Comcast chief vows to defy economyNew products will allow company to do well, CEO saysMay 14, 2008, 06:57 PM ET
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said Wednesday that a
sluggish U.S. economy has dragged down subscriber growth at most
major cable and satellite TV providers since mid-2007, but he vowed
that new and diversified products will allow the cable giant to
continue doing well under the circumstances.
"The market has shrunk, and that continues to go through in 2008," he said at Comcast's annual shareholder meeting in Philadelphia, lauding for his firm's "solid" 2007 performance despite the economic and competitive challenges. Thus far in 2008, the total return on Comcast's stock is more than 20%, outperforming its peers and the S&P 500, Roberts said. The meeting voted against all shareholder proposals, which again included one aiming to change Comcast's super-voting structure, which gives Roberts a third of the voting power, even though he owns less than 3% of an economic stake in the company. Comcast chief vows to defy economyNew products will allow company to do well, CEO saysMay 14, 2008, 06:57 PM ET
Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said Wednesday that a sluggish U.S. economy has dragged down subscriber growth at most major cable and satellite TV providers since mid-2007, but he vowed that new and diversified products will allow the cable giant to continue doing well under the circumstances.
"The market has shrunk, and that continues to go through in 2008," he said at Comcast's annual shareholder meeting in Philadelphia, lauding for his firm's "solid" 2007 performance despite the economic and competitive challenges. Thus far in 2008, the total return on Comcast's stock is more than 20%, outperforming its peers and the S&P 500, Roberts said. The meeting voted against all shareholder proposals, which again included one aiming to change Comcast's super-voting structure, which gives Roberts a third of the voting power, even though he owns less than 3% of an economic stake in the company.
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