, Comcast se convirtió en uno de los inversores originales de The Golf Channel . [101] Después de que Excite@Home se declarara en quiebra en octubre de 2001, Comcast se hizo cargo de proporcionar Internet directamente a los consumidores en enero de 2002. [102]

El 11 de febrero de 2004, Comcast anunció una oferta de 54.000 millones de dólares por Disney, que incluía la asunción de 12.000 millones de dólares de la deuda de Disney. [103] El acuerdo habría convertido a Comcast en el mayor conglomerado de medios del mundo. [104] [105] Sin embargo, tras el rechazo de Disney y la respuesta incierta de los inversores, la oferta fue abandonada en abril. [106] En 2004, Comcast vendió sus acciones de QVC a Liberty Media por 7.900 millones de dólares. [107]

El 8 de abril de 2005, una asociación liderada por Comcast y Sony Pictures Entertainment finalizó un acuerdo para adquirir MGM y su estudio afiliado, United Artists , y creó un punto de venta adicional para llevar el material de MGM/UA para distribución por cable e Internet. [108] [109] El 31 de octubre de 2005, Comcast anunció oficialmente que había adquirido Susquehanna Communications , un proveedor de servicios de banda ancha y televisión por cable con sede en el centro sur de Pensilvania y unidad de la antigua empresa Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff , por 775 millones de dólares en efectivo. [110] [111] Comcast poseía anteriormente aproximadamente el 30% de Susquehanna Communications a través de su empresa afiliada, Lenfest . [110] En diciembre de 2005, Comcast anunció la creación de Comcast Interactive Media , una nueva división centrada en los medios en línea.

En julio de 2006, Comcast compró la empresa de software thePlatform, con sede en Seattle. [112] Esto representó el ingreso a una nueva línea de negocios: la venta de software para permitir a las empresas gestionar sus esfuerzos de publicación de medios en Internet (y basados ​​en IP).

El 3 de abril de 2007, Comcast anunció que adquiriría los sistemas de cable propiedad y operados por Patriot Media, una empresa privada propiedad del veterano de cable Steven J. Simmons, Spectrum Equity Investors y Spire Capital, que prestaba servicio a aproximadamente 81.000 suscriptores de vídeo por 483 millones de dólares. [113]

Comcast anunció en mayo de 2007 [114] y lanzó en septiembre de 2008 un panel de control llamado SmartZone que permitía a los usuarios realizar funciones móviles en línea. [115] También existía la protección contra spam y phishing de Cloudmark y el antivirus Trend Micro . [114] La libreta de direcciones es el software Comcast Plaxo . [114]

En mayo de 2008, Comcast compró Plaxo por una suma que según se informa oscilaba entre 150 y 170 millones de dólares. [116]

Comcast ganó el premio Consumerist Worst Company In America ("Golden Poo") en 2010. [117] Un trofeo de oro en forma de un montón de heces humanas fue entregado a la sede corporativa de Comcast para conmemorar el nivel inigualable de enemistad que fluye desde su base de clientes hacia su negocio. Comcast respondió de inmediato reconociendo públicamente el dudoso premio y citando los esfuerzos en curso para mejorar su servicio al cliente. [118] Un esfuerzo para cambiar esto es una nueva aplicación llamada Tech ETA que permite a los clientes ver exactamente cuándo viene un técnico. [119]

El 21 de mayo de 2024, Comcast anunció Xfinity StreamSaver™, un paquete de streaming que combina Peacock, Netflix y Apple TV+ para clientes de Xfinity Internet y TV. Este paquete ofrecía una suscripción a Netflix Standard con anuncios, Peacock Premium y Apple TV+, y prometía ahorros de más del 30 % o casi $100 al año. [120]

Compra de Adelphia

En abril de 2005, Comcast y Time Warner Cable anunciaron sus planes de comprar los activos de Adelphia Cable, que estaba en quiebra . [121] Las dos compañías pagaron un total de 17.600 millones de dólares en el acuerdo que se concretó en el segundo trimestre de 2006, después de que la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de los Estados Unidos (FCC) completara una investigación de siete meses sin plantear ninguna objeción. [122] Time Warner Cable se convirtió en el segundo proveedor de cable más grande de los Estados Unidos, detrás de Comcast. Como parte del acuerdo, Time Warner Cable y Comcast intercambiaron suscriptores existentes para consolidarlos en grupos geográficos más grandes. [123] [124]

