Comcast increased third quarter profits, met with Occupy Philly protestors [Roundup]

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• Outspent 60:1, Longmont Kicks Comcast’s Assets [Fighting the Next Good Fight] — Oakland-based broadband strategist Craig Settles focuses his eyes on a small city lobbying battle over broadband choice in Longmont, Colo., in which Comcast lost out.
• Nine Occupy Philly protesters arrested at Comcast Center [Technically Philly]
• Comcast Rises on Cable; Film Helps Time Warner [New York Times] — “Increases in high-speed Internet customers and advertising sales at NBCUniversal’s trove of profitable cable networks helped increase third-quarter profits at the Comcast Corporation, the company said Wednesday. ” More from the Philadelphia Business Journal here and Philly Tech News here.
• NBCUniversal to Invest Millions to Enhance Local News at 10 NBC TV Stations [Hollywood Reporter] — This Includes WCAU in Philadelphia.

• NBC ownership highlights Comcast’s programming investment risks [LA Times: Company Town]
• On the Call: Comcast Execs on New TV Technology [AP via ABC News]
• For Comcast, broadband grows fast, video losses slow [Gigaom]
• Comcast/NBCU Deal Lawyers: Online Video Competition Was Key Concern Attorneys for Comcast, FCC, Verizon give personal takes on merger conditions and impact on over-the-top services. [Broadcasting & Cable] — H/T Philly Tech News
• Comcast Moves NBCU Local’s Shopping Guide To DailyCandy [paidContent]
• Comcast CEO: Telemundo Soccer World Cup Rights Deal ‘Should Be Profitable’ [Hollywood Reporter]
• Comcast commits to bring more broadband to Innovation District [Mass High Tech]
• Comcast cranks up its research labs to quickly create new video products [Denver Post]
• Baseball eyes new $1 billion TV contract in off-season [Reuters via Fox News] — Will Comcast be a player, asks Philly Tech News.
• Broadcast networks will rake in retransmission fees, report says [LA Times: Company Town] — Comcast’s NBC included
• Comcast Partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Goes Beyond School Walls [Comcast blog]
• Comcast Lands Emmy Engineering Certificate for Xfinity TV iPad App [Comcast blog]