Comcast Roundup: Partnership with Blockbuster, net neutrality ‘trap’ and More

Every Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. EST, find all the stories you need to know about your friendly telecommunications giant in the Comcast Roundup. Get an e-mail subscription for our Comcast news updates.

DEFINITE READS

• Zatz Not Funny reports on Comcast’s deal with Blockbuster to partner on DVDsbyMail to, you know, send DVDs by mail, and TechDirt wonders why.
• The New York Post reports that the FCC is readying a ‘net neutrality trap’ for Comcast.
• The Inquirer’s Bob Fernandez reports that Comcast has already spent $90 million on lobbying, advertising, lawyers and other costs pushing for approval of their acquisition of NBC.

Below, four months in prison for hacking Comcast, the most expensive rowhome purchase ever and more.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• Multichannel News reports that Comcast has completed the first phase of its ‘Project Infinity’ video-on-demand network for D.C. and Philadelphia. H/T Philly Tech News
• E-Commerce Times has an opinion piece on ‘why AT&T and Comcast are changing their brands.”
• As we reported yesterday, Comcast COO Stephen Burke has reportedly made the most expensive Philadelphia rowhome purchase in the city’s history.

GIVE A GLANCE

• Wired magazine reports that a 2008 hack stunt sentenced a 21-year-old in prison for four months.
• The Inquirer reports that CEO Brian Roberts sold $11.4 million worth of Comcast stock, donating $1.4 million worth.
• The LA Times reports that the parent company of Politico and other D.C. media is “making noise” about the NBC acquisition.
• The Comcast company blog reports on their presence at BlogHer, the annual conference of mommy bloggers and other female-focused content.

When there is just too much Comcast news to follow, the Comcast Roundup will be there every Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. EST