En agosto de 2006, Comcast y Time Warner Cable disolvieron una sociedad 50/50 que controlaba los sistemas en los mercados de Houston , el suroeste de Texas, San Antonio y Kansas City bajo la marca Time Warner Cable. Después de la disolución, Comcast obtuvo el sistema de Houston y Time Warner retuvo los demás. [125] El 1 de enero de 2007, Comcast tomó oficialmente el control del sistema de Houston, pero continuó operando bajo la marca Time Warner Cable hasta el 19 de junio de 2007.

NBC Universal

Logotipo de NBCUniversal desde 2011 hasta la actualidad

Los medios de comunicación comenzaron a informar el 1 de octubre de 2009 que Comcast estaba en conversaciones para comprar NBC Universal . Comcast negó los rumores al principio, mientras que NBC no quiso hacer comentarios al respecto. [126] Sin embargo, la propia CNBC informó el 1 de octubre que General Electric estaba considerando escindir NBC Universal en una empresa separada que fusionaría la cadena de televisión NBC y sus propiedades de cable como USA Network, Syfy y MSNBC, así como Universal Pictures , con los activos de contenido de Comcast. GE mantendría el control del 49% de la nueva empresa, mientras que Comcast poseía el 51%. [127] [128] Vivendi , que posee el 20%, tendría que vender su participación a GE. Se informó que, según el acuerdo actual con GE, esto sucedería en noviembre o diciembre. [129] [130] También se informó que Time Warner estaría interesada en presentar una oferta, hasta que el director ejecutivo Jeffrey L. Bewkes negó directamente el interés, [131] dejando a Comcast como único postor. El 1 de noviembre de 2009, The New York Times informó que Comcast se había acercado a un acuerdo para comprar NBC Universal y que podría hacerse un anuncio formal en algún momento de la semana siguiente. [132]

Logotipo utilizado desde el 28 de enero de 2013 hasta el 10 de enero de 2024

Tras un acuerdo provisional el 1 de diciembre, [133] las partes anunciaron que Comcast compraría una participación controladora del 51% en NBC Universal, incluyendo Universal Pictures , por 6.500 millones de dólares en efectivo y 7.300 millones de dólares en programación el 3 de diciembre. [134] [135] [136] GE se haría cargo de la participación restante del 49% en NBC Universal, utilizando 5.800 millones de dólares para comprar la participación minoritaria del 20% de Vivendi en NBC Universal. [135] El 18 de enero de 2011, la FCC aprobó el acuerdo por una votación de 4 a 1. [137] [138] La transacción se completó el 28 de enero de 2011. [139] [140] En diciembre de 2012, Comcast adoptó un nuevo logotipo corporativo, que incorpora el logotipo del pavo real de NBC para indicar su propiedad de la emisora. [141] [142] El 12 de febrero de 2013, Comcast anunció que adquiriría el 49% restante de la participación de General Electric en NBCUniversal, en un acuerdo valuado en aproximadamente $16,7 mil millones. [143] [144] La adquisición se completó el 19 de marzo de 2013. [145] [146]

Comcast informó que las ganancias netas del tercer trimestre de 2020 cayeron un 37 por ciento a $ 2.02 mil millones de $ 3.22 mil millones del año anterior, en parte debido a las medidas de capacidad limitada para la pandemia de COVID-19 en parques temáticos como Universal Studios y salas de cine, con ingresos cayendo un 4.8 por ciento. Con su parque temático en California cerrado desde marzo de 2020 y capacidad limitada en ubicaciones en Florida y Japón , la compañía se vio obligada a despedir a varios de sus empleados; los ingresos de sus ubicaciones de parques temáticos cayeron un 81 por ciento a $ 311 millones de $ 1.63 mil millones en 2019. [147] En 2024, Comcast firmó un acuerdo con Starlink para proporcionar conectividad basada en satélite a clientes comerciales en regiones con acceso limitado a la red. [148]

