I first learned about Bernie Sanders when he did an interview on the Ed Schultz show. Over the last few years he did many interviews on the MSNBC shows. Those voices are now being silenced by COMCAST, MSNBC's overlord.
They say MSNBC is broken and must be fixed but it is neither "broken" or in need of Comcast's "fix".
MSNBC: financial data on this highly profitable company
MSNBC has two income sources
2014 License Fee Revenue (in millions) 273.6
2014 Ad Revenue (in millions) 221.3
TOTAL REVENUE 494.9
2014 Profit ($ millions) 205.6
source Pew Research
So MSNBC brings in 1/2 Billion a Year, profits of nearly 1/4 Billion
So Not Broken
Income Similar to 25 Local TV Stations for their News Divisions
The change is about censorship not profits
More about COMCAST
2014 Comcast Disclosed Political Contributions
COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL EXECUTIVE BIOGRAPHIES
Right Wing Action Page to Purge MSNBC of Democrats
LA Times - Comcast 2014 Annual Investor Meeting draws protest Comcast Corp. was hoping to focus on its financial achievements and the benefits of its proposed takeover of Time Warner Cable during its annual shareholders meeting.
Instead, the company Wednesday was taken to task by consumer advocates and some customers who believe the cable giant already is too big and powerful. The proposed $45-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc., they said, could hurt customers who are already grappling with high prices and sometimes sluggish customer service.
LA Times - Comcast 2014 Annual Investor Meeting draws protest Investors rejected three proposals from shareholders that did not have the support of the company. One included a request by the Episcopal Church that Comcast provide greater detail on its government lobbying efforts and strategy.
Comcast employs 130 lobbyists and spent nearly $19 million on lobbying efforts last year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. It ranks among the nation's top corporate spenders.
Comcast Chairman and Chief Executive Brian L. Roberts controls 33.3% of Comcast's voting stock, which gives him considerable sway over the company's decision-making.
Politicians Who Regulate Big Cable Invest in AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon Ever wonder why big cable companies can do whatever they want? It's partly because the FCC keeps its revolving door spinning. But it's also worth knowing that the politicians in charge of regulating the telecom industry not only receive campaign funds from them; some of them directly invest in companies like AT&T and Comcast.
Former Comcast and Verizon Attorneys Now Manage the FCC and Are About to Kill the Internet Like so many problems in American government, the policy shift may relate to the pernicious corruption of the revolving door. The FCC is stocked with staffers who have recently worked for Internet Service Providers (ISP) that stand to benefit tremendously from the defeat of net neutrality.
The backgrounds of the new FCC staff have not been reported until now.
Take Daniel Alvarez, an attorney who has long represented Comcast through the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. In 2010, Alvarez wrote a letter to the FCC on behalf of Comcast protesting net neutrality rules, arguing that regulators failed to appreciate “socially beneficial discrimination.” The proposed rules, Alvarez wrote in the letter co-authored with a top Comcast lobbyist named Joe Waz, should be reconsidered.
Hewlett-Packard Names Post-Breakup Board Members By Dow Jones Business News, August 12, 2015 Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday named current and former executives at companies like General Motors Co. and Comcast Corp. to sit on the boards of the two companies it will split into in November.
At Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., which will be led by current HP Chief Executive Meg Whitman, board members are expected to include Marc Andreessen, co-founder of AH Capital Management LLC; Dan Ammann, president of General Motors Co.; and Michael J. Angelakis, a Comcast Corp. executive
Comcast Venture is the Venture Capital Arm of Comcast
Investments and has 113 Investments in 83 Companies
It's Headquarters are in San Francisco, CA
Description:Comcast Ventures is the private venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation. It consists of the recently combined Comcast Interactive
Its Website is: http://www.comcastventures.com
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OpenSecrets.org
Profile for 2014 Election Cycle
CONTRIBUTIONS
$5,022,711
ranks 30 of 16,872
LOBBYING
$17,020,000 (2014)
ranks 8 of 4,067 in 2014
Comcast is an ALEC member
Comcast flaunts on its website that it buys politicians and is involved in shady anti-union organizations such as ALEC on it's website
COMCAST CORPORATION STATEMENT ON POLITICAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY
Introduction
Comcast exercises its fundamental right and responsibility to participate in the political process. Participation in political activities is important to protect and achieve the business objectives of Comcast. It is also critical that all of our activities in this area display rigorous compliance with applicable laws and regulations. For this reason, Comcast's essential policy with respect to political activities is set forth in the Company's Code of Conduct. This statement provides additional information about the Company's implementation and compliance activities in connection with its political activities program.