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==Divisions and subsidiaries==
{{Main list|list of assets owned by Comcast|list of libraries owned by Comcast}}

===Comcast Cable (Xfinity)===
{{main|Xfinity}}
Comcast Cable, which goes by the brand name [[Xfinity]], provides cable television, broadband internet, and home telephone services. Comcast Cable also provides similar services to small to medium-sized business through its [[Comcast Business]] brand, and Fortune 1000 companies through its Comcast Enterprise brand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=CMCSA.O |title=Profile: Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) |website=Reuters |access-date=2017-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913145209/https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile/CMCSA.O |archive-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>

===NBCUniversal===
{{main|NBCUniversal}}
Comcast delivers third-party television programming content to its own customers, and also produces its own first-party content both for subscribers and customers of other competing television services. Fully or partially owned Comcast programming includes Comcast Newsmakers, [[Comcast SportsNet]], [[SportsNet New York]], [[MLB Network]], [[Golf Channel]], Syfy, and USA Network. On May 19, 2009, [[Disney]] and [[ESPN]] announced an agreement to allow Comcast Corporation to carry the channels [[ESPNU]] and [[ESPN3]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Comcast Adds ESPNU and ESPN360.com to Line Up With Content On Television, On Demand and Online |url=https://www.cmcsa.com/news-releases/news-release-details/comcast-adds-espnu-and-espn360com-line-content-television-demand |website=Comcast |access-date=May 17, 2022 |date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522184255/http://www.espnmediazone.com/press_releases/2009_05_may/20090519_COMCASTADDSESPNUANDESPN360.COMTOLINEUPWITHCONTENT.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2009 }}</ref>

Comcast's content networks and assets also include E!, [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]], Golf Channel, [[Universal Kids]], [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]], and the regional [[NBC Sports Regional Networks|NBC Sports Networks]]. When Comcast took majority ownership in NBCUniversal, a significant number of cable networks were added to this list. Comcast's NHL deal obligated them to create a U.S. version of [[NHL Network (American TV channel)|NHL Network]], launched in October 2007. NBCSN folded in 2021.

Comcast has also operated local channels in some markets, such as Comcast Television in the Detroit region, Comcast Network in the Philadelphia and Mid-Atlantic regions (formerly CN8), and Comcast Entertainment Television in Denver and parts of Utah. They primarily carried local programs and sports (including, in some cases, serving as the designated overflow channel for local [[regional sports network]]s).

====DreamWorks Animation====
On August 22, 2016, NBCUniversal bought DreamWorks Animation along with its major IP, including ''[[Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'', ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'', ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]'', and ''[[Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]'', included in the acquisition was [[Classic Media]], which included a wide library of IP including ''[[Postman Pat]]'', ''[[Felix the Cat]]'', ''[[Noddy (character)|Noddy]]'', ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'', ''[[Frosty the Snowman (TV special)|Frosty the Snowman]]'', ''[[Turok]]'', ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'', ''[[VeggieTales]]'' among a number of others.<ref name="NPR-Dreamworks-Buyout">{{cite news
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==== Sky Group ====
{{main|Sky Group}}
Through Sky, Comcast offers any first-party and third-party television programming which using the [[satellite television|satellite distribution]] system to its customers and subscribers across several countries in Europe, such as the [[United Kingdom]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], and [[Italy]]. It is Europe's largest media company and [[Pay television|pay-TV]] broadcaster by revenue ({{as of|2018|lc=y|post=),}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/283553/leading-european-pay-tv-operators-by-revenue/ |title=Leading European pay TV operators by revenue 2018 |website=Statista|access-date=2018-11-01 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> with 23&nbsp;million subscribers and more than 31,000 employees as of 2019.<ref name="Key facts and figures">{{cite web |url=https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltdc2476c7b6b194dd/blt2e85744d661a8f04/5b643b4a7eac3e673d5e661a/download |title=Sky at a glance |format=PDF |publisher=Sky |access-date=2018-11-01 |df=dmy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104010423/https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltdc2476c7b6b194dd/blt2e85744d661a8f04/5b643b4a7eac3e673d5e661a/download |archive-date=4 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="News Corp. slows BSkyB bid">{{cite web|url= https://ottawacitizen.com/news/World+News+Corp+slows+BSkyB/3669128/story.html|title= News Corp. slows BSkyB bid|date= 14 October 2010|work= [[Ottawa Citizen]]}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Until November 2018, Sky was owned by 21st Century Fox through a 39.14% controlling stake;<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/world/europe/09murdoch.html |title= Phone Scandal Poses Defining Test for a Murdoch Son |access-date= 10 July 2011 |work= The New York Times |date= 8 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110709111704/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/world/europe/09murdoch.html |archive-date= 9 July 2011 |url-status= live}}</ref> on 9 December 2016, following a previous attempt under [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] that was affected by the [[News International phone hacking scandal]], 21st Century Fox announced that it had agreed to buy the remainder of Sky, pending government approval. However, after a bidding war that included Disney (which was, in turn, acquiring most of 21st Century Fox assets), Comcast acquired the entirety of Sky in 2018 for £17.28 per-share.