Compra fallida de Time Warner Cable

El 12 de febrero de 2014, el diario Los Angeles Times informó que Comcast buscaba adquirir Time Warner Cable en un acuerdo valorado en 45.200 millones de dólares. [149] El 13 de febrero, se informó que Time Warner Cable había acordado la adquisición. [150] Esto era para añadir varias áreas metropolitanas a la cartera de Comcast, como la ciudad de Nueva York, Los Ángeles , Dallas-Fort Worth , Cleveland , Columbus , Cincinnati , Charlotte , San Diego y San Antonio. [151] Time Warner Cable y Comcast tenían como objetivo fusionarse en una sola empresa a finales de 2014 y ambos han elogiado el acuerdo, haciendo hincapié en las mayores capacidades de una red de telecomunicaciones combinada y en "crear eficiencias operativas y economías de escala". [152]

En 2014, los críticos expresaron su preocupación por que el acuerdo daría a Comcast mayor poder de negociación en varias áreas, incluidas las tarifas de retransmisión con canales de televisión, [153] y los acuerdos de intercambio de tráfico con los ISP. [154]

Los críticos señalaron en 2013 que Tom Wheeler , el jefe de la FCC, que tiene que aprobar el acuerdo, es el ex jefe tanto de la mayor organización de lobby de cable, la Asociación Nacional de Cable y Telecomunicaciones, como del mayor lobby inalámbrico, CTIA - The Wireless Association . [155] [156] Según Politico , Comcast "donó a casi todos los miembros del Congreso que tienen algo que ver en regularlo". [157] El Comité Judicial del Senado de los EE. UU. celebró una audiencia sobre el acuerdo el 9 de abril de 2014. [158] El Comité Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes planeó su propia audiencia. [159] El 6 de marzo de 2014, la División Antimonopolio del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos confirmó que estaba investigando el acuerdo. [160] En marzo de 2014, el presidente de la división, William Baer, ​​se recusó porque estuvo involucrado en la adquisición anterior de Comcast NBCUniversal. [161] Los fiscales generales de varios estados han anunciado su apoyo a la investigación federal. [162] El 24 de abril de 2015, Jonathan Sallet, asesor general de la FCC, explicó que iba a recomendar una audiencia ante un juez administrativo, lo que equivaldría a un colapso del acuerdo. [163]

En agosto de 2015, Comcast anunció que aumentaría las velocidades de Internet para clientes de bajos ingresos de 5 Mbit/s a 10 Mbit/s, proporcionaría enrutadores inalámbricos gratuitos y pondría a prueba una iniciativa para aumentar el acceso a Internet para personas mayores de bajos ingresos. [164] En septiembre de ese año, Comcast también lanzó Watchable, un competidor de YouTube . [165] Variety vio la medida como un intento de atraer al mercado de corte de cable . [165]

Animación DreamWorks

El 28 de abril de 2016, Comcast anunció oficialmente que su división NBCUniversal adquirirá DreamWorks Animation por $3.8 mil millones. [166] [167] La ​​adquisición se completó el 22 de agosto de 2016; DreamWorks Animation se integró en NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment como parte de Universal Pictures . [168] Universal se hizo cargo de la distribución de las películas de DreamWorks Animation a partir de 2019 con Cómo entrenar a tu dragón: El mundo oculto después de que finalizara el acuerdo de DreamWorks Animation con 20th Century Fox .

Servicio celular

En septiembre de 2016, Comcast confirmó que lanzaría una red celular MVNO con Verizon Wireless . Se esperaba que el servicio, descrito como un "producto integrado con Wi-Fi y MVNO", se lanzara a mediados de 2017. [169] La asociación y la incorporación de la tecnología inalámbrica permitirían a Comcast ofrecer un cuádruple play de servicios. [170] [171] Incluyendo la oferta de seguridad para el hogar de Comcast, los clientes ahora tienen la opción de un quíntuple play. [172] El servicio se anunció oficialmente el 6 de abril de 2017, como Xfinity Mobile. [173]

