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Comcast history 2024 Flashcards

1
Q

What year was Universal founded?

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1912

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2
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Independent Moving Pictures Company Merges with this many companies to create Universal Film Manufacturing company.

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5

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3
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This person found the nation’s first permeant radio network.

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David Sarnoff

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4
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1926

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The year that National Broadcasting company is founded.

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5
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1934

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The year the FCC was created.

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6
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What year did NBC start the Olympics coverage.

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1936

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7
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1947

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The year meet the Press Premiers

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8
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What year was the first CATV system created.

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1948

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9
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1952

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Year the Today show premieres.

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10
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What year did the tonight show premiere?

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1954

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11
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1963

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(Comcast) American cable systems founded by Ralph Roberts.

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12
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What city was Comcast founded.

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Tupelo, Mississippi

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13
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Comcast public offering happened this year

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1972

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14
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1974

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Two-way communications between the customer and the cable company to order and authorize pay-per-view events

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15
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What year did Satellite reception of tv programing start.

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1975

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1983

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TCP/IP suite first saw use on the original Department of Defense Internet.

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17
Q

QVC was purchased for $300 million dollars what year by Comcast.

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1986

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18
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CNBC Launched what year

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1989

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19
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In 1989 this company launched 4 free to air channels.

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Sky communications.

20
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1994

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Comcast invests in golf channel

21
Q

Internet access and telephony over cable was legalized by the US government in what year.

A

1996

22
Q

In 1997 what company invested a billion dollars in Comcast?

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Microsoft.

23
Q

What year was the first Comcast cares day

A

2001

24
Q

2002

A

Comcast Acquires At&t broadband

25
Q

What year did Video on demand launch?

A

2003

26
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2006

A

Comcast Business launches

27
Q

What year did Out-of-the-home television viewing over the Internet and on mobile devices start?

A

2007

28
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2008

A

Comcast Center Opens in Philadelphia

29
Q

What year did the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Open?

A

2010

30
Q

What year did NBC get acquired by Comcast?

A

2011

31
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What year did Internet Essentials Launch?

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2011

32
Q

What year did X1 launch?

A

2012

33
Q

What years did live TV streaming app (TV Go app) launch for comcast.

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2013

34
Q

In 2014 NBCUniversal won the rights to broadcast what event till 2032?

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The Olympics

35
Q

What year did the first customer facing Docsis 3.1 modem get installed.

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2015

36
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2015 Comcast induced what to the X1 platform.

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Voice remote.

37
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2016 this company was acquired for 3.8 billion dollars.

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DreamWorks Animation.

38
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What year did Netflix launch on X1?

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2016

39
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What year did Xfi launch

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2017

40
Q

What product did Comcast unveil to its line of services in 2017?

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Xfinity Mobile

41
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This company was acquired in 2018?

A

Sky communications.

42
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What year did Xfinity become Nation’s Largest Gigabit Internet Provider?

A

2018

43
Q

In 2019 Xfinity launched this product that was recognized by TIME as one of the Best Inventions of the year.

A

Eye-Control

44
Q

This was launched nationally in 2020 by Xfinity

A

Peacock

45
Q

In 2021 Comcast announces its commitment to be what by 2035?

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Carbon neutral

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