In 2020, NBCUniversal and Sky Group began preparations to launch an international news channel called NBC Sky World News.<ref name="varietyjan2020">{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Brian |title=NBC Sky World News Plots Summer Launch |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc-sky-world-news-summer-launch-comcast-1203476712/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 August 2020 |language=en |date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="pressgaz">{{cite web |last1=Tobitt |first1=Charlotte |title=Sky and NBC team up for new global news channel under owner Comcast |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/sky-and-nbc-team-up-for-new-global-news-channel-under-owner-comcast/ |website=Press Gazette |access-date=4 August 2020 |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> The service was also planned for it to be available on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the [[United States]]. Plans for the launch – initially scheduled for summer 2020<ref name="tvbeuropelaunch">{{cite web |title=NBC Sky World News to land this summer |url=https://www.tvbeurope.com/tvbeverywhere/nbc-sky-world-news-to-land-this-summer |website=TVBEurope |access-date=4 August 2020 |date=23 January 2020}}</ref> – were put on hold due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].<ref name="varietyapr2020">{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Brian |title=NBCUniversal Delays Launch of NBC Sky World News |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/sky-world-news-nbcuniversal-delay-andy-lack-1234569192/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 August 2020 |language=en |date=2 April 2020}}</ref> and in August, the proposed service was scrapped, resulting in layoffs of 60 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-06|title=Cancellation of NBC Sky World News plan leaves 60 out of job|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/06/cancellation-nbc-sky-world-news-60-out-work|access-date=2020-08-19|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kanter |first1=Jake |title=Comcast Abandons Plan To Launch International News Channel NBC Sky World News |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/comcast-shelves-nbc-sky-world-news-1203005882/ |website=Deadline |access-date=19 August 2020 |language=en |date=6 August 2020}}</ref> NBC subsequently allowed its free streaming service [[NBC News Now]] to be seen internationally, and is available globally on YouTube and on Sky TV and [[Virgin Media]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Claire |title=NBC News unveils 'Signal,' its streaming network for cable-cutters |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/nbc-news-unveils-signal-its-streaming-network-cable-cutters-n923986 |access-date=July 3, 2019 |work=NBC News |date=October 24, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Xumo ===
{{Main|Xumo}}
[[Xumo]] is a [[free ad-supported streaming television]] (FAST) service, which Comcast acquired on February 25, 2020, for an undisclosed amount. The service operates as a business within the Comcast Cable division. Comcast planned to position the service as a complement to its premium streaming service Peacock (as well as compete with ViacomCBS's [[Pluto TV]] and Fox Corporation's [[Tubi]]), and leverage its streaming technology, as well as its distribution partnerships with [[smart TV]] manufacturers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jon Lafayette |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Comcast Buys Ad-Supported Streaming Service Xumo |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/comcast-buys-ad-supported-streaming-service-xumo |publisher=Future US |periodical=Broadcasting & Cable}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Alex Sherman |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Why Comcast agreed to buy Xumo, an ad-supported free streaming service |website=[[CNBC]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal News Group]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/comcast-to-buy-xumo-for-ad-supported-streaming-service-and-technology.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Todd Spangler |date=February 25, 2020 |title=Comcast Acquires Xumo Free-Streaming Video Service |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/comcast-acquires-xumo-free-streaming-video-service-1203515001/ |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

