Comcast launching Skype video calling for $9.95 month [Roundup]

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• Comcast’s NBC Bets on Comedies to Boost Last Place Schedule [Bloomberg]
• Comcast’s Non-Denial Denial On Traffic Prioritization And Net Neutrality [TechCrunch]
• Comcast fires back over Xfinity TV on Xbox 360, says no way, no how it’s violating net neutrality[Engadget]
• Comcast Launching Skype Video Calling for $9.95 a Month [PCmag]
• Shots fired: NBC Sports Net shoots back at ESPN’s Skipper [NBC Sports] — “The simmering rivalry between ESPN and the new NBC Sports Network is flaring up a bit.”

• Upfronts 2012: NBC’s Harbert calls for better measurement tools [LA Times: Company Town]
• NBC’s channels to broadcast Olympics [inquirer]
• Comcast Entertainment Studios Names Mayer VP of Development Will be tasked with developing new series for the studio [Broadcasting & Cable]
• Comcast, Aramark also have visions of Olympic glory [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Comcast Brings Family and Friends Closer Together with the Launch of Skype on Xfinity [Business wire] — press release
• Why the Street Should Love Comcast’s Earnings [msnbc]
• Comcast denies favoring Xfinity video content [Cnet]
• Comcast CTO: VOD To Xbox Goes Over A Dedicated IP Path [Multichannel News] — “Rebutting accusations that Comcast is violating the FCC’s network neutrality rules, chief technology officer Tony Werner said the MSO is sending VOD to Xbox 360 consoles over a separate, additional segment of IP bandwidth but isn’t “prioritizing” that over Internet traffic.”
• Day lets Comcast employees give back, by the thousands [Salt Lake Tribune] — Comcast Cares Day
• Comcast, iRobot and Google Support STEM Programs in Massachusetts Public Schools Through Science from Scientists [Exec]
• City Year Names Arthur R. Block of Comcast Corporation the 2012 Idealist of the Year [citybiz Philadelphia]
• Comcast awards $92,000 in scholarships to New Jersey high school [PR Newswire]