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How a Comcast Cable Network Sale Could Fuel Media Consolidation | Analysis

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Comcast considers shedding its cable networks to fuel industry consolidation amid linear TV's decline.
beat sheet
  • Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh floated the idea of spinning off the company's cable network portfolio, which could get its most troubled assets off the books.
  • A Comcast cable network sale could trigger a new wave of consolidation in the fast-shrinking linear TV business, as players like Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery seek to shore up their position.
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Mike Cavanagh, Comcast, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Discovery
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