Monthly Archives: September 2011

Comcast spent $4.88M lobbying government in 2QBusinessWeekComcast Corp., the cable TV and Internet hookup company that now owns media giant NBCUniversal, spent $4.88 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on issues including online privacy and program carriage, … Continue reading →

Mashable – A chiropracter in Ottawa gave an unusual invitation to the World Wide Web this week. Original story here.

Reuters – With online business increasingly driving economic growth, developing nations’ top priority should be the infrastructure their citizens need to get connected, delegates at an Internet conference in Nairobi said this week. Original story here.

Reuters – Online poker site, Full Tilt Poker, which U.S. federal prosecutors have accused of running a Ponzi scheme, had its gambling license revoked by Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), the gambling regulator said on Thursday. Original story here.

Mashable – Jim Wulforst is president of E*TRADE Financial Corporate Services, which provides employee stock plan administration solutions to both private and public companies, including 22% of the S&P 500. Perhaps you’ve heard about the Google millionaires: 1,000 of the … Continue reading →

The Moderate Voice Is This the Cable Industry's Magic Bullet?DailyFinanceBut now TV service operators from Comcast (NAS: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable to DirecTV (NAS: DTV) and DISH Network (NAS: DISH) finally want to try their hands at so-called a … Continue reading →

Mashable – USA Network launched a fun new interactive social media mystery game tie-in for its hit TV show Psych. The game is called #HashTagKiller and it takes place on the Web using Facebook’s Open Graph API. The game launched … Continue reading →

Comcast Corp. on Friday will host a job fair in Plymouth to help fill 200 job openings in Michigan. Original story here.

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Comcast VidBlogger Nation New Video TV NetworkSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Comcast Corporation, and Comcast Ventures (the cable giant that's now merged with NBC and who's unit that will own and operate telecommunications towers) now has “VidBlogger Nation” … Continue reading →

Reuters – The latest high-profile celebrity trial has celeb watchers everywhere tuned in on TV and the Interwebs, and now, of course, there’s a cell phone app to make sure people don’t miss a minute of coverage of the Conrad … Continue reading →

Comcast Hosts Job Fair on FridayPatch.comThe Comcast Corp. announced Thursday that it will host a job fair in Plymouth to help fill 200 job openings in Michigan. The job fair will take place from 11 am to 7 pm on … Continue reading →

AP – Amazon’s unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world’s top digital content provider. Original story here.

Microsoft will partner with providers like Comcast and Verizon Communications for its upcoming Xbox-integrated TV experience, according to a Bloomberg report. Original story here.

BusinessWeek Cable's ESPN Dilemma: Wildly Popular—but CostlyBusinessWeekWhile ESPN says it won't add a surcharge for the new deal, the network will almost certainly make companies such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and DirecTV pay more for programming when contracts come … Continue reading →

Multichannel News Comcast, Verizon Tipped as Possible Xbox TV PartnersPC MagazineMicrosoft will partner with providers like Comcast and Verizon Communications for its upcoming Xbox-integrated TV experience, according to a Bloomberg report. Users will sign into Comcast Xfinity and Verizon FiOS … Continue reading →