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Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, says that Web video can be a friend of the cable industry. Taking part in the opening session at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Mr. Roberts said that consumer demand for...
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The ability of multichannel providers to launch companion online services for viewing cable programming will divide them into the haves and the have-nots over the next decade, according to a report from the Diffusion Group scheduled to be released today. The research firm concluded that cable operators...
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Overshadowed by the more popular Hulu, Comcast-owned online video portal Fancast is tapping its parent’s connections to make a bigger name for itself online. Fancast, an online video destination for television shows, draws nearly 3 million unique visitors each month, less than half of Hulu’s audience...
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Evidently, the revolution hasn’t started yet. My army of cord-cutters has yet to march up and stand by my side. According to industry analyst Craig Moffett, they’re actually going the other way, back to the multichannel mothership. In a recent report, the Bernstein Research analyst said cable, telco...
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Comcast-owned online video technology provider thePlatform inked a deal with an Australian subsidiary of News Corp. to publish and manage video across 50 digital media properties, the companies announced today. Under the deal with News Corp.-owned News Ltd., thePlatform will manage online video for major...
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Comcast’s online television service Fancast will host the exclusive Web premiere of “Kyle XY’s” third season on Jan. 7. The season premiere of the ABC Family series will be available on the Web site through Jan. 11. The new season premieres on ABC Family the following day. Additionally, Fancast will...
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Blu-ray Player Sales Triple During Black Friday Week Sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players tripled during the week of Black Friday from the previous week, Video Business reports. Machines dropped below $200 during that week to spur post-Thanksgiving sales. Nearly one in four disc players sold during Black...
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Comcast’s online video portal Fancast.com has linked up with four popular blogs to include their recommendations for top video picks on the site. Bloggers from Ask a Ninja, Boing Boing, Dooce and NOTCOT will pick the best Fancast.com content from categories including comedy, horror, drama and prime-time...
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Comcast, continuing its push toward offering more high-definition program by year’s end, is celebrating its milestone of more than 1,000 HD options for its subscribers. Touting “more than 1,000 high-definition viewing choices,” Comcast is on track with its Project Infinity, announced during 2008’s Consumer...
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Verizon Wireless is working with major TV programmers to add several new channels to its VCast video service, the company announced Wednesday. NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and Comcast’s G4 all said they are going mobile on VCast. Verizon customers will be able to watch full-length episodes...
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin crossed party lines recently, siding with Democrats at the agency in finding that Comcast Corp. had improperly managed Web traffic on its high-speed Internet lines. That decision may or may not withstand predicted legal challenges. Whether or...
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A sharply divided Federal Communications Commission said Comcast Corp. “unduly interfered” with subscribers’ Internet access and that the biggest U.S. cable operator illegally discriminated when it cut off downloads from peer-to peer-file-sharing Web sites last year. Consumer groups quickly labeled the...