- Comcast to Encrypt Email for Security [Wall Street Journal] “The move came just hours after Google called out email providers, including Comcast, for not using encryption. Google Tuesday publicized for the first time the share of its email traffic with other providers that remains encrypted. According to Google, fewer than 1% of Gmail messages sent to Comcast.net addresses remained encrypted on a sample day last month.”
- Comcast deal not on agenda for Time Warner shareholders [Forbes] “Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation’s second-largest cable-TV company, will hold its annual shareholder meeting Thursday in New York, and the proposed $45.2 billion merger with Comcast Corp. is not part of the agenda.”
- Here’s the secret to getting a lower cable bill [Vox] “As a long-time Comcast customer, I knew that if I called and threatened to cancel, the cable giant would likely offer me a discount. But I wanted to know more. How exactly does this process work? And what should customers do to get the biggest discount? To find out, I talked to two former Comcast customer service reps who have seen how the system works from the inside. Here’s what they told me.”
- NBCUniversal and Comcast Jointly Host Inaugural Hackathon [press release] “Over a 24-hour period, hackathon competitors will work on innovative cross-platform solutions using content, products, and technology from an array of NBCUniversal’s and Comcast’s entities and divisions, including CNBC, USA, NBCNews.com, Universal Pictures, TV Everywhere, Telemundo, Universal Home Entertainment, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations and Comcast Cable.”
- Comcast CEO Defends Time Warner Cable Acquisition, Downplays Netflix Concerns [TechCrunch]
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