Iconic moments from our history Flashcards
What year was American Cable System founded by Ralph Roberts, Julian Brodsky and Daniel Aaron?
1963
What year did Comcast launch a cloud-enabled video platform that transformed TV into an interactive , integrated experience?
2012, was when the X1 Entertainment Operating System launched
When was Comcast Center, the tallest building in Philadelphia built?
2008
In what year did Comcast acquire NBCUniversal?
2011 Comcast becomes Majority owner after acquiring 51% from GE2013 acquired remaining stake from General Electric Company
What year did Comcast and NBCUniversal bring the first multiplatform Olympics, breaking viewing records?
2012
What year did Comcast launch new xfinity tv go app with live streaming?
2013
In 1975, this iconic sketch show was created?
Saturday Night Live
In what year did Carl Laemmle found Universal Films?
1912
David Sarnoff founded broadcasting giant NBC in what year?
1926
Microsoft made a $1 billion investment in Comcast’s “vision of technology” in what year?
1997
Considered as one of the most defining moments in the history of Comcast Corporation, what year was public stock offered?
1972 (CMCSA, CMCSK)
What year did Comcast become the nation’s largest video company?
2002 (acquires AT&T Broadband)
The longest running public service campaign on network TV, “The More You Know” debuts?
1989
In what year did Comcast reach 30 billion On Demand entertainment views?
2013
The longest running show on TV, “Meet The Press” debut in what year?
1947
Xfinity Home Security launched in what year?
2011
what is a cloud-enabled video platform that transformed TV into an interactive , integrated experience?
X1
In 2014, Comcast announced construction of what building?
Comcast Innovation and Technology Center
In 2008, Comcast was one of the first providers to offer what?
On Demand streaming of TV shows and movies online via XfinityTV.com
What reinvented how viewers watch TV by allowing them to use their mobile devices to search across platforms and find what they want to watch, when and where they want to watch it.
Xfinity TV app
What was launched in 2012 to broaden the number of choices that the customer can watch?
Streampix
In what year was the Wizarding World of Harry Potter debuted?
2010
Comcast Labs opens Silicon Valley Center in what year?
2010
NBC Radio broadcasts Berlin Summer Olympics Live in what year?
1936