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InternetNews February 12, 2004 Colin Haley	Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too.
InternetNews July 21, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact.
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Comcast Drops Designs on Disney The cable and ISP giant withdraws its offer for the Mouse after the entertainment giant's management refuses to negotiate.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Grover & Lowry	Get Mickey II: The Plot Thickens Comcast may well make a fresh bid for Walt Disney -- and throw in some cash.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Lowry et al.	Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution
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The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid?
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BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 Grover & Lowry	A Touchdown for Comcast? Wall Street may not like the cable giant's bid for NBC Universal, but it could make sense.
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BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Grover & Lowry	Now It's Time To Say Goodbye How Disney's board can move beyond the Eisner era
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The Motley Fool September 15, 2004 Ben McClure	Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal.
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BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Rosenbush et al.	Broadband: What's The Holdup? The U.S. lags far behind global leaders such as Korea and Japan, where broadband is far faster and cheaper, thanks to more focused national policy, less cumbersome regulation, and more densely populated regions. What's holding up the US with broadband?
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