sophisticated‚ companies are rapidly producing new products and introducing new innovations. The fast growth of technology is making competition even more challenging. In order for companies to remain competitive‚ 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
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Comcast NBC Universal SWOT Analysis and Discussion Comcast is the largest cable television company and largest internet service provider by a large margin. They pull in almost 75 billion dollars in revenue annually‚ serve over 22 million customers‚ yet have still managed to win the world’s worst company twice in a row. There is no denying Comcast’s ability to make money and pull in customers but with a closer look on their internal strengths and weaknesses along with the external movement of the
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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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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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Integrating Values - The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of Comcast-NBC Universal Merger NOVA Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship Abstract For the over past decade cable television industry has experienced restructuring through a large number of creative innovation‚ mergers and acquisitions. For the purpose of understanding both legal and ethical issues in regards to such a merger in the US cable television industry
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Comcast Corporation is the nation’s leading provider of cable‚ entertainment and communications products and services‚ with 24.1 million cable customers‚ 12.4 million high-speed Internet customers and 3.5 million voice customers. Comcast is principally involved in the development‚ management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content. Comcast provides a wide variety of consumer products and services: Video - Comcast is the nation’s largest video provider
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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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contributed $104 billion; and advertising contributed the rest. Most households in the U.S. purchase TV subscriptions from cable operators such as Comcast and Time Warner‚ or satellite companies such as DirectTV‚ or Dish Network. Consumers also access television content through internet companies such as Netflix‚ Hulu‚ and Amazon Instant Video. Comcast‚ DirectTV‚ Time Warner Cable‚ and Dish Network accounted for almost two-thirds of the entire industry revenue. Internet services are rising each
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Strategy Comcast has been making significant investments to enhance their products while improving the service and support being delivered to consumers. Comcast’s strategy focuses on providing consumers with the best and most content across all platforms. Their vision is to give customers exponentially more content choices – all available to consumers at the click of the remote without having to buy any additional equipment. Comcast’s strategy includes the implementation of the XFINITY brand
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