Intento de adquisición de Fox y posteriormente de Sky

El 16 de noviembre de 2017, se informó que Comcast intentó comprar 21st Century Fox , luego de la noticia 10 días antes de que Disney negoció con Fox para adquirir los mismos activos. Al igual que Disney, el acuerdo incluía los estudios de cine y televisión de 20th Century Fox, las redes de entretenimiento por cable y satélite de transmisión, incluidas FX Networks , National Geographic Partners , Fox Sports Networks y canales internacionales como Star India . No incluiría las unidades Fox Broadcasting Company , Fox Television Stations , Fox Sports y Fox News , todas las cuales se escindirán en una nueva empresa independiente, [174] que luego se conocerá como Fox Corporation desde el lanzamiento de 2019.

Sin embargo, el 11 de diciembre de 2017, Comcast retiró oficialmente la oferta, diciendo que "nunca obtuvimos el nivel de compromiso necesario para hacer una oferta definitiva". [175] El 14 de diciembre, Disney confirmó oficialmente su adquisición de 21st Century Fox por $ 52,4 mil millones en acciones, pendiente de revisión de la División Antimonopolio del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos. [176]

El 5 de febrero de 2018, un nuevo informe de CNBC afirma que, a pesar del acuerdo Disney/Fox, Comcast estaba considerando superar la oferta de Disney de 52,4 mil millones de dólares una vez que se concretara la fusión AT&T – Time Warner , después de que la División Antimonopolio del Departamento de Justicia presentara una demanda para bloquear la fusión el 20 de noviembre de 2017.

On February 27, 2018, Comcast offered to purchase 61% stake in Sky plc at a value of £12.50 per-share, approximately £22.1 billion. 21st Century Fox, which owns 39% stake in Sky, had previously declined a US$60 billion acquisition offer by Comcast in favor of its deal with Disney, due to anti-competition concerns.[177][178][179] NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke stated that purchasing Sky would roughly double its presence in English-speaking markets, and allow for synergies between the respective networks and studios of NBCUniversal and Sky. Fox stated that it "remains committed to its recommended cash offer for Sky", and that Comcast had not yet made a "firm offer".[180]

On April 12, the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ruled that Disney had to acquire all of Sky within 28 days of fully acquiring Fox if the latter's acquisition of Sky was not completed by the time the merger was done, or if Comcast's counter-offer was not accepted.[181] On April 25, 2018, Comcast made its formal counter-bid for Sky plc, offering £12.50 per-share; Sky subsequently withdrew its recommendation of the Fox bid.[182]

On May 7, 2018, Comcast announced a potential bid against Disney's effort to acquire Fox after it spoke to investment banks about making a $60 billion cash offer, pending on approval of the AT&T–Time Warner merger.[183] Eight days later, several Fox investors expressed interests in signing a deal with Comcast due to their all-cash offer as opposed to Disney's $52.4 billion stock offer.[184] Then on June 5, 2018, Culture Secretary Matt Hancock cleared both 21st Century Fox and Comcast's respective offers to acquire Sky plc. Fox's offer is contingent on the divestiture of Sky News.[185][186] Eight days later, Comcast officially announced a $65 billion counter-offer to acquire the 21st Century Fox's assets that Disney offered to purchase.[187]

On June 15, 2018, the European Commission gave antitrust clearance to Comcast's offer to purchase Sky, citing that in terms of their current assets in Europe, there would be limited impact on competition. Comcast included a 10-year commitment to the operations and funding of Sky News similar to that of Disney's offer.[188][189][190] On June 19, 2018, Disney formally agreed to acquire Sky News as part of Fox's proposed bid, with a 15-year commitment to increase its annual funding from £90 million to £100 million.[191]

However, on June 20, 2018, Disney and Fox announced that they had amended their previous merger agreement, upping Disney's offer to $71.3 billion (a 10% premium over Comcast's $65 billion offer), while also offering shareholders the option of receiving cash instead of stock.[192] On June 27, the United States Department of Justice gave antitrust approval to Disney under the condition of selling Fox's 22 regional sports channels, to which the company has agreed.[193] On the next day, Disney and Fox shareholders scheduled July 27, 2018 as the day to vote on Fox's properties being sold to Disney, giving Comcast enough time to make a higher counter-offer for the Fox assets.[194][195]

