customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis based on the services and features they receive and the type of equipment they use . residential cable services customers may generally discontinue service at any time , while business customers may only discontinue service in accordance with the terms of their contracts , which typically have 2 to 5 year terms . our cable communications segment also sells advertising through our spotlight business . as part of our distribution agreements with cable networks , we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sell to local , regional and national advertisers . the most significant operating cost for our cable communications segment is the programming expenses we incur to provide content to our video customers . we anticipate that our programming expenses will continue to increase . we have and will continue to attempt to maintain a consistent operating margin in our cable communications segment through rate adjustments , the sale of additional cable services , including advanced services , and the continued growth of business services , as well as by achieving operating efficiencies . nbcuniversal segments nbcuniversal is one of the world 's leading media and entertainment companies that develops , produces and distributes entertainment , news and information , sports , and other content for global audiences . the cable networks , broadcast television , filmed entertainment and theme parks segments comprise the nbcuniversal businesses ( collectively , the nbcuniversal segments ) . cable networks our cable networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks . our cable networks are comprised of our national cable entertainment networks ( usa network , syfy , e ! , bravo , oxygen , esquire network , sprout , chiller , universal hd and cloo ) , our national cable news and information networks ( msnbc , cnbc and cnbc world ) , our national cable sports networks ( golf channel and nbc sports network ) , our regional sports and news networks , various international cable networks , our cable television production operations , and related digital media properties . our cable networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to multichannel video providers , 47 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k from the sale of advertising on our cable networks and related digital media properties , from the licensing of our owned programming through distribution to subscription video on demand services and various other distribution platforms , and from the sale of our owned programming electronically through digital distributors such as itunes . broadcast television our broadcast television segment consists primarily of the nbc and telemundo broadcast networks , our 10 nbc and 17 telemundo owned local broadcast television stations , the nbc universo ( formerly mun2 ) national cable network , our broadcast television production operations , and related digital media properties . our broadcast television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on our broadcast networks , owned local broadcast television stations and related digital media properties , from the licensing of our owned programming through various distribution platforms , including to cable and broadcast networks and to subscription video on demand services , and from fees received under retransmission consent agreements . filmed entertainment our filmed entertainment segment primarily produces , acquires , markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide , and it also develops , produces and licenses live stage plays . our films are produced primarily under the universal pictures , focus features and illumination names . our filmed entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our produced and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters , from the licensing of our owned and acquired films through various distribution platforms , and from the sale of our owned and acquired films on standard-definition video discs and blu-ray discs ( together , dvds ) and electronically through digital distributors . our filmed entertainment segment also generates revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays , from the distribution of filmed entertainment produced by third parties , and from a movie ticketing and entertainment business . theme parks our theme parks segment consists primarily of our universal theme parks in orlando , florida and hollywood , california . our theme parks segment generates revenue primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending . per capita spending includes ticket price and in-park spending on food , beverages and merchandise . our theme parks segment also receives fees from third parties that own and operate universal studios japan and universal studios singapore for intellectual property licenses and other services . other our other business interests consist primarily of comcast-spectacor , which owns the philadelphia flyers and the wells fargo center arena in philadelphia , pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses . 2014 developments the following are the more significant developments in our businesses during 2014 : an increase in consolidated revenue of 6.4 % to $ 68.8 billion and an increase in consolidated operating income of 9.9 % to $ 14.9 billion the entry into the merger agreement with time warner cable whereby time warner cable will become our wholly owned subsidiary ; see time warner cable merger below for additional information the entry into an agreement with charter contemplating three transactions that would result in a net disposition of approximately 3.7 million video customers following the time warner cable merger ; see divestiture transactions below for additional information comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k 48 cable communications segment an increase in cable communications segment revenue of 5.5 % to $ 44.1 billion and an increase in cable communications segment operating income before depreciation and amortization of 5.3 % to $ 18.1 billion an increase in cable communications segment capital expenditures of 13.9 % to $ 6.2 billion primarily due to our continued investment in the following initiatives : the deployment of our ip and cloud-enabled story_separator_special_tag this measure eliminates the significant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of certain of our businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations . additionally , it is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities . we use this measure to evaluate our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments . it is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs . we believe that this measure is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing 55 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k our operating performance with that of other companies