Comcast’s third-quarter results were buoyed by a surge in advertising tied to the Spanish-language telecast on NBCUniversal’s Telemundo, a profit at its Peacock streaming service and the box-office performance of films like The Odyssey, but revenue in most parts of the company’s cable-and-media empire dipped as the Philadelphia media conglomerate faced challenges in its core […]
Comcast Q3 Sees Continued Broadband Downturn, Despite Boosts From World Cup, Peacock
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