Year 2—Comcast NBCU Negotiating Internet Deals, Expanding Essentials
By | March 4, 2013
While the Comcast-NBCU transaction continues to have its detractors, the combined company’s 2nd annual report to the FCC detailing implementation of conditions of the deal describes everything as A-OK. Amid all the updates on everything from localism to diversity were a few interesting tidbits. NBCU said it has received and is negotiating “several” requests to provide “full freight” (i.e., licenses for the full suite of linear channels) to online distributors. Meanwhile, Comcast talks broadband speeds and “Internet Essentials.”
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