Barack Obama raises $1.2 million at Chestnut Hill fundraiser held by David L. Cohen: Comcast Roundup

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DEFINITE READS

• Obama and Romney converge on Philadelphia for competing bouts of fund-raising [Inquirer] — For Obama, includes campaign held in the Chestnut Hill home of Comcast EVP David L. Cohen, which raised at least $1.2 million, according to the Washington Post.
• Comcast has to sit on its hands while Hulu drama plays out [LA Times: Company Town] — “Imagine owning a big chunk of a company and having no say in its operations or future.That’s the position Comcast Corp. finds itself in with regard to Hulu, the online video site that consists primarily of content from its owners…”

MIGHT INTEREST

• Comcast Exec to Network Bigs: ‘We Have to Get Out of Our Own Way’ [Adweek] — Says Comcast SVP of interactive media Matt Strauss, noting that “Future of TV up for debate at PromaxDBA conference”
• How Comcast makes its Skype integration look seamless [Gigaom]
• Comcast extends employment contract for CEO Brian Roberts [LA Times: Company Town] For another one-year extension, like last
• Comcast Shutters NBC Universal Digital Studio [Ad Age] — Includes 11 layoffs. H/T Philly Tech News

GIVE A GLANCE

• Comcast donates $50,000 to western Massachusetts tornado relief efforts [Comcast blog]
• Comcast offering free WiFi spots to customers throughout the region in July [Comcast blog]
• Universal Studios President Meyer Signs Contract Extending Tenure to 2015 [Bloomberg] Comcast-controlled operation to extend Ron Meyer’s contract through 2015
• NBC loses Wimbledon coverage to ESPN [Inquirer] — After retaining the $4B Olympics rights, Comcast ownership lost the far smaller $12M Wimbeldon rights to ESPN, after 43 years
• Comcast Added To Goldman Conviction Buy List; Shrs Rise [Forbes: The Tech Trade]