Some search results on Comcast, Roberts
1997 Jun NYT article praising the whole Roberts family, nuggets include:
“That was evident earlier this month when Brian Roberts and the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, struck a deal in which Microsoft agreed to pay $1 billion for an 11.5 percent stake in Comcast. The deal put the cable company on a far larger corporate map. We had 650 analysts on the conference call to discuss the deal, recalled Brian Roberts, who handled the call for Comcast. Usually we have about 200. http://archive.ph/0Zrja
2013 Mar: Was it a bad case? SCOTUS Rejects Antitrust Suit in Victory for Comcast
“In a 5-to-4 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the court said that the proposed class of Comcast subscribers failed to meet formal legal guidelines for how to certify that evidence of wrongdoing was common to the group and that damages could be measured on a classwide, rather than an individual, basis.” http://archive.ph/juYY4
2018 Nov: “Trump Calls Out Comcast Antitrust Complaint by Cable Group”
“The tweet followed the American Cable Association’s announcement that it had asked the Justice Department’s antitrust division to open an investigation into Comcast, the largest U.S. cable provider.”
Tweet http://archive.ph/AfQy0
Article http://archive.ph/cp768
2019 Oct Byron Allen lawsuit against ‘racist’ Comcast, claimed Al Sharpton took a $750,000 bribe disguised as ’salary’. Angry Sharpton promised defamation lawsuit, still waiting http://archive.ph/sNZdS
2019 Nov Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter slams Comcast over attack on civil rights law
“Dr. Bernice A. King … In an open letter to Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, Dr. King lays out the “cataclysmic” consequences of the cable company’s attempts to change America’s original civil rights law. … King’s letter comes the same week as Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL), issued a scathing critique of Comcast, and demanded the conglomerate be broken up. http://archive.ph/Jg8JU
2019 Nov Altitude Sports Sues Comcast in Antitrust Lawsuit
“On Monday, Altitude Sports & Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Comcast (CMCSA), alleging antitrust violations. However, Dish Network (DISH) was left out in this lawsuit, and DIRECTV has a favorable agreement with Altitude Sports. Further, Altitude Sports accused Comcast of using its monopoly powers, expressing concern that the cable giant would push it out of business.” http://archive.ph/OvRIC
2019 Dec 50 Cent blasts Roberts for screwing over Starz and his series ‘Power’
“The Lionsgate-owned Starz recently informed its viewers that Comcast intends to drop Starz channels from all of its packages and bundles. The two sides have failed to reach an agreement on new carriage terms following months of negotiations, according to Variety.” http://archive.ph/Aoog1
2019 Dec NYC comptroller pressures Comcast to settle racial discrimination case with Byron Allen
“Back down or damage your reputation. That’s the message New York City Comptroller, Scott Stringer, issued to Comcast on Tuesday, urging the cable giant to sit with media mogul, Byron Allen, in the midst of his racial discrimination lawsuit against the company.” http://archive.ph/5Mt7b
2020 Feb NBA’s slime ball Adam Silver who loves China, not America: “Altitude-Comcast dispute bad situation for everyone”
“… I think in terms of an owner’s obligation, ultimately, all of our obligations are to the fans. I think that’s absolutely clear. Having said that, that isn’t necessarily the answer to the question as to what the terms should be distributing those games going forward.” http://archive.ph/4TIPm