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the increasing content costs and the DIRECTV acquisition, AT&T displayed a sharp uptake in their operating expenses, most of all in broadcasting, programming and operations (+$7921). On the other hand, neutralizing these costs was the considerable boost in operating income (+103%) that was brought about largely as a result of the recorded actuarial gain of $2152 and the 10.8% increase in revenues.52 (AT&T, 2015)…

Chip Reeves, Dow Corning’s director of marketing and sales, is tasked with the job of implementing new CRM efforts to help increase productivity and generate revenue. To do this, he pulls personal knowledge and experience from his days as a salesman, to help him relate to the salespeople at Dow Corning. He understands that the goal is to “provide excellent customer service and to make it easy for Dow Corning sales and marketing staff to use the expansive CRM system” (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011, p.…

AT&T has its roots in the invention of the device that would change the communications history of modern man. In 1876 the Bell Telephone and New England Telephone and Telegraph Companies were created. They became known as the Bell System and were a monopoly for telecommunications in the United States. In 1885 the American Telephone and Telegraph Company was formed as a subsidiary of the Bell System to build and operate a long distance network. Its name was changed to AT&T Corp. in 1994. By 1913…

Thanksgiving night contest expanding the holiday to three games. NBC’s return to the NFL is highlighted with Sunday Night Football’s theme “I’ve Been Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” as sung by Pink. 2009 NFL signs a four-year extension through 2014 with DirecTV for the Sunday Ticket package at a price of $1 billion annually. 2011 the NFL announces a nine-year contract with CBS, Fox and NBC with each paying the NFL around $1 billion annually. The three networks will each air three Super Bowls…

They will be using their video service DirecTV Now to test video traffic over their 5G network. DirecTV Now is Zero-Rated on AT&T network, which means it won't count against any data usage for AT&T customers. If the test is successful and AT&T goes nationwide with this offering, customers will have their internet, telephone…

Wouldn't it be awesome if you made over $21,000,000 last year, lived in a mansion, and owned your dream car? In reality, that probably will not happen, and yet there are people who get paid that much, and live that life, just for playing a game. In 2015, Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League, made $21,850,000 last year (Forbes list of highest paid athletes). The average NFL player gets paid $2,000,000 per year (www.thefiscaltimes.com). The…

Gilead Sciences (GILD) is a well-established pharmaceutical company with international operations. The company has a patent to a variety of revolutionary drugs including Genvoya, Atripla, Zydelig, Ranexa, and Ambisome. Its drugs are designed to tackle a variety of illnesses which range from liver disease to cystic fibrosis and even cancer. Its biggest revenue drivers so far have been the drugs Harvoni and Solvodi which are designed to treat hepatitis c. In addition to researching and…

Electronics. At the time, Hughes Electronics’ primary business operations were in aerospace & defense, telecommunication satellite manufacturing and its direct-to-home satellite services company DIRECTV. From March 1999 thru June 2000, I lived and worked in Tokyo, Japan and I was a member of the DIRECTV Japan joint venture (JV). The primary shareholders of this JV were Hughes Electronics and Matsushita Electric (Panasonic). From July 2000 thru March 2003, I was a member of GM Japan’s…

3. SWOT Analysis 3a. Strengths Comcast is known for having numerous strengths. The biggest one we can talk about is how Comcast’s cable company alone has 83,000 employees and 22 million subscribers. It brings in more than $64 billion in revenue a year (“Jeffries”). On top of the large revenue it makes, Comcast also bought NBC Universal. Comcast is the largest cable company and the largest home internet service provider. NBC Universal is a good strength that Comcast is capitalizing on since…

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