Comcast teaming up with fellow Internet providers to crack down on illegal file-sharing [Comcast Roundup]

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• Internet providers set to crack down on illegal file-sharing [The Hill] “AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and other major Internet service providers are set to implement a copyright alert system aimed at cutting down on illegal peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted material “over the next several weeks,” according to the head of the organization overseeing the new anti-piracy program.”
• Comcast to add new Atlantic City TV station to lineup [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• The U.S. Netflix Story: Evolving Competition Threatens Growth [Trefis] This article explores how as a competitor to Netflix, “Comcast Can Prove Immensely Dangerous.”
• Comcast thinks outside the box [Telecoms] “By shifting innovation from its set top box product into the cloud, US cable TV provider Comcast has revolutionised its offering, according to Mark Hess, senior vice president at the company. Speaking in the keynotes at Broadband World Forum on Wednesday morning, Hess said: ‘Years ago we were trapped in that set top box. We could never manage to get the innovation into the box.'”
• Comcast reveals IPv6 targets [Telecoms] “US cable operator Comcast plans to have IPv6 available to all its customers by mid-2013.”