Is Comcast funding the NHL lockout? [Comcast Roundup]

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• Comcast, NBC and the NHL lockout [Philly.com] “In a way, the owner-imposed NHL lockout is being partially funded by Comcast, the Flyers’ parent company. The NBC Sports Group, a subsidiary of Comcast, is paying the league about $180 million in rights fees this season — and a network spokesman said on Monday that the NHL will receive all of that money even if no games are played in 2012-13.”
• Worst Company for Customer Service: Comcast [Lifehacker]
• Comcast CEO Roberts Buys High in Philly [Wall Street Journal] “Brian L. Roberts, chief executive of Comcast, has bought unfinished space in a luxury Philadelphia high-rise. The purchase price couldn’t be learned, but similar units in the 134-unit building, 10 Rittenhouse Square, have gone for upward of $7 million, with the most expensive unit going for $14 million.”
• Comcast lobbyist Kyle McSlarrow to transition to operating role [LA Times]
• Comcast Helps NBC Finally Climb Out of the Ratings Basement [Philadelphia Magazine]
• Comcast, Rogers back video conferencing with investment in Tely Labs [CED Magazine] “Tely Labs racked up a strategic investment that totaled $15 million, with Comcast Ventures and Rogers Ventures both taking part in the investment round.”
• Comcast, Where Your Auto Pay Is Simultaneously On And Off [The Consumerist]
• Comcast forms CoMPASS team to develop next generation user interfaces [FierceCable] “CoMPASS is an acronym for Comcast Metadata Products and Search Services.”