Comcast Roundup: Due to battle movie theaters, the man to review NBC and more

Updated 5/21/10 @ 12:08 p.m.: Lobbying as percentage of revenue

DEFINITE READS

The Los Angeles Times profiles Bridget Baker, the NBC executive who negotiates with cable distributors, like Comcast, to secure distribution rights.
The New York Times reports on an FCC ruling supporting a move to allow movie distributors to sell early release feature films via on-demand services, a process that could pit Comcast against movie theaters.
Below, the man who will lead the NBC deal regulation, video interview on the 4G market and more.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

The Washington Post reports that the FCC has appointed John Flynn, general counsel of ICO Global Communications, to lead the review of Comcast’s acquisition of NBC. Reuters reports that the move will let the FCC focus on other issues during the lengthy regulatory approval.
The Silicon Alley Insider charts the money spent on lobbying in 2009 by major technology companies, including Comcast’s $13 million, nearly four tenths of a percent four percent of its overall revenue.

GIVE A GLANCE

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