Every Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. EST, find all the stories you need to know about your friendly telecommunications giant in the Comcast Roundup. Get anemail subscription for our weekly Comcast roundup or other news updates.
- Disney and Comcast Link Up for Another 10 Years [All Things Digital] — “Comcast has re-upped its distribution deal with Disney, which means the country’s largest cable company will continue to pipe programming from ABC, ESPN and other channels into its subscribers’ homes for another 10 years.” More from Broadcasting and Cable and the announcement from the Comcast blog.
- Comcast and NBC launch sports network [Inquirer] — “The new outlet will boost programming and distribution of the former Versus. Costs could rise.”
- Comcast’s NBC Plans to Build West Coast TV News Headquarters [Bloomberg BusinessWeek]
- Comcast Unsurprisingly Kills Internet2Go Wireless [Broadband DSL Reports] — “Not too surprisingly, a Comcast insider tells Broadband Reports that the company will be phasing out their Comcast “Internet2Go” wireless broadband service over the next six months. The move comes on the heel of a new Comcast deal with Verizon to bundle Verizon LTE services, with Comcast saying they’ll start offering the service in four markets early next year.”
- Comcast Customer Accuses Company of Bugging Out on Him [Reuters] — More on the Chicago area claims of bug-infested devices being installed
- Watch out Comcast, I’ve Got Choices [Business Insider]
- Comcast Is Like Sweet Heroin [Philly Post: Phillymag] — About a cable cutter who returned to cable
- ‘Wonder Women’ Class of 2012 Named By Multichannel News; Dozen Dynamic Female Execs To Be Honored At March 13 Luncheon In New York [Multichannel News] — Includes three Comcast/NBCU execs, says Philly Tech News.
- Dozen ‘Women to Watch’ Slated By ‘MCN’ Will Be Celebrated, With ‘Wonder Women’ Class, At March 13 Event [Multichannel News] — Includes execs with Comcast, QVC, Canoe Ventures, says Philly Tech News.
- Comcast Doesn’t Need Your Teary Apology [MediaBistro] — New Xfinity advertising campaign takes on the idea of Comcast customers that bail for FiOS but return for original services. See one of the spots below.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVZrj8RwZ94]
