Comcast

Comcast is a multinational media and technology company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It operates primarily through two divisions: Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the largest providers of video, high-speed internet, and phone services in the United States, offering these services under the XFINITY brand to both residential and business customers. Additionally, it provides wireless, security, and automation services. NBCUniversal encompasses a range of media assets, including news, entertainment, and sports cable networks, as well as the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, and Universal Pictures. The company also manages Universal Parks and Resorts, further diversifying its entertainment offerings. Through its philanthropic arm, the Comcast Foundation, the company supports initiatives focused on digital literacy and community service.

Justin Brock

Senior Director, Strategic Development

Steve Burke

Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President

Jeff Buzzelli

Senior Vice President, Florida Region

Ricky Frazier

Senior Vice President Keystone Region

Rocky Gupta

EVP - Treasurer

Jenna Kurath

Vice President of Startup Partnerships | Head of Comcast NBCU SportsTech

Sophia Marshall

Senior Vice President, Division Communications

Past deals in Broadcasting

Covatic

Series A in 2023
Covatic Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializes in broadcast personalization software. The company utilizes mobile-based algorithms to enhance user experiences through smart personalization in applications. With an additional office in London, Covatic aims to refine its technology and expand its offerings, focusing on developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of its users. The team is composed of dedicated problem solvers committed to advancing their products and fostering partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations.

Xumo

Acquisition in 2019
Xumo, LLC is a technology company based in Irvine, California, that specializes in digital content delivery solutions. Established in 2011, Xumo provides over-the-top (OTT) and video-on-demand (VOD) services directly to consumers through a variety of platforms, including smart TVs, mobile devices, and desktop applications. The company focuses on content discovery, recommendation, data management, and monetization, offering a range of curated programs and premium digital and broadcast content. Xumo's applications feature dynamic ad insertion capabilities, enhancing user engagement and experience. By leveraging advancements in connected living room devices, Xumo aims to create seamless interactions between consumers and digital content in their homes.

Sky UK

Acquisition in 2018
Sky UK is a prominent entertainment company in Europe, serving 22 million customers across five countries: the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, and Austria. The company provides a diverse range of content through satellite, over-the-top (OTT) services, and broadband, ensuring that customers have access to high-quality programming. Sky UK's emphasis on customer service and the integration of innovative technology enhances the viewing experience, allowing users to enjoy their favorite shows and channels anytime and anywhere. Additionally, Sky Media, the company's advertising sales division, offers various advertising opportunities across TV and digital platforms, further expanding its reach in the media landscape.

Wilco Electronic Systems - cable TV Business

Acquisition in 2018
Wilco Electronic Systems - cable TV Business provides cable services.

Watchwith

Acquisition in 2017
Watchwith is a provider of a data-driven advertising platform designed for television networks and premium video publishers. The company specializes in monetizing audiences through innovative in-program advertisements that go beyond traditional commercial breaks. Their offerings include a sync-to-broadcast content management platform and a syndication network, which facilitate contextual advertising that enhances viewer engagement. Watchwith supports various ad formats, including IAB standard creative formats and its own native formats, featuring interactive promotions, brand advertising, e-commerce events, and branded bonus content. These in-program ads are particularly effective in capturing the attention of younger audiences, who often overlook traditional advertising methods, thus delivering superior viewability and brand recall for advertisers.

Visible World

Acquisition in 2015
Visible World, Inc. specializes in cloud-based television advertising solutions, offering automated tools for targeting, selling, and managing impression-based ad campaigns. Its HighYield platform includes features such as automated creative versioning, a sales portal for proposal optimization, and ad allocation that maximizes relevant impressions according to campaign goals. The platform also facilitates household addressable campaigns and measures ad performance using data from smart TVs. Additionally, it provides services to tag advertisements with specific cable zone information and enables the buying and selling of TV ad inventory. Serving a diverse clientele that includes advertisers, marketers, agencies, and networks, Visible World enhances ad relevance and engagement by leveraging data-driven conditions like geography and programming. Founded in 2000 and based in New York, Visible World operates as a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

NBCUniversal

Acquisition in 2011
NBCUniversal is a media and entertainment company based in New York that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of entertainment, news, and information for a global audience. Established in 2004 through the merger of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, the company operates an extensive portfolio that includes television networks, a motion picture division, television production operations, and theme parks. NBCUniversal also offers digital content across various platforms, allowing consumers to access its offerings anytime and on any device. With additional facilities in states such as California, New Jersey, Florida, and Connecticut, as well as an international presence in London, NBCUniversal is committed to delivering high-quality content and experiences to its audience.

GridNetworks

Series B in 2008
[GridNetworks](http://www.gridnetworks.com)' GridNetworks powers Internet television; getting Internet video content onto TVs and computers—with no additional hardware, while keeping content owners in control of their brand, content, and revenue model.

GridNetworks

Series A in 2007
[GridNetworks](http://www.gridnetworks.com)' GridNetworks powers Internet television; getting Internet video content onto TVs and computers—with no additional hardware, while keeping content owners in control of their brand, content, and revenue model.

BuddyTV

Acquisition in 2007
BuddyTV is an independent entertainment platform designed to assist television fans in discovering and engaging with their favorite shows. The site attracts millions of unique visitors each month, providing a space for users to connect, share opinions, and read the latest news about television programs, celebrities, and sporting events. In addition to its website, BuddyTV offers the BuddyTVGuide app, which has garnered over 550,000 downloads on iOS and maintains a high user rating of 4.5 stars. This app enhances the viewing experience by offering features that allow users to track their favorite shows and connect with other fans, thereby expanding their enjoyment of television content.

BroadLogic Network Technologies

Venture Round in 2007
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and supplying video-processing mixed signal semiconductors tailored for broadband network operators. The company provides essential services such as video-on-demand, digital video, voice, and high-speed data to consumers. Its flagship product, TeraPIX, is a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams and creates both analog and digital service tiers, allowing cable-ready devices like televisions, DVRs, and PCs with tuner cards to access various programming. Additionally, BroadLogic offers a Wideband Receiver designed for new subscriber devices. The company supports system operators and manufacturers with its innovative solutions and has established strategic partnerships with several major industry players. Founded in 1998, BroadLogic is headquartered in San Jose, California, and also maintains a development center in Beijing, China.

Patriot Media and Communications

Acquisition in 2007
Patriot Media and Communications, LLC engages in the ownership and operation of cable system in Central New Jersey.

Adelphia Communications

Acquisition in 2006
Adelphia considers technological innovation central to service quality and customer satisfaction. Adelphia is a cable television company headquartered in Coudersport, Pennsylvania.

RespondTV

Venture Round in 2000
RespondTV has a potent blend of proven vision and real-world success. They offer operators, programmers and advertisers the most comprehensive enhanced TV infrastructure and services available: from hosting, serving and reporting to off the shelf applications. Let RespondTV guide you through the exciting possibilities that enhanced TV brings, and discover how to make the riches of this untapped marketing potential a reality - Today. Their capabilities and experience offer their clients and partners compelling reasons for investing in enhanced TV.

Lenfest Communications

Acquisition in 1999
Lenfest Communications is a diversified entertainment and communications company. Its principal subsidiary, Suburban Cable, serves more than 1.1 million customers in southeastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and northern Delaware. Other subsidiaries encompassed in this transaction include cable advertising firm Radius Communications and news programmer Tri-State Media.

Jones Intercable

Acquisition in 1999
Operator of a cable television company. The company acquires, develops and manages 39 cable television systems in United states.

Greater Philadelphia Cablevision

Acquisition in 1999
Greater Philadelphia Cablevision
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