Comcast Corporation is a global media and telecommunications company that provides broadband, wireless, video, voice and related services to residential and business customers. In the United States, its connectivity and platform businesses operate primarily under the Xfinity brand, offering high-speed internet, mobile services, pay television, telephone services, streaming devices and home security products.
Through NBCUniversal, Comcast owns and operates the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, numerous cable networks, the Peacock streaming service, Universal Pictures and Universal television production. The company also operates Universal-branded theme parks and attractions in the United States and internationally. Its European operations include Sky, which provides television, broadband, mobile and streaming services across several European markets.
Comcast traces its origins to American Cable Systems, founded in 1963, and adopted the Comcast name in 1969. The company expanded significantly through its acquisition of NBCUniversal, completed in 2011, and its acquisition of Sky, completed in 2018. Comcast is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and serves customers primarily in the United States and Europe.
Brian L. Roberts serves as Comcast’s chairman and chief executive officer. The company’s shares are commonly traded under the ticker symbol CMCSA on the Nasdaq Stock Market; the symbol provided, CCZ, may refer to a different or nonstandard security designation.
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