000 U.S. homes didn’t pay for TV and relied solely on Web TV last year and projects that number to grow this year (Lawton‚ 2009). What can someone expect when they forego cable? The first option is to see what’s available over the air. In most cases free over-the-air HDTV has slightly better image quality than the HD cable people were paying for‚ since cable companies often compress their signals in order to include more channels (Moskovciak‚ 2011). Every modern HDTV has a built-in tuner‚ so
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com/wp-dyn/articles/A39143-2004Jul9.html News and Information: Comcast Schilit‚ H. M.‚ & Perler‚ J. (2010). Financial Shenanigans. New York: McGraw-Hill. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2002‚ July 24). Retrieved September 25‚ 2013‚ from Securities and Exchange Commission Web site: http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr17627.htm The Adelphia Story Van Peursem‚ K.‚ Zhou‚ M.‚ Flood‚ T.‚ & Buttimore‚ J. (2007‚ June). Three cases of corporate fraud: An audit perspective. Working Paper Series(94)
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offering a $20-a-month discount to customers who ordered its FiOS Triple Play bundle online. AT&T was handing out prepaid Visa cards worth up to $350 to residential customers who purchased its U-verse TV or Internet services on its Web site. And Comcast‚ via its Xfinity brand‚ was offering $200 Visa cards to new users of its Triple Play bundle. When your contract ends and it comes time to renew‚ tell your provider you want the special that’s advertised for new customers only -- and threaten to
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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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Brief Background In the year 1952‚ John Rigas‚ the son of Greek immigrants‚ founded the company that would grow and become Adelphia Communications Corporation in Coudersport‚ Pennsylvania‚ when he purchased a $300 license to wire Coudersport for cable television services. In 1972‚ he and his brother‚ Gus‚ created Adelphia Communications Corporation. Adelphia is Greek for “Brothers”; this signifies their Greek heritage as a corporation run by brothers. Adelphia has always been a “family” business
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1. Check one Company and get its Mission and Vision - Coca-Cola Mission: Our Roadmap starts with our mission‚ which is enduring. It declares our purpose as a company and serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and decisions. • To refresh the world... • To inspire moments of optimism and happiness... • To create value and make a difference. - Coca-Cola Vision: Our vision serves as the framework for our Roadmap and guides every aspect of our business by describing what we need
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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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Customers are very particular about the media outlets they pay attention to these days. For a cable company like Comcast‚ reaching some potential customers can prove to be more difficult than others. One example‚ is the “out and about” customer‚ who does not have time to sit down and watch TV. This type of customer is not seeing any of our commercials‚ which could entice them to our new products like home security which could be useful to them as they are away from the house often. A media outlet
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UNDERSTANDING THE CASE PROCESS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this section is to help you to understand what a case is and how you‚ as a student of business‚ can more effectively prepare your answers and benefit from a case discussion. The material covered in this section includes: 1. Understanding what a case is. 2. Reading a case effectively. 3. Analysing and preparing for a case discussion. 4. Reporting your case findings. 5. Discussing the case. 1. Understanding what a case is. Socrates
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& PRESENT YOUR ESOURCING BUSINESS CASE MAY 17‚ 2011 Can’t attend ISM’s 96th annual International Supply Management Conference this week? Don’t worry; we have some helpful notes from the conference to share with you. Lauren Panza‚ managing director of the greater Atlanta area for Iasta‚ attended the presentation‚ “Indirect Purchasing: Getting a Seat at the Table” yesterday morning. The presentation outlined how to build and present a strong business case to executives for indirect sourcing projects
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