Comcastdelivered first-quarter results slightly better than Wall Street expectations, but its shares fell in pre-market trading Thursday.
Total revenue was $29.9 billion, a decline of a fraction of a percent from the year-earlier quarter.
Adjustedearningsper share rose to $1.09 from $1.04.
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Adjusted EBITDA hit $1 billion, up 21.5%.
Wobbles in the long-steadybroadband businesscontinued, with the decrease in residential broadband customers tripling from a year ago.
The total fell by 183,000 to 29.2 million.
The Studios unit rode carryover business fromWickedandNosferatu, helping EBITDA climb 22% to $298 million.
It was otherwise a sleepy quarter, with Focus Features misfireBlack Bagthe most notable wide release.
Revenue inched up 3% to $2.8 billion.
Later this year, Comcast is aiming to close itsspinoffof most of its cable TV online grid portfolio.
