Comcast's Burke Renews Commitment to NBC

Comcast Corp. chief operating officer Steve Burke renewed his pledge to support NBC as a broadcast property and expressed confidence in the television advertising marketplace during an on-stage interview Tuesday at the 4A’s Leadership and Media conference in San Francisco.

Burke, who will serve as chairman of the entertainment entity that will arise upon completion of Comcast’s $30 billion acquisition of NBC Universal, told the 4A’s crowd that the first order of business since the deal was announced has been to familiarize himself with the NBCU brass.

“I’ve

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