On July 11, 2018, 21st Century Fox raised its bid to purchase Sky plc assets to $32.5 billion, and $18.57 a share. In response, Comcast increased its bid to $34 billion, and $19.5 a share. At the same time, Fox was given clearance by the British government to purchase Sky.[196][197] On July 18, 2018, Bloomberg reported that the Sky board scheduled July 27, 2018 as the day shareholders vote on selling Sky properties.[198]

However, on July 12, 2018, the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal with the D.C. Circuit to reverse the District Court's approval for AT&T acquisition of Time Warner (now renamed WarnerMedia). Although analysts say that the chances of the DOJ win are small, they say it is the "final nail in the coffin for Comcast's Fox chase. This is a clear gift to Disney."[199] On the next day, CEO of AT&T Randall Stephenson gave an interview with CNBC, about Comcast's bid for Fox: "It probably can't help it. You're in a situation where two entities are bidding for an asset, and this kind of action can obviously influence the outcome of those actions."[200]

On July 16, 2018, CNBC reported that Comcast was unlikely to continue its bidding war to acquire Fox from Disney in favor of Sky.[201] Three days later, Comcast officially announced that it was dropping its bid on the Fox assets in order to focus on their bid for Sky. CEO of Comcast, Brian L. Roberts said: "I'd like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and respected company."[202] Eight days later, 21st Century Fox shareholders agreed to sell the majority of its assets to Disney for $71.3 billion. The sale covered the majority of 21CF's entertainment assets, including 20th Century Fox, FX Networks, and National Geographic Partners, among others.

On September 22, 2018, Comcast outbid 21st Century Fox, by raising its bid for Sky plc to $40 billion, or $22.57 a share.[203] On September 25, 2018, Comcast bought a 30% stake of Sky plc. The next day on September 26, 2018, Fox with the consent of its acquirer sold its 39% stake to Comcast in exchange for $15 billion in cash.[204] In October 2018 Comcast later acquired the rest of the shares of Sky with the company being delisted in November.[205] The merger was completed on November 7, 2018, when the company was delisted after becoming a wholly owned subsidiary and division of Comcast.[206]

On June 20, 2022, Comcast acquired Levl, an American-Israeli startup develops technology that authenticates wireless devices and can help prevent hacking, for an estimated $50 million. Following the acquisition, Comcast announced it will set up its first development center in Israel.[207]

In 2023, Comcast and Disney agreed that Comcast would sell its 33% stake to Hulu (the service has an audience of 48 million subscribers). The streaming service is valued at $27.5 billion in this deal. Part of the proceeds from this deal will be used to buy back Comcast shares.[208]

Divisions and subsidiaries

Comcast Cable (Xfinity)

Comcast Cable, which goes by the brand name Xfinity, provides cable television, broadband internet, and home telephone services. Comcast Cable also provides similar services to small to medium-sized business through its Comcast Business brand, and Fortune 1000 companies through its Comcast Enterprise brand.[209]

NBCUniversal

Comcast delivers third-party television programming content to its own customers, and also produces its own first-party content both for subscribers and customers of other competing television services. Fully or partially owned Comcast programming includes Comcast Newsmakers, Comcast SportsNet, SportsNet New York, MLB Network, Golf Channel, Syfy, and USA Network. On May 19, 2009, Disney and ESPN announced an agreement to allow Comcast Corporation to carry the channels ESPNU and ESPN3.[210]

Comcast's content networks and assets also include E!, Oxygen, Golf Channel, Universal Kids, Bravo, and the regional NBC Sports Networks. When Comcast took majority ownership in NBCUniversal, a significant number of cable networks were added to this list. Comcast's NHL deal obligated them to create a U.S. version of NHL Network, launched in October 2007. NBCSN folded in 2021.

Comcast has also operated local channels in some markets, such as Comcast Television in the Detroit region, Comcast Network in the Philadelphia and Mid-Atlantic regions (formerly CN8), and Comcast Entertainment Television in Denver and parts of Utah. They primarily carried local programs and sports (including, in some cases, serving as the designated overflow channel for local regional sports networks).

