Comcast CEO Brian Roberts demos enhanced TV with Facebook [VIDEO]: Roundup

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DEFINITE READS

• Comcast CEO: “Jury is Out” on Netflix’s Impact [Wall Street Journal: Digits] — Brian Roberts on whether Netflix is friend or foe.
• Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Speaks Out on Bloomberg FCC Complaint, NBC News [MediaBistro]
• Hulu weighs sale options after approach: source [Reuters] — Comcast, via NBC, has some ownership. Tech Crunch called this BS.
• Powell: Comcast/NBCU Merger Net Positive for Industry [Broadcasting & Cable] — “National Cable & Telecommunications Association President and former FCC Chairman Michael Powell told a C-SPAN interviewer that he thought the Comcast/NBCU meld would be a net positive for the industry, providing some ‘real glue’ for an industry already melding increasingly disparate interests.”

MIGHT INTEREST

• List of biggest advertising spenders has Comcast, Campbell’s  [Philadelphia Business Journal] — Comcast spent $1.85 billion on advertising last year
• Comcast spent $5.7M in 1Q to lobby for NBCU deal [AP]
• Reid’s top aide got $1.2M from Comcast [On Media: Politico]
• The NBC News/CNBC Exodus, Why Is So Much Top Talent Leaving The Network? [Mediaite] H/T Philly Tech News
• Comcast Will Slash Wait Times for Cable Repair After ‘Worst’ Designation (Bloomberg) H/T PTN
• Comcast’s New Products Aim To Bring Digital Media To Cable TV [NASDAQ.com]
• Comcast Using Juniper, Ciena Metro Ethernet Gear[Multichannel News]
• Brian Roberts video interview [Bloomberg] — Watch it below, focusing on the above announcement

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First look at Comcast’s enhanced TV service with Facebook integration [VentureBeat] — Watch the 17-minute presentation demo below.
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Comcast CFO Discusses Comcast/NBCUniversal and the Future of Media [Chamber of Commerce] — Michael J. Angelakis had spoken at an event with David L. Cohen, who chairs the chamber and afterward spoke about the merger, including how it might impact the region.
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