Animal Kingdom is decorating park-wide this year for the first time, while Disney has introduced new offerings at Magic Kingdom for its annual Very Merry Christmas Party.

Comcast recently announced it has expanded the reach of its local network serving the mostly rural community, about 30 miles from Memphis. “From educators to entrepreneurs, broadband is a critical tool for success in the modern world,” said Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in a release. “My administration is proud to support efforts to get Tipton County connected, and we thank local partners who are working hard to make this a reality.” The expansion was made possible by the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, which was introduced in 2017 and is providing $45 million in grants and tax credits to subsidize broadband service in rural areas.

The University of Washington Athletics Department created the chief technology officer position in 2014 because of the campus’ growing technology footprint. Earlier this year, it announced a partnership with Comcast.

Comcast’s new Washington chief tries to call at least two customers a week. Unless they ask, Rodrigo Lopez doesn’t say what his role is. “When I say who I am, they either completely open up or shut down,” said the regional senior vice president for Washington, who took on the role about four weeks ago.

AT&T Inc said on Thursday it is waiving data overage fees for all home internet users who are not currently on unlimited data plans, citing the coronavirus outbreak, while Comcast Holdings Corp said it was raising data speeds on the internet service it offers low-income people. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai was holding calls with industry leaders and groups on Thursday about the impact of coronavirus on networks and consumers, people briefed on the matter said. Comcast said it will give new low-income users 60 days of complimentary Internet Essentials service, which is normally available to qualified households for $9.95 per month, and will increase Internet speeds from 15/2 Mbps to 25/3 Mbps for all new and existing customers.

Shawn Burk, Valerie Just, Dave Micko and Sarah Barber joined SportsEngine as the company’s vice presidents of IT, human resources, engineering, and finance respectively.

Telecommunication companies operating across Orlando offer cash for client referrals, with one firm offering up to $25,000 per referral, as companies jockey for business clients in a competitive environment.

Traditional sports team owners say they are seeing crossover benefits from investing in esports, applying lessons they learn from one realm to the other.

U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince regulators to take any action against broadcasters. On Monday, Trump said NBC News "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd should be fired, suggesting the program misleadingly aired only part of U.S. Attorney General William Barr's answer to a question.

Mattel Inc. has signed a multiyear global licensing agreement with Universal Brand Development to make toys and other products based on DreamWorks Animation’s Netflix series and upcoming feature film “Spirit Riding Free.”

Triad sports fans and hospitality businesses should enjoy a busy and profitable 2020. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is coming to the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in January, followed in March by the women's and men's ACC basketball tournaments and the opening weekend of the men's NCAA Tournament. Major annual events include the PGA Tour's Wyndham (NYSE: WH) Championship at Sedgefield Country Club and the ATP Tour 250 Winston-Salem Open at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.

Broadband and wireless providers pledge not to cut small business and residential customers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and to increase service availability to all.

The Yellow Jackets will have six of their home baseball games broadcast on the ACC Network, which launched in August.

President Donald Trump is holding a call with seven of the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home. The Federal Communications Commission has said U.S. networks are performing well and has granted temporary access to additional spectrum blocks to help providers manage traffic. AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, Charter Communications Inc, Comcast, Altice USA , T-Mobile and Sprint Corp are expected to take part in the call.

Nicolina O’Rorke’s title at NBC Sports Regional Networks is chief financial officer, but her job responsibilities go far beyond a traditional CFO role.

Delta Airlines has signed a $400 million combo sponsorship deal with the organizers of the 2028 L.A. Games and NBCUniversal.

Comcast Corp., which is set to launch NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service next year, is looking at buying another video-streaming service, Xumo TV.

Here's a recap of some of the most notable Chicago startups and tech companies that were acquired in 2019.

From shopping malls to purpose-built arenas, a cascade of new venues are under construction or in development to meet the rise of esports in the U.S., becoming the real-life battlegrounds for competitive gaming.

NBC Sports has signed global motorcycle racing property MotoGP to a multiyear media rights deal that gives the series newfound exposure in the U.S.