Stephen Spielberg, Shoah institute to honor Brian Roberts in Center City: Comcast Roundup

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• Spielberg to attend Shoah institute fund-raiser in Philadelphia [Inquirer] — “Film great Steven Spielberg and some of his Hollywood friends will gather in Philadelphia to fete Comcast Corp. chief executive officer Brian L. Roberts – a sign of the city’s growing clout in the heart of the movie-making industry.”
• The Worst Company in America: The Final Four [Huffington Post] — The last four in the Consumerist’s annual reader poll on the least liked companies are detailed, including reigning champ Comcast

• At $30M, Roberts not highest-paid Comcast executive [Philadelphia Business Journal] — “Roberts’ total compensation last year was nearly $31.1 million, meaning he was out-earned by Stephen Burke, who became president and CEO of new Comcast property NBCUniversal, who took home more than $34.7 million when salaries, bonuses and other items are taken into account.”
• Morgan Stanley Likes The Picture At Comcast [Forbes] — Long term stock projections are good
• Comcast-Spectacor chairman Snider enjoys double dip of success with Flyers, 76ers in playoffs [Baltimore Sun] — Comcast-Spectacor has two teams in the playoffs and its chairman has helped launch a film version of the novel Atlas Shrugged.
• Don Browne to Retire From Telemundo [Media Decoder: New York Times] — “Don Browne, the president of the Spanish language network Telemundo, is retiring, giving the new owner of the network, Comcast, an opportunity to install a new chief.”
• Comcast offers tech aid 24/7 [Detroit News] — “Round-the-clock service for Michigan customers will provide Internet device support for a fee”
• Extreme 105: Powering Digital Families [Comcast blog] — “Today, we officially announced the availability of Extreme 105 Xfinity Internet service to more than 40 million homes from coast to coast.”
• Comcast Widens Premium Tech Support Rollout [Multichannel News]
• Cisco Says New Carrier Routers Add Customers Comcast, AT&T [Bloomberg]
• Comcast promotes Gitchell, Marcus [CED Magazine] — “Comcast announced that it has promoted Sarah Gitchell and David Marcus to vice president and deputy general counsel for Comcast Cable.” H/T PTN