Comcast Sees Slowing Demand in Q2 for Broadband in Tougher Economy
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCommunications giant Comcast said demand for two of its most important services — broadband and the NBCU streaming-video site Peacock — slowed in the second quarter, as the prospect of a deteriorating economy ate into consumers’ ability to purchase goods and services that may not be core to their daily lives and after the streaming hub offered a more robust slate of content, including the Super Bowl and the Olympics, in the first quarter.The Philadelphia owner of NBCUniversal and the giant Comcast cable business said its high-speed internet customers in the quarter — a key metric –was basically the same as in the previous period., 32.1 million compared with 31.3 million.
Subscriptions to Peacock, meanwhile, were “flat” at 13 million for the period, the company said. even as the costs to develop content for the service increased.
Overall revenue rose 5.1% to $30.01 billion compared with $28.5 billion in the year-earlier period, as NBCU’s studios and theme parks lent momentum to the company’s overall business.
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