Comcast said fourth quarter profit surged as the company saw good results at its mobile business, at the box office and at its Peacock streaming hub. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia cable-and-entertainment giant said it would recognize a $1.

The media conglomerate beat Wall Street expectations, despite shedding 139,000 domestic broadband customers The post Peacock Narrows Q4 Loss to $372 Million, ‘Wicked’ Boosts Comcast’s Studios Profit by 85% appeared first on TheWrap.

Comcast has described the loss of 139,000 broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter as disappointing. The performance cast a shadow over the success of Wicked for the Sky owner. The movie, at over $700 million at the global box office, has become the highest grossing film based on a Broadway musical.