‘Women work harder:’ Amy Banse Comcast Ventures [ROUNDUP]

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• F.C.C. Judge Rules for Tennis Channel in Dispute With Comcast [New York Times] — See the comment from the Comcast blog here.
• Action United survey cites barriers to Comcast Internet Essentials digital access program [Technically Philly] — More from the Inquirer here.
• Comcast CEO to pay $500,000 anti-trust fine [Phillyburbs.com] —  “Comcast Corp. chairman and CEO Brian Roberts will pay a $500,000 fine to settle charges that he violated reporting and waiting period requirements before purchasing shares of the Philadelphia cable company.”
• Comcast Ventures’ Banse Says Women `Work Harder [Bloomberg] — “Amy Banse, managing director of Comcast Ventures”

• Verizon, Comcast, and Time Warner partnering up: the story so far [The Verge] — “Verizon’s spectrum-for-cable deal with Comcast and Time Warner facing government scrutiny” More from Washington Post here.
• Sprint Sues Time Warner, Comcast Over Digital Phone Technology [Bloomberg BusinessWeek] — “Sprint Nextel Corp., the third- largest U.S. wireless operator, accused Time Warner Cable Inc., Comcast Corp. and two other cable-TV companies of infringing patents related to transmitting phone calls over digital lines.”
• Vevo pitches cable distribution to Comcast, Time Warner Cable [Fierce Cable] — A potential competitor for Viacom’s MTV
• To Keep Seacrest, Comcast May Set Its Crown Jewel at His Feet [New York Times]
• BBC World News to Be Available Through Comcast [New York Times]
• What Philly LIVE! will have [Business Journal] — Comcast-Spectacor gives details on Xfinity Live near the stadiums in South Philadelphia.
• Comcast fee would pay for upgrades [Trib Local]