DreamWorks Animation

On August 22, 2016, NBCUniversal bought DreamWorks Animation along with its major IP, including Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Trolls, and Madagascar and Big Idea Entertainment owning its Christian animated direct-to-video franchise VeggieTales.[211][212][213][214]

Sky Group

Through Sky, Comcast offers any first-party and third-party television programming which using the satellite distribution system to its customers and subscribers across several countries in Europe, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. It is Europe's largest media company and pay-TV broadcaster by revenue (as of 2018),[215] with 23 million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019.[216][217]

Until November 2018, Sky was owned by 21st Century Fox through a 39.14% controlling stake;[218] on 9 December 2016, following a previous attempt under News Corporation that was affected by the News International phone hacking scandal, 21st Century Fox announced that it had agreed to buy the remainder of Sky, pending government approval. However, after a bidding war that included Disney (which was, in turn, acquiring most of 21st Century Fox assets), Comcast acquired the entirety of Sky in 2018 for £17.28 per-share.

In 2020, NBCUniversal and Sky Group began preparations to launch an international news channel called NBC Sky World News.[219][220] The service was also planned for it to be available on Peacock in the United States. Plans for the launch – initially scheduled for summer 2020[221] – were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[222] and in August, the proposed service was scrapped, resulting in layoffs of 60 employees.[223][224] NBC subsequently allowed its free streaming service NBC News Now to be seen internationally, and is available globally on YouTube and on Sky TV and Virgin Media in the UK.[225]

Xumo

Xumo is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, which Comcast acquired on February 25, 2020, for an undisclosed amount. The service operates as a business within the Comcast Cable division. Comcast planned to position the service as a complement to its premium streaming service Peacock (as well as compete with ViacomCBS's Pluto TV and Fox Corporation's Tubi), and leverage its streaming technology, as well as its distribution partnerships with smart TV manufacturers.[226][227][228]

On October 19, 2021, Comcast announced "XClass TV", a line of smart TVs manufactured by Hisense that would be powered by the X1 software platform used by its cable services.[229]

In April 2022, Comcast and Charter Communications announced that they would form a joint venture to form a "next-generation streaming platform", with Comcast contributing its Xfinity Flex, XClass TV, and Xumo businesses.[230][231][232] In November 2022, Comcast and Charter announced that the joint venture would use the Xumo name, with Xumo, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV rebranded as Xumo Play, Xumo Stream Box, and Xumo TV respectively.[233]

Professional sports

In 1996, Comcast bought a controlling stake in Spectacor from the company's founder, Ed Snider.[234] Comcast Spectacor holdings now include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team and their home arena in Philadelphia, as well as esports organization T1, in a joint venture with South Korea's SK Telecom. Over a number of years, Comcast became majority owner of Comcast SportsNet, as well as Golf Channel and NBCSN (formerly the Outdoor Life Network, then Versus). In 2002, Comcast paid the University of Maryland $25 million for naming rights to the new basketball arena built on the College Park campus, the Xfinity Center. Before it was renamed for Comcast's cable subsidiary, Xfinity Center was called Comcast Center from its opening in 2002 through July 2014. Comcast became the sponsor of NASCAR's second-tier series renaming it the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015.

Criticism and controversies

Comcast service van, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan

In 2004 and 2007, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey found that Comcast had the worst customer satisfaction rating of any company or government agency in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service. The ACSI indicates that almost half of all cable customers (regardless of company) have registered complaints, and that cable is the only industry to score below 60 in the ACSI.[235] Comcast's Customer Service Rating by the ACSI surveys indicate that the company's customer service has not improved since the surveys began in 2001. Analysis of the surveys states that "Comcast is one of the lowest scoring companies in ACSI. As its customer satisfaction eroded by 7% over the past year, revenue increased by 12%." The ACSI analysis also addresses this contradiction, stating that "Such pricing power usually comes with some level of monopoly protection and most cable companies have little competition at the local level. This also means that a cable company can do well financially even though its customers are not particularly satisfied."[236][237]

