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Chris Marangi - Analysis of Digital Consolidation - October 2009
 
  • As of September 30, 2009, affiliates of Gabelli & Company had 9.70% ownership in Viacom Inc. (Cl A), 7.32% ownership in Cablevision Systems Corp., 6.94% ownership in US Cellular Corp., 1.66% ownership in DISH Network Group and less than 1% percentage of ownership in AT&T, Inc., Comcast Corporation, DIRECTV Group, Inc., Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Sprint Nextel CorpVerizon Communications, Viacom Inc. (Cl B), Vodafone Group plc and Walt Disney Co.
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