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Comcast POLITICAL

POLITICAL AUDIT UPDATED 2026-09-22
Political Score 8.26 /10 B Comcast - BDS-1000 727
Political 8.26

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Corporate Communications & Public Stance

No public evidence identified.

The reviewed materials did not obtain a verified Comcast corporate statement, op-ed, or public-policy position specifically addressing Israel/Palestine, settlements, anti-BDS policy, or related regional trade policy 1, 2.

The record reviewed also did not verify a Comcast editorial, content-moderation, or employment-relations action connected to Israel/Palestine 1, 2.

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Comcast announced in March 2025 that it would use DriveNets Network Cloud software to expand “Janus,” a trial to virtualize and disaggregate the core of Comcast’s United States network, whose first trial began in Atlanta in September 2024 3.

DriveNets lists an office at 1 Zarhin Street, Ra’anana, Israel 4.

CTech reported in June 2022 that Comcast and Charter jointly acquired LEVL, a U.S.-based American-Israeli wireless-device-authentication company, through an equally owned joint venture, and reported that LEVL’s research-and-development center was in Israel 5.

CTech further reported that Comcast planned an Israeli development center based on LEVL personnel, but the reviewed record did not independently confirm the center’s subsequent operational status 5.

Comcast’s 2024 annual report describes global media and technology operations but does not identify Israel, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, or settlements as principal operating locations 6.

The reviewed sources do not establish that DriveNets or LEVL supplied Israeli military, settlement, surveillance, or state-security customers 3, 5.

The supplied document-level review found no Comcast reference in the 2023 and 2025 OHCHR settlement-business database materials or the UN Special Rapporteur’s A/HRC/59/23 report; these are document-scoped results and do not establish the status of affiliates, principals, or unsearched records 7, 8, 9.

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

Comcast NBCUniversal’s LIFT Labs portfolio identifies accelerator participants including Zoog in Even Yehuda, Israel, and another company listed in Tel Aviv, Israel 10.

The portfolio listing establishes accelerator participation but does not itself establish continuing commercial contracts, equity ownership, product deployment, or Israeli state or military links 10.

No public evidence identified in the scoped review of HR enforcement against pro-Palestinian employees, region-specific platform or editorial moderation, or settlement-product labeling and sourcing practices.

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

Comcast identifies Ralph J. Roberts as its late founder, and its 2025 annual report identifies Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts as his son 1.

Brian L. Roberts held sole voting power over approximately one-third of Comcast’s combined voting power as of December 31, 2025 1.

Comcast’s two-class share structure gave Class A shares 0.07597 votes per share and Class B shares 15 votes per share at the April 2025 record date 11.

The December 2025 restatement of Comcast’s articles removed non-operative preferred-stock references and consolidated an earlier registered-office amendment; the available record does not indicate a change to the two-class control framework 12, 13.

No state ownership, golden-share arrangement, or charter provision establishing an Israeli or other state-geopolitical mission was identified in the reviewed SEC materials 1, 2.

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation’s FY2024 Form 990-PF reports a $58,000 additional matching grant to American Friends of Magen David Adom for humanitarian supplies and medical equipment for the conflict in Israel 14.

The same filing reports $5,600 to Direct Relief for humanitarian medical relief in Gaza and Israel and $33,000 to Médecins Sans Frontières USA for medical humanitarian assistance responding to the Israel/Gaza conflict 14.

The reviewed grant record does not describe the American Friends of Magen David Adom grant as support for the IDF, a settlement organization, or a government body 14.

These were the only verified conflict-specific Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation disbursements located in the reviewed shard 14.

No public evidence identified in the scoped review of Comcast, NBCUniversal, DriveNets, or LEVL providing equipment, services, logistics, or free infrastructure to the IDF, Israeli Ministry of Defense, settlement entities, or military-welfare bodies.

No verified evidence was obtained in the reviewed materials of Comcast lobbying specifically concerning Israel/Palestine, anti-BDS legislation, settlements, or regional trade policy 1, 2.

No public evidence identified in the scoped review of Comcast-specific BDS campaign designation or a documented corporate response.

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

Comcast Corporation is a Pennsylvania corporation headquartered at One Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1.

Comcast’s FY2025 annual report defines “Comcast,” “we,” “us,” and “our” to include Comcast Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries 1.

Comcast describes itself as a global media and technology company providing connectivity, platforms, content, and theme-park experiences 6.

The DriveNets arrangement concerns domestic Xfinity and Comcast Business network infrastructure rather than a disclosed service contract with an Israeli state or military entity 3.

The reviewed 2025 filing includes an Exhibit 21 subsidiary list, but the complete current entity-by-entity text was not retrieved in the underlying review 1.

Executive & Leadership Footprint

As of December 31, 2025, Brian L. Roberts and Michael J. Cavanagh were Comcast’s Co-Chief Executive Officers; Jason S. Armstrong was Chief Financial Officer; Jennifer Khoury was Chief Communications Officer; and Thomas J. Reid was Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 1.

Comcast’s current leadership page identifies Dana Strong as Group CEO of Sky, Cesar Conde as Chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, Donna Langley as Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios, Matt Strauss as Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, and Mark Woodbury as Chairman and CEO of Universal Destinations & Experiences 15.

The 2026 proxy lists Kenneth J. Bacon, Thomas J. Baltimore Jr., Madeline S. Bell, Louise F. Brady, Edward D. Breen, Michael J. Cavanagh, Jeffrey A. Honickman, Wonya Y. Lucas, Asuka Nakahara, Brian L. Roberts, and Gordon Smith as director nominees 2.

Brian L. Roberts and Aileen K. Roberts are listed as officers of The Aileen K and Brian L. Roberts Foundation 16.

A secondary nonprofit index reports grants by the Roberts Foundation to Birthright Israel Foundation and the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, but the underlying complete principal-foundation grant schedule was not retrieved; these items remain unverified leads rather than established findings 16.

No verified primary record was obtained in the review showing a personal donation by Brian Roberts, Aileen Roberts, a director, or an executive to FIDF, JNF/KKL, a settlement organization, an Israeli military-welfare body, AIPAC/CFI, or a similarly specified organization 1, 2, 16.

No verified public Israel/Palestine statement, political-board role, Israeli defence or cyber investment, or settlement-event participation by a Comcast director or controlling principal was obtained in the reviewed materials 1, 2, 16.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000162828026004994/cmcsa-20251231.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000119312526177138/cmcsa-20260424.htm ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  3. https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/comcast-accelerates-virtualization-and-ai-technologies-using-drivenets-network-cloud ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. https://drivenets.com/contact-us/ ↩

  5. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjngl9at5 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  6. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000116669125000011/cmcsa-20241231.htm ↩ ↩2

  7. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4091616/files/A_HRC_60_19-EN.pdf ↩

  8. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session31/database-hrc3136/23-06-30-Update-israeli-settlement-opt-database-hrc3136.pdf ↩

  9. https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/23 ↩

  10. https://lift.comcast.com/portfolio/ ↩ ↩2

  11. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000130817925000504/cmcsa012438-def14a.htm ↩

  12. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000095010315009516/dp61838_ex0301.htm ↩

  13. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000095010325016136/dp238434_8k.htm ↩

  14. https://update.comcast.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2025/11/2024-990-PF-The-Comcast-NBCUniversal-Foundation.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  15. https://corporate.comcast.com/company/people/leadership ↩

  16. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/232787654 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4