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- NBC Sports may move its Phila., N.Y. operations to Conn. [Inquirer] — “Consolidating the Comcast Corp. regional sports headquarters and the Versus cable operations could cost Philadelphia more than 100 jobs, according to estimates.” More from the Connecticut Mirror.
- Unable to Shake Slide in Ratings [Wall Street Journal] — Ratings are continuing to lag this fall, putting Comcast in a greater hole
- Comcast No Longer Choking File Sharers’ Connections, Study Says [Wired: Threat Level] — “Comcast appears to be in compliance with a Federal Communications Commission decision demanding the ISP stop throttling BitTorrent traffic, according to a new study.”
- Inside Comcast’s massive IP VOD network [Gigaom] — onDemand is growing
- Daniel B. Burke, Leading Media Executive, Dies at 82 [New York Times] — Who led the Capital Cities acquisition of ABC in the 1980s and was father of Steve Burke, NBCU chief under Comcast
- Comcast/NBCU Deal Lawyers: Online Video Competition Was Key Concern [Broadcasting and Cable] — “Lawyers involved on all sides of the Comcast/NBCU merger approval agree that access to online video was a key to the conditions imposed by the FCC on the deal, and in the settlement Justice struck with Comcast to ameliorate the departments competition concerns.”
- Comcast, Verizon Ordered To ID Subscribers to Pornographers [Annapolis Patch] — “A federal judge in Greenbelt has ordered the two Internet service providers to identify customers—known only by their numeric “Internet Protocol” addresses—who have been sued for allegedly unlawfully downloading pornographic movies.”
- Comcast (CMCSA) Gains 1.2% Ahead of Time Warner (TWC) Earnings [Market Intelligence Center]
- Comcast Launches HD, Full-Screen Versions Of TV Guide Network In Freedom Region [Multichannel News] — Includes Philadelphia
- Leibowitz Says Comcast Breaking Away From Cable TV Pack [Washington Post] — Video interview seen below
Companies:
Time Warner Cable
People:
Daniel Burke, Stephen Burke
