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InternetNews February 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player.
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InternetNews July 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact.
InternetNews February 11, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Comcast Sees Broadband Dominance in Disney Bid The blockbuster $66 billion takeover bid comes just days after Disney CEO rejects merger talks. Will the House of the Mouse become a new cable ISP gorilla?
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The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid.
InternetNews September 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast, TW Mull Joint Adelphia Bid The companies may team to buy the bankrupt cable provider to maximize the chances of success.
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BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Nibble From The Mouse? Some pros who owned shares of both Walt Disney and Comcast before the latter made its bid for Disney are now buying into InterActiveCorp. Here's why: They figure it's undervalued on assets and fundamentals and also that Disney may end up buying it.
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BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Ronald Grover	Payback Time For An Ex-Boy Wonder? Disney's wunderkind, Stephen Burke, created a hugely profitable chain with the Disney stores. Will he return?
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The Motley Fool January 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Comcast: A CEO in the Crosshairs With Comcast shares down more than 40% in a year, a money manager is demanding a new CEO.
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The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Ben McClure	Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2008 David Lee Smith	Comcast's Paying Attention Despite increasing competition, revenue-generating units are still increasing at the cable industry leader, and, perhaps as importantly, CEO Brian Roberts and his team appear to be heeding the complaints coming their way.
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InternetNews October 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Comcast Buy Builds Base Comcast pays $540M for SusCom with an eye toward offering new video and broadband services.
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InternetNews April 6, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Report: Cablevison Bids $16.5B For Adelphia Cablevision, a cable and broadband provider, looks to outmaneuver larger players in its bid for Adelphia Communications.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	It's Getting Goofy at Disney Former Disney board members want to shake up the company's board. What happens if they succeed? Investors, take note.
InternetNews October 20, 2009	Why Comcast's CEO Is Bullish on Net Video During a wide-ranging on-stage interview, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts previewed a new Internet service and gave his views on Net neutrality.
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The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast's Cap-Ex Conundrum Sometimes the market can be so perverse. Like when a company's quarterly profit triples, sending the stock down about 3.2% on the day. Is this company still one of the best run organizations around? Investors, take note.
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