in our industries , although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies . because we use operating income ( loss ) before depreciation and amortization to measure our segment profit or loss , we reconcile it to operating income , the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the united states ( gaap ) , in the business segment footnote to our consolidated financial statements ( see note 18 to comcast 's consolidated financial statements and note 17 to nbcuniversal 's consolidated financial statements ) . this measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income ( loss ) , net income ( loss ) attributable to comcast corporation or nbcuniversal , net cash provided by operating activities , or other measures of performance or liquidity we have reported in accordance with gaap . beginning in 2014 , fandango , our movie ticketing and entertainment business that was previously presented in our cable networks segment , is presented in the filmed entertainment segment to reflect the change in our management reporting presentation . due to immateriality , prior period amounts have not been adjusted . the revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2014 sochi olympics were reported in our cable networks and broadcast television segments . the revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 london olympics and the 2012 super bowl were reported in our broadcast television segment . cable communications segment results of operations comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k 56 replace_table_token_11_th beginning in 2014 , our cable communications segment revised the methodology it uses for counting and reporting customers who reside in multiple dwelling units ( mdus ) and are billed under bulk contracts ( the billable customers method ) . for mdus whose residents have the ability to receive additional cable services , such as additional programming choices or our hd or dvr advanced services , we now count and report customers based on the number of potential billable relationships within each mdu . for mdus whose residents are not able to receive additional cable services , the mdu is now counted as a single customer . previously , we had counted and reported these customers on an equivalent billing unit basis by dividing monthly revenue received under an mdu 's bulk contract by the standard monthly residential rate where the mdu was located ( the ebu method ) . we believe the billable customers method is consistent with the methodology used by other companies in our industry to count and report customers . customer metrics replace_table_token_12_th customer metrics include residential and business customers and are presented based on actual amounts . minor differences may exist due to rounding . 57 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k ( a ) net additional video customers for 2012 are not available using the billable customers method and therefore net additional video customers in 2013 and 2012 are presented using the ebu method to show an appropriate comparison . ( b ) customer relationships represent the number of residential and business customers that subscribe to at least one of our cable services . single product , double product and triple product customers represent customers that subscribe to one , two or three of our cable services , respectively . ( c ) the total number of video customers as of december 31 , 2013 and 2012 are also presented using the ebu method to show an appropriate comparison . ( d ) total high-speed internet and voice customers as of december 31 , 2014 and 2013 and net additional high-speed internet and voice customers in 2014 are presented using the billable customers method . because the difference in the total number of customers and the net additional customers using the billable customers method and the ebu method was not material , the net additional high-speed internet and voice customers in 2013 and the december 31 , 2012 metrics for high-speed internet and voice customers are presented using the ebu method . cable communications segment  revenue our cable communications segment leverages our existing cable distribution system to grow revenue by , among other things , adding new customers , encouraging existing cable customers to add new or higher-tier services , and expanding our other services such as our business services offerings and our home security and automation services . we offer our cable services in bundles and often provide promotional incentives . we seek to balance promotional offers and rate increases with their expected effects on the number of customers and overall revenue . video video revenue increased 1.2 % and 2.9 % in 2014 and 2013 , respectively . the increases in revenue in both years were due to increases in the number of customers receiving additional and higher levels of video service and rate adjustments , partially offset by decreases in the number of residential video customers . the increases in customers receiving additional and higher levels of video service accounted for increases in revenue of 2.7 % and 4.7 % in 2014 and 2013 , respectively . as of december 31 , 2014 ,

cash paid for intangible assets in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , cash paid for intangible assets consisted primarily of expenditures for software . acquisitions and construction of real estate properties acquisitions and construction of real estate properties in 2014 was not significant . in 2013 , acquisitions and construction of real estate properties included nbcuniversal 's purchases of the 30 rockefeller plaza properties it occupies and the property located at 10 universal city plaza , which is adjacent to universal studios hollywood in university city , california , and our purchase of an 80 % interest in a business whose primary asset is our corporate headquarters located in philadelphia , pennsylvania . proceeds from sales of businesses and investments in 2014 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the sale of our investment in arris group and the sale of equity securities following the settlement of certain of our prepaid forward sale agreements . in 2013 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the redemption of our liberty media series a common stock by liberty media corporation and the sale of our investment in clearwire . in 2012 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the sale of our investment in a & e television networks . following the sale of our investment in a & e television networks , nbcuniversal no longer receives dividends from a & e television networks . in 2012 , nbcuniversal received $ 129 million in dividends from a & e television networks , which were included in net cash provided by operating activities . 73 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k return of capital from investees our return of capital from investees in 2014 was not significant .