Comcast Roundup: NBC deal could be done after Thanksgiving, Fanvibe partnership and More

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DEFINITE READS

• Bloomberg reports that 11 members of the Congressional Black Caucus called for the FCC to approve the Comcast-NBC deal, noting the company’s commitment to diversity.
• Multichannel News gives a ‘view from the top’ on the NBC deal, including noting that the acquisition could be passed as soon as after Thanksgiving.
• The LA Times reports on the continued effort by Dish and DirecTV to get coverage from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, after filing a formal request for access last month, a March conclusion to the Versus debate and word of resolving the situation in January.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Comcast has launched a partnership with Fanvibe, a social sports fan service startup from noted Bay Area incubator Y-Combinator.
• The New York Times reports that Comcast signed a 10-year deal with CBS, securing subscriber fees for local stations and creating a foundation to keep CBS in the ‘TV Everywhere’ video streaming project.

GIVE A GLANCE

• Gizmodo has one of those bills that threaten a customer with service cutoff if he or she doesn’t pay $0.00. H/T PTN Consumerist posted one of these in May 2009.
• Comcast announced additions to thePlatform, the video publishing startup the company owns, in a broad attempt to, as Light Reading reports, make web video nearer to traditional TV in its control and ability to be authenticated.
• As we previously reported, Frank Eliason behind @ComcastCares has left for Citi, getting a warm goodbye and, as seen below, leaving behind a team following his social media outreach path.

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