Comcast spent $250k in Q1 2011 on lobbying, mostly for SOPA, PIPA [Roundup]

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• Bloomberg takes another FCC shot at Comcast [Los Angeles Times: Company Town] — “Bloomberg LP has filed another complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Comcast Corp., claiming that the cable giant is thumbing its nose at conditions the government put on it as part of approving its 2011 takeover of NBCUniversal”
• Comcast spent heavily in support of anti-online piracy bills [The Hill]  — “A look at early disclosures by the company’s outside lobbying consultants shows over a quarter of a million dollars spent during the first quarter of 2011 alone, much of it on consultants to lobby for SOPA and its Senate companion bill, the Protect IP Act.”
• Comcast May Face Rate Regulation in Boston, FCC Says [Bloomberg]
• Comcast Files Patent Application for Web TV Tech [Zatz Not Funny]

• Comcast updates Xfinity TV for iOS with DVR management controls [The Verge]
• Comcast Honored as Top 10 Company for Its Work with Veteran-Owned Businesses [EON]
• Comcast Xfinity On Demand rolling out to TiVo Premiere subscribers in SF Bay Area [The Verge]
• Comcast to test IPTV network at MIT [Fierce Cable]
• Comcast, TWC Still Bullish On Interactive TV [Multichannel News] — “Two Biggest Operators See New Opportunities for EBIF Platform”
• Comcast Cares Day set for April 16 [Journal Standard] — The Illinois version of the Comcast day of volunteering
• Comcast to Sponsor Beautification Day at Buri Buri  [South San Francisco Patch]
• At Large : Comcast gets the news, the sequel [MVTimes] — More squabbling in Maratha’s Vineyard over Comcast service