Epic boost drives Comcasts quarterly results
News Source : CNA
News Summary
- Comcast reported revenue of $30.31 billion, narrowly beating the estimates of $29.81 billion.
- The company added 378,000 new wireless phone customers, its highest ever quarterly additions.
- Comcast shed 226,000 broadband customers in the second quarter, fewer than the 255,000 losses forecast by FactSet.
- The live-action remake of the DreamWorks animated movie "How to Train Your Dragon" generated around $600 million in global box office, lifting the studio's April-to-June revenue by 8 per cent.
Comcast topped estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by a surge in theme park attendance sparked by the May debut of Epic Universe, growth in its domestic wireless business [+1837 chars]
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