Issue II Stories

NBCUniversal’s Karen Horne and TV writer and producer Keto Shimizu.
Inclusion
Feb 28, 2017
Q&A: Looking Behind the Scenes to Increase Diversity in Entertainment
Ralph Alcala, Director, Learning & Development, Heartland Region, Comcast Cable
Inclusion
Feb 27, 2017
How Military Minds Better Our Business
Bird Runningwater, Director of the Native American and Indigenous Program at The Sundance Institute.
Inclusion
Feb 26, 2017
The Power of Storytelling: A Commitment to Native American Voices
Maria G. Arias, Comcast Corporation’s Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion
Inclusion
Feb 25, 2017
Finding My Balance as a Latina Leader

HAPPENING@COMCAST

  • Board of Directors: Comcast Corporation appoints Asuka Nakahara to the Board of Directors
  • Adding African American Networks: Comcast announced the company is accepting proposals for two new African American owned, independent networks to launch in select Comcast markets by January 2019
  • Launching New Hispanic Networks: Comcast announced agreements with two new Hispanic American-owned independent networks, Primo TV and Kids Central, to be broadly distributed on Comcast Cable systems
  • Spotlight on Internet Essentials: Watch this video showing how Comcast's Internet Essentials program is putting opportunities at the fingertips of a Baltimore family
  • Internet Essential for Seniors: Comcast extends Internet Essential program to low-income senior citizens in Boston and donates $100,000 to Boston's Tech Goes Home for digital literacy training for seniors
  • NBCUniversal on Black History Month: In honor of Black History Month, NBCUniversal did a Q&A with Comcast NBCUniversal's JDC member Carla Harris
  • NBCUniversal on Women's History Month: In honor of Women's History Month, NBCUniversal did a Q&A with Comcast NBCUniversal's JDC member Jadine Chin Nielsen
  • Black History is Always On: Xfinity launches a new permanent collection in the 'Black Film & TV' On Demand destination called "Black History Always On"
  • Fighting to the Front: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement, a collaboration of Comcast NBCUniversal and the Equal Justice Initiative, celebrates Black History Month with an essay series that pays tribute to American civil rights leaders’ push for racial equality
  • Honoring Dr. King: Comcast NBCUniversal Observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Gripping Accounts from Civil Rights Movement
  • Sling TV Partnership Adds Multicultural Programming: Comcast announced that Sling TV will launch on X1, giving customers access to more than 425 channels, including 320+ multicultural networks in 21 languages
  • The True Story of Loving: Writer/Director Jeff Nichols discusses his work on Focus Features' Loving in this video
  • Hairspray Live! Airs with Video Description: For the second year in a row, NBC added video description to the national broadcast of their annual, live musical production
  • GLAAD Media Awards: NBCUniversal recieved 18 GLAAD Media nominations across 12 categories
  • GLAAD on Xfinity: Comcast's Xfinity On Demand will feature GLAAD Media Awards nominees and award shows
  • Breaking Glass Pictures Partnership: Comcast announced a new partnership with Breaking Glass Pictures that will add over 80 new LGBTQ titles to Xfinity On Demand.
  • CAAMFest 2017 Sponsorship: Comcast announced that Xfinity TV customers will have access to about a dozen films and webisodes of CAAMfest Film Festival content, in celebration of contemporary Asian American cinema.

ICYMI (In case you missed it...)

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • April 17: HRC Corporate Equality Index Awards Ceremony
  • April 22: Comcast Cares Day
  • April 23: NAB Supplier Diversity Showcase
  • April 25-27: Disability Matters North America Awards
  • May 1-31: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  • May 2: DiversityInc Top 50 Companies Awards Dinner
  • May 10: Independence Business Alliance 10th Anniversary Gala
  • May 13: AMPA 2017 National Gala