On October 19, 2021, Comcast announced "XClass TV", a line of smart TVs manufactured by [[Hisense]] that would be powered by the X1 software platform used by its cable services.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Comcast Launches XClass TV, Its First TV Sets in the U.S., Taking Streaming Platform Direct-to-Consumer |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/comcast-xclass-tv-streaming-hisense-1235092484/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019143444/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/comcast-xclass-tv-streaming-hisense-1235092484/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |work=Variety}}</ref>

In April 2022, Comcast and [[Charter Communications]] announced that they would form a joint venture to form a "next-generation streaming platform", with Comcast contributing its [[Xfinity Flex]], XClass TV, and Xumo businesses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2022-04-27 |title=Cable Giants Comcast and Charter Team Up on Streaming Devices |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/business/media/comcast-charter-set-top-streaming.html |access-date=2022-04-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Chris |date=2022-04-27 |title=Comcast and Charter team up in hopes of toppling Roku, Amazon streaming hardware |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/27/23044434/comcast-charter-streaming-joint-venture-announced-flex |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-04-27 |title=Comcast, Charter Form Joint Venture to Launch Nationwide Streaming Platform |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/comcast-charter-form-joint-venture-to-launch-nationwide-streaming-service-1235242283/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2022, Comcast and Charter announced that the joint venture would use the Xumo name, with Xumo, Xfinity Flex, and XClass TV rebranded as Xumo Play, Xumo Stream Box, and Xumo TV respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winslow |first=George |date=2022-11-02 |title=Comcast, Charter Streaming Joint Venture Branded as 'Xumo' |url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/comcast-charter-streaming-joint-venture-branded-as-xumo |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=TVTechnology |language=en}}</ref>

===Professional sports===
{{main|Comcast Spectacor}}
In 1996, Comcast bought a controlling stake in Spectacor from the company's founder, [[Ed Snider]].<ref>{{cite web
 | url        = http://articles.philly.com/1996-03-22/sports/25637786_1_comcast-move-flyers-and-sixers-msg-network
 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140216203006/http://articles.philly.com/1996-03-22/sports/25637786_1_comcast-move-flyers-and-sixers-msg-network
 | url-status = dead
 | archive-date = February 16, 2014
 | title      = Msg What Comcast Hopes To Become
 | website    = The Philadelphia Inquirer
 | author     = Bill Fleischman
 | date       = March 22, 1996
 | access-date = February 16, 2014
 }}</ref> Comcast Spectacor holdings now include the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] [[NHL]] hockey team and [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|their home arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], as well as [[esports]] organization [[T1 (esports)|T1]], in a joint venture with South Korea's [[SK Telecom]]. Over a number of years, Comcast became majority owner of Comcast SportsNet, as well as Golf Channel and NBCSN (formerly the Outdoor Life Network, then Versus). In 2002, Comcast paid the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] $25&nbsp;million for [[naming rights]] to the new basketball arena built on the College Park campus, the [[Xfinity Center (College Park, Maryland)|Xfinity Center]]. Before it was renamed for Comcast's cable subsidiary, Xfinity Center was called Comcast Center from its opening in 2002 through July 2014. Comcast became the sponsor of [[NASCAR]]'s second-tier series renaming it the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] in 2015.