In April 2014, Comcast was awarded the 2014 "Worst Company in America" award; an annual contest by the consumer affairs blog The Consumerist that runs a series of reader polls to determine the least popular company in America. This was the second time Comcast had been awarded this title, the first being in 2010.[238]

Comcast spends millions of dollars annually on lobbying.[239][240] Comcast employs the spouses, sons and daughters of mayors, councilmen, commissioners, and other officials to assure its continued preferred market allocations.[241][242][243]

Comcast was given an "F" for its corporate governance practices in 2010, by Corporate Library, an independent shareholder-research organization. According to Corporate Library, Comcast's board of directors ability to oversee and control management was severely compromised (at least in 2010) by the fact that several of the directors either worked for the company or had business ties to it (making them susceptible to management pressure), and a third of the directors were over 70 years of age. According to The Wall Street Journal nearly two thirds of the flights of Comcast's $40 million corporate jet purchased for business travel related to the NBCU acquisition, were to CEO Brian Roberts' private homes or to resorts.[244]

On August 1, 2016, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Comcast Corporation in King County Superior Court, alleging the company's own documents reveal a pattern of illegally deceiving their customers to pad their bottom line by tens of millions of dollars.[245] The FCC issued a $2.3 million fine to Comcast after finding that the company was charging customers for unordered services and equipment. More than a thousand customers issued complaints about these unprecedented charges to their bill. In addition, numerous customers reported inappropriate name-calling and interrogation by customer service representatives. Comcast's executive vice president, David Cohen, admitted the company needed to improve their customer service.[246]

On August 8, 2016, an official Comcast employee confirmed that Comcast was changing native 1080i channels to the 720p60 format. "Official Employees are from multiple teams within Comcast: Product, Support, Leadership."[247]

In February 2017, Comcast was ordered by the self-regulatory National Advertising Review Board to cease using a claim based on Speedtest.net data that it has "America's fastest internet", stating that "Ookla's data showed only that Xfinity consumers who took advantage of the free tests offered on the Speedtest.net website subscribed to tiers of service with higher download speeds than Verizon FiOS consumers who took advantage of the tests." They were also ordered to stop using a claim that the company offers the "fastest in-home Wi-Fi," which was poorly substantiated.[248]

On December 21, 2018, Minnesota State Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit against Comcast in Hennepin County over allegations that the company had overcharged customers for cable packages, added home security, service protection plans, modem and other equipment packages to customers bills without their consent, and did not give customers the prepaid $200 Visa cards they promised to give if customers kept up-to-date on their monthly bills for 90 days on their advertisements.[249] On January 25, 2020, the lawsuit was settled, Comcast being ordered to refund 15,600 customers and give 16,000 other customers debt relief. Comcast was also ordered to disclose the full amounts customers will be charged for using their services on their advertisements.[250]

As of fall 2019, Comcast is the last major cable provider or streamer to neglect to carry the ACC Network, prompting some customers to consider cutting the cord or switching providers.[251][252] Forbes magazine criticized the decision not to carry the college sports network as violating a fundamental principle of marketing: "never give your customers a reason to switch."[253] North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper asked Comcast and AT&T to carry the network, after which AT&T did so on their U-Verse cable service.[252][254]

In June 2021, the Supreme Court rejected a petition for review by Comcast regarding an anti-trust lawsuit by Viamedia, Inc. after the Biden administration had recommended against review.[255]

In September 2024, Marc Caputo reported that Comcast had made a $50,000 donation to the anti-abortion PAC Florida Freedom Fund.[256] Two years earlier, Comcast announced it would give up to $10,000 in travel money to employees living in states with tight abortion restrictions in order to receive abortion care.[257]

Carbon footprint

Comcast reported total CO2e emissions (direct + indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 2,291 Kt (-249 /-9.8% y-o-y).[258]

Notes

  1. ^ Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not the parent company (see: Bloomberg profile on Comcast Holdings Corporation). Technically, the current parent company was founded December 7, 2001 as CAB Holdings Corporation, which changed its name to AT&T Comcast Corporation before finally taking on the Comcast Corporation name (see: Nov 2002 8K/A Form Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine and Nov 2002 S-4 Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine).

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