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```cash paid for intangible assets in 2014 , 2013 and 2012 , cash paid for intangible assets consisted primarily of expenditures for software . acquisitions and construction of real estate properties acquisitions and construction of real estate properties in 2014 was not significant . in 2013 , acquisitions and construction of real estate properties included nbcuniversal 's purchases of the 30 rockefeller plaza properties it occupies and the property located at 10 universal city plaza , which is adjacent to universal studios hollywood in university city , california , and our purchase of an 80 % interest in a business whose primary asset is our corporate headquarters located in philadelphia , pennsylvania . proceeds from sales of businesses and investments in 2014 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the sale of our investment in arris group and the sale of equity securities following the settlement of certain of our prepaid forward sale agreements . in 2013 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the redemption of our liberty media series a common stock by liberty media corporation and the sale of our investment in clearwire . in 2012 , proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the sale of our investment in a & e television networks . following the sale of our investment in a & e television networks , nbcuniversal no longer receives dividends from a & e television networks . in 2012 , nbcuniversal received $ 129 million in dividends from a & e television networks , which were included in net cash provided by operating activities . 73 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k return of capital from investees our return of capital from investees in 2014 was not significant .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis based on the services and features they receive and the type of equipment they use . residential cable services customers may generally discontinue service at any time , while business customers may only discontinue service in accordance with the terms of their contracts , which typically have 2 to 5 year terms . our cable communications segment also sells advertising through our spotlight business . as part of our distribution agreements with cable networks , we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sell to local , regional and national advertisers . the most significant operating cost for our cable communications segment is the programming expenses we incur to provide content to our video customers . we anticipate that our programming expenses will continue to increase . we have and will continue to attempt to maintain a consistent operating margin in our cable communications segment through rate adjustments , the sale of additional cable services , including advanced services , and the continued growth of business services , as well as by achieving operating efficiencies . nbcuniversal segments nbcuniversal is one of the world 's leading media and entertainment companies that develops , produces and distributes entertainment , news and information , sports , and other content for global audiences . the cable networks , broadcast television , filmed entertainment and theme parks segments comprise the nbcuniversal businesses ( collectively , the nbcuniversal segments ) . cable networks our cable networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks . our cable networks are comprised of our national cable entertainment networks ( usa network , syfy , e ! , bravo , oxygen , esquire network , sprout , chiller , universal hd and cloo ) , our national cable news and information networks ( msnbc , cnbc and cnbc world ) , our national cable sports networks ( golf channel and nbc sports network ) , our regional sports and news networks , various international cable networks , our cable television production operations , and related digital media properties . our cable networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to multichannel video providers , 47 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k from the sale of advertising on our cable networks and related digital media properties , from the licensing of our owned programming through distribution to subscription video on demand services and various other distribution platforms , and from the sale of our owned programming electronically through digital distributors such as itunes . broadcast television our broadcast television segment consists primarily of the nbc and telemundo broadcast networks , our 10 nbc and 17 telemundo owned local broadcast television stations , the nbc universo ( formerly mun2 ) national cable network , our broadcast television production operations , and related digital media properties . our broadcast television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on our broadcast networks , owned local broadcast television stations and related digital media properties , from the licensing of our owned programming through various distribution platforms , including to cable and broadcast networks and to subscription video on demand services , and from fees received under retransmission consent agreements . filmed entertainment our filmed entertainment segment primarily produces , acquires , markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide , and it also develops , produces and licenses live stage plays . our films are produced primarily under the universal pictures , focus features and illumination names . our filmed entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our produced and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters , from the licensing of our owned and acquired films through various distribution platforms , and from the sale of our owned and acquired films on standard-definition video discs and blu-ray discs ( together , dvds ) and electronically through digital distributors . our filmed entertainment segment also generates revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays , from the distribution of filmed entertainment produced by third parties , and from a movie ticketing and entertainment business . theme parks our theme parks segment consists primarily of our universal theme parks in orlando , florida and hollywood , california . our theme parks segment generates revenue primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending . per capita spending includes ticket price and in-park spending on food , beverages and merchandise . our theme parks segment also receives fees from third parties that own and operate universal studios japan and universal studios singapore for intellectual property licenses and other services . other our other business interests consist primarily of comcast-spectacor , which owns the philadelphia flyers and the wells fargo center arena in philadelphia , pennsylvania and operates arena management-related businesses . 