Comcast has hired 1K veterans, to hire 1K more by 2015 [Comcast Roundup]

David Cohen, Comcast exec, raised $500,000 for Obama in 2012. Photo from Business Insider.

Comcast’s Cohen raised $500,000 for Obama in 2012 [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Comcast to Hire 1,000 Veterans [Variety] “Comcast and NBC Universal have achieved a three-year goal of hiring 1,000 veterans as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and said Wednesday they will double the pledge by committing to hire an additional 1,000 vets by 2015.”

Comcast will now hijack your browser if it suspects you of piracy  [VentureBeat]

Syfy Bets $105m on a TV Series and Video Game [AdWeek] At the risk of stating the obvious, $105 million is a lot of money. That’s about what Comcast and NBCUniversal have shelled out on the new Syfy series and video game Defiance, a hybrid unlike anything you’ve seen on television. I mean your computer. Wait, make that your PlayStation.

Hulu’s Future Is up in the Air [Insider Monkey] According to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, rival Hulu’s future is being discussed by two of its three owners. The online site is owned by News Corp, The Walt Disney Company and Comcast Corporation, but Comcast Corporation is not permitted to participate, as it forfeited its operational rights when acquiring NBC Universal.

Molly Eichel: Comcast SportsNet to debut ‘Philly Sports Talk’ [Philadelphia Daily News]