‘Comcast, Verizon say they’re itching to fight Google, Apple’ [Roundup]

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• Comcast, Verizon Say They’re Itching to Fight Google, Apple [All things Digital]
• Verizon, Comcast Clash With Opponents Over Cable Spectrum Deal [PC Mag]
• First woman executive vice president at Comcast [Philadelphia Inquirer] — Cathy Avgiris
• Comcast Adds $200,000 to Club Tech Program at Boys & Girls Clubs across America  [Business Wire]
• Comcast’s Strategy Chief Calls a Power Play  [Light Reading Cable] — “Mark Coblitz, Comcast’s SVP of strategic planning, is calling on the cable industry to forge a new long-term energy management strategy as MSOs continue with their IP video migrations and shift more services and apps into the cloud, including network DVRs. “

• Senior vice president of Comcast Corporation pledges $1.055 million for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University scholarships [NJ.com] — Lawrence J. Salva, chief accounting officer and controller, h/t Philly Tech  News
• Comcast Ventures Leads $11M Series B in Integrate [Citybizlist]
• Comcast Spotlight Announces Executive Promotions (Press Release)
• Comcast, Liberty Global Lead $11M Round In Ad Startup Integrate [Multichannel News]
• Comcast Presents Consumer Benefits of Spectrum Assignment to Senate [Comcast Voices] — From EVP David L. Cohen
• Tech Talk Episode One: The Cloud [Comcast Voices] — new vodcast from the company blog, as seen below, an interview with John Schanz, Comcast’s Chief Network Officer

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