2014 developments the following are the more significant developments in our businesses during 2014 : an increase in consolidated revenue of 6.4 % to $ 68.8 billion and an increase in consolidated operating income of 9.9 % to $ 14.9 billion the entry into the merger agreement with time warner cable whereby time warner cable will become our wholly owned subsidiary ; see time warner cable merger below for additional information the entry into an agreement with charter contemplating three transactions that would result in a net disposition of approximately 3.7 million video customers following the time warner cable merger ; see divestiture transactions below for additional information comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k 48 cable communications segment an increase in cable communications segment revenue of 5.5 % to $ 44.1 billion and an increase in cable communications segment operating income before depreciation and amortization of 5.3 % to $ 18.1 billion an increase in cable communications segment capital expenditures of 13.9 % to $ 6.2 billion primarily due to our continued investment in the following initiatives : the deployment of our ip and cloud-enabled story_separator_special_tag this measure eliminates the significant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of certain of our businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations . additionally , it is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities . we use this measure to evaluate our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments . it is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs . we believe that this measure is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing 55 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k our operating performance with that of other companies in our industries , although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies . because we use operating income ( loss ) before depreciation and amortization to measure our segment profit or loss , we reconcile it to operating income , the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the united states ( gaap ) , in the business segment footnote to our consolidated financial statements ( see note 18 to comcast 's consolidated financial statements and note 17 to nbcuniversal 's consolidated financial statements ) . this measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income ( loss ) , net income ( loss ) attributable to comcast corporation or nbcuniversal , net cash provided by operating activities , or other measures of performance or liquidity we have reported in accordance with gaap . beginning in 2014 , fandango , our movie ticketing and entertainment business that was previously presented in our cable networks segment , is presented in the filmed entertainment segment to reflect the change in our management reporting presentation . due to immateriality , prior period amounts have not been adjusted . the revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2014 sochi olympics were reported in our cable networks and broadcast television segments . the revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 london olympics and the 2012 super bowl were reported in our broadcast television segment . cable communications segment results of operations comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k 56 replace_table_token_11_th beginning in 2014 , our cable communications segment revised the methodology it uses for counting and reporting customers who reside in multiple dwelling units ( mdus ) and are billed under bulk contracts ( the billable customers method ) . for mdus whose residents have the ability to receive additional cable services , such as additional programming choices or our hd or dvr advanced services , we now count and report customers based on the number of potential billable relationships within each mdu . for mdus whose residents are not able to receive additional cable services , the mdu is now counted as a single customer . previously , we had counted and reported these customers on an equivalent billing unit basis by dividing monthly revenue received under an mdu 's bulk contract by the standard monthly residential rate where the mdu was located ( the ebu method ) . we believe the billable customers method is consistent with the methodology used by other companies in our industry to count and report customers . customer metrics replace_table_token_12_th customer metrics include residential and business customers and are presented based on actual amounts . minor differences may exist due to rounding . 57 comcast 2014 annual report on form 10-k ( a ) net additional video customers for 2012 are not available using the billable customers method and therefore net additional video customers in 2013 and 2012 are presented using the ebu method to show an appropriate comparison . ( b ) customer relationships represent the number of residential and business customers that subscribe to at least one of our cable services . single product , double product and triple product customers represent customers that subscribe to one , two or three of our cable services , respectively . ( c ) the total number of video customers as of december 31 , 2013 and 2012 are also presented using the ebu method to show an appropriate comparison . ( d ) total high-speed internet and voice customers as of december 31 , 2014 and 2013 and net additional high-speed internet and voice customers in 2014 are presented using the billable customers method . because the difference in the total number of customers and the net additional customers using the billable customers method and the ebu method was not material , the net additional high-speed internet and voice customers in 2013 and the december 31 , 2012 metrics for high-speed internet and voice customers are presented using the ebu method . cable communications segment  revenue our cable communications segment leverages our existing cable distribution system to grow revenue by , among other things , adding new customers , encouraging existing cable customers to add new or higher-tier services , and expanding our other services such as our business services offerings and our home security and automation services . we offer our cable services in bundles and often provide promotional incentives . we seek to balance promotional offers and rate increases with their expected effects on the number of customers and overall revenue . video video revenue increased 1.2 % and 2.9 % in 2014 and 2013 , respectively . the increases in revenue in both years were due to increases in the number of customers receiving additional and higher levels of video service and rate adjustments , partially offset by decreases in the number of residential video customers . the increases in customers receiving additional and higher levels of video service accounted for increases in revenue of 2.7 % and 4.7 % in 2014 and 2013 , respectively . as of december 31 , 2014 ,

