Comcast CEO Brian Roberts likes ’30 Rock,’ Spectacor profile and more: Roundup [Video]

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DEFINITE READS

• Comcast-Spectacor’s ‘quiet, steady ascent’ [Philadelphia Business Journal] — Profile on the company, or a portion of it before a paywall is enacted.

MIGHT BE WORTH IT

• Comcast, modem maker Zoom settle [Philadelphia Business Journal] — “Philadelphia cable giant Comcast has settled a Federal Communications Commission complaint brought by modem maker Zoom Telephonics regarding Comcast’s requirements for modems on its systems, the Associated Press reports.”
• Comcast Courts the Cloud [Light Reading] — ‘cloud’ based technologies are more efficient than “the legacy set-top environment.”

Below, Brian Roberts interview on ‘Bloomberg West,’ Versus and NBC combining on NHL programming and more.

GIVE A GLANCE

• Comcast seeks edge in Hispanic market with website [Reuters]
• The cable-TV installation will be easy. Want to buy some property under the Brooklyn Bridge? [Washington Post] –Alternate headline: “Old man has trouble installing cable internet, writes column”
• EXCLUSIVE: NBC and Versus Join To Make History for NHL Ad campaign to promote Stanley Cup playoffs to air on both networks [Broadcasting & Cable]
• Comcast Explores Network DVRs [Light Reading Cable]
• Comcast shifting some Denver-area operations to East Coast [Denver Post] — H/T PTN
• Comcast Hires Lehman as NBCUniversal’s New Digital Boss [All Things Digital: MediaMemo]

Below, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts on ‘Bloomberg West,’ talking the economy and, yes, saying he likes ’30 Rock’
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