Comcast and AT&T: A Cable-Industry Merger The Cable Industry of the 1990s‚ and Comcast’s/AT&T’s Places Therein From 1990 to 2001‚ the cable industry was compelled to almost completely restructure; buffeted by forces both internal and external‚ cable operators were forced to make drastic changes in the name of survival. Influences at play in the early 1990s were only augmented when Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996‚ allowing “competitive distribution technologies…to
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companies need to compete on analytics to stay successful in the marketplace. Old strategies and models are no longer effective ways that companies can rely on to operate their business. Competing on analytics can be defined as‚ “the extensive use of data‚ statistical and quantitative analysis‚ explanatory and predictive models‚ and fact-based management to drive decisions and action “(Davenport‚ 2007‚ p. 7). I work for Comcast‚ one of the largest telecommunications companies‚ the company has been proactively
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Comcast Business Report Management 485W Professor Veselina Vracheva Tuesday & Thursday 11:45-3:10 June 24‚ 2014 Abstract The purpose of this report is to dissect and learn about the strategies‚ management team‚ external environment and industry analysis that Comcast has put in place to become a booming and profitable corporation. Comcast‚ which is headquartered in Philadelphia and is a well-liked service provider for television‚ phone‚ and internet‚ has been around for many
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Time Warner vs. Comcast Cable Group Fact Sheet Comcast * Cable‚ Internet‚ and phone provider. They also make revenues in other areas such as theme parks‚ film‚ advertising‚ and home security. * Residential and commercial customers in 40 different states. * In the past five years Comcast has acquired several holdings‚ other cable networks‚ and related businesses. * Fortune 500 rank: 2009: 68 2010: 59 2011: 66 2012: 49 2013: 46 * Position in the telecommunications
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This memo is aimed to evaluate the overall television industry today and to provide a brief overview of one of the industry leading players - Comcast Corporation’s current business situation‚ specifically‚ to examine its internal strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats in the external environment. More importantly‚ the key challenges that the company is currently facing and the potential solutions to theses problem will be discussed. The current U.S. broadcast and cable television
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Comcast is a large cable and satellite television provider in the United States. The company has been plagued with internal weaknesses and external threats in recent years and is in desperate need of turning around its customer service department as quickly as possible. There are three factors in Comcast’s microenvironment that critically affect the company and their day to day operations. One of the most important factors is their people‚ the ones working and providing customers with information
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Higher National Diploma in Business Unit Number and Title Start Date Assignment Due Date Assessor Name Assignment No Assignment Title 7. Business Strategy 30/07/2013 27/08/2013 Ms. Uzma Farooq 2 Understand Approaches to Strategy Evaluation and Selection & Understand How to Implement a Chosen Strategy. In this assignment the student will select a strategy for a given organisation‚ consider why they might use different strategies in different situations and why certain strategies might not be appropriate
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underlying strategy: creating a "unique and valuable [market] position"‚ making trade-offs by choosing "what not to do"‚ and creating "fit" by aligning company activities to with one another to support the chosen strategy.[5] Dr. Vladimir Kvint defines strategy as "a system of finding‚ formulating‚ and developing a doctrine that will ensure long-term success if followed faithfully."[6] Corporate strategy involves answering a key question from a portfolio perspective: "What business should we be
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BE 431 Business Strategy On the meaning of strategy from different theories and perspectives Introduction Strategy‚ originated from the ancient art of war‚ refers to the planning made on the basis of the analysis of the whole war situation. Moreover‚ under the influence of Ansoff’s Strategy for Diversification‚ strategy has begun to be widely used in economic management and many other areas including society‚ education‚ science and technology
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group and dominating it. 2. Corporate strategy options for diversified companies include A) broadening the company’s business scope by making new acquisitions in new industries. B) divesting weak-performing businesses and retrenching to a narrower base of business operations. C) restructuring the company’s business lineup with a combination of divestitures and new acquisitions to put a whole new face on the company’s business makeup. D) pursuing growth
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