Does Comcast belong in the Dow? [Roundup]

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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]