As vMVPDs grow, Comcast clings to NBCU, connectivity businesses

Amid more video subscriber losses and continued growth from virtual MVPDs, Comcast is betting its NBCUniversal and connectivity businesses can weather the storm.During today’s earnings call, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said his company’s strategy toward diversification helps ensure it can be more flexible and responsive as new technologies come into the market.“We’re benefiting more from that competition than we’re losing,��� Roberts said. He said that Comcast’s broadband business is growing faster as OTT video continues to gain broader appeal.“Why is that? Because video over the internet is more reliable, offers more devices and more bits per consumer and more bits per home. All those are great trends for us. We’d like it all to be our bits. But if it’s not, that’s why we’ve integrated Netflix, YouTube and all future integrations,” Roberts said.