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News For DIS;CMCSA From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on DIS;CMCSA the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | all recent news | >> May 24, 2013 15:07 EDT DIS Yahoo submits bid for Hulu, AllThingsD reports Subscribe for More Information 13:19 EDT DIS, CMCSA KKR, Silver Lake to join bidding for Hulu video service, Bloomberg reports 07:11 EDT DIS Hulu attracts several bidders, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 06:10 EDT DIS On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up Subscribe for More Information May 22, 2013 07:29 EDT CMCSA Xbox won't hurt pay TV companies in near-term, AllThingsD says Subscribe for More Information 07:24 EDT CMCSA NetEvents International to host a summit Subscribe for More Information May 21, 2013 12:58 EDT DIS Disney's ESPN cuts less than 6% of workforce, Bloomberg reports Disney's (DIS) ESPN unit laid off less than 400 workers today as part of a companywide cost-cutting effort, Bloomberg reports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. The cuts amount to less than 6% of ESPN’s 7,000 employees, the report adds. Reference Link 06:52 EDT CMCSA Video on demand from cable companies becoming more popular, NY Times says Subscribe for More Information May 20, 2013 13:45 EDT CMCSA Comcast's NBC names new news president Subscribe for More Information May 19, 2013 16:41 EDT DIS Viacom's 'Into Darkness' tops Disney's “Iron Man 3” at box office, WSJ says Subscribe for More Information May 17, 2013 15:51 EDT DIS, CMCSA DirecTV weighing bid for Hulu, WSJ reports DirecTV (DTV) is considering making a bid for Hulu, the video website jointly owned by News Corp. (NWSA), Comcast (CMCSA), and Disney (DIS), reports The Wall Street Journal citing a person familiar with the matter. Reference Link 15:26 EDT DIS, CMCSA DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports Subscribe for More Information 06:23 EDT DIS Disney downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities Subscribe for More Information May 16, 2013 13:46 EDT DIS Disney's ESPN acquires rights to tennis' U.S. Open beginning 2015 Subscribe for More Information 09:24 EDT CMCSA Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Subscribe for More Information 05:51 EDT CMCSA NBCUniversal says winter Olympic Games ad sales strong, WSJ reports Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal unit is projecting advertising sales over $800M for the Olympic Games next year in Russia, which would be a record for the Winter Games, despite the decision by Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and Hilton Worldwide not to advertise on the event in Sochi, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company said it has sold 75%-80% of its TV inventory.Reference Link May 15, 2013 19:59 EDT CMCSA, DIS Pay-TV operators eye Hulu, WSJ reports At least two pay-TV operators, including Time Warner Cable (TWC), are looking at an investment in Hulu, jointly controlled by Comcast (CMCSA), Disney (DIS), and News Corp. (NWSA), reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. Reference Link 11:48 EDT CMCSA Appaloosa reports new stakes in Comcast, Ashland, sells Oracle David Tepper's Appaloosa in its quarterly filing report new positions in Comcast (CMCSA), Prudential (PRU), Hess Corp. (HES), Check Point (CHKP), KBR (KBR) and Ashland (ASH). The fund sold its stakes in Oracle (ORCL) and Noble Corp. (NE). Appaloosa's top position is in Citigroup (C), with a stake worth over $376.9M. 11:24 EDT CMCSA David Tepper's Appaloosa reports new stake in Comcast 10:49 EDT DIS, CMCSA Senator questions TV broadcasters' free spectrum rights, The Hill says Democratic Senator Mark Warner questioned whether broadcast stations that pull their programming off the air should be able to keep using spectrum for free, The Hill reported yesterday. A number of TV networks have threatened to broadcast only on cable and satellite in response to the launch of Aereo. The latter service uses stations' over the air signals to send programming to consumers' Internet devices. Reference Link 1 | 2 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.