Comcast Roundup: Aol wants confidential files, quiet concerns on NBC deal and more

DEFINITE READS

• WebNewser reports that Aol has requested to see confidential documents involved in the public filing from the Comcast-NBC acquisition.
• The New York Times reports that local TV broadcasters have resigned to ‘quiet concerns’ with the NBC deal, worried about its impact but fearful of disrupting their own negotiations with the cable giant.
• The Wall Street Journal reports that Comcast rivals ‘flooded’ Monday’s call for public comment on the NBC deal.

After the jump, David L. Cohen hits the company blog, Comcast SportsNet buys another local sports blog and more.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• The Comcast corporate blog features comments from Executive Vice President David L. Cohen on this week’s deadline for public comment on the NBC acquisition, in addition to writing that support had ‘poured in.’
• The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Verizon has moved its FiOS bundling prices to be the same for month-to-month customers as contracts, which has been a criticism of the product in Comcast advertisements.

GIVE A GLANCE

• Comcast SportsNet purchased Phillies blog Beerleaguer, months after buying the700level.com, both for undisclosed sums.
• A press release announces that Comcast SportsNet grabbed exclusive coverage of the NBA draft.
• Chicago Business reports that that city’s Mayor Richard Daley and other city officials have come out in support of the NBC acquisition.
• Multichannel News reports that Comcast Internet-video publishing subsidiary ThePlatform is connecting its product with IP-connected set-tops and other tools that will allow users to move their content to big-screen TVs. H/T Philly Tech News
• The Naples News reports that a Comcast employee has filed a racial discrimination suit.

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