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- Comcast Cable Chief Talks Sub Trends, Streampix [Hollywood Reporter] — “Neil Smit said the new streaming video service, which offers older films and TV series like Netflix, gives customers “no reason to go anywhere else.”
- Does Comcast Belong in the Dow? [The Motley Fool]
- Comcast bets big on sports [CNN Money] — “The media company raised eyebrows last year when it bid $4.4 billion to broadcast the Olympic Games. Turns out the cable guys have a plan – and they’re just getting started.”
- Comcast dives into Carrier Ethernet 2.0 [IT World]
- Comcast and other providers rush to impose data caps [Inquirer]
- No More Free Ride with Comcast Video on Demand [Zatz Not Funnny] — More ads expected to run on the free section of Comcast onDemand
- Comcast warns of cyber security threat posed by botnets; network will never be ‘completely secure‘ [Fierce Cable]
- Installed Throughout Most of Mt. Airy [Mt. Airy Patch]
- Comcast won’t offer Netflix to Xfinity TV subscribers [Fierce Cable]
- Robert Rodriguez Reveals El Rey Network [Comcast Voices] — One of the Comcast-backed minority cable channels to meet FCC guidelines
- Netflix May Become a Cable Channel Too [Tom’s Guide]
- Advanced Advertising: Comcast’s Jenckes Sees Plenty of ITV Ad Opportunities [Multichannel News]
- SIP Forum elects Comcast’s Jenkal to board [CED]
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