Comcast news from FierceIPTV
NewsEx-Bellhead Craddock to retire from Comcast
Steve Craddock, senior vice president of new technology at cable TV giant Comcast, is set to retire on June 30. Confirmation of his retirement came during the industry's annual convention, The Cable Read more...
FCC ruling hurts U.S. telcos
Telcos have been gaining video customers lately, with an increasing number of them coming at the expense of cable TV companies. Meanwhile, the cable guys have been effective stealing voice customers Read more...
Cablevision adds video subs, strikes Newsday deal
While some cable TV companies are taking an obvious hit from telco IPTV competition (see Comcast), others may not be seeing much of an impact. Cablevision Systems last week said it added 41,000 Read more...
Comcast takes video hit, but adds telephony subs
Is video becoming a point of market weakness for cable TV companies? That could be the case if we decide to invest in the trend suggested by Comcast's first quarter 2008 earnings report last week. Read more...
Why Pivot mattered
Pivot, the wireless joint venture established by Sprint and four cable TV companies, bit the dust last week as the cable partners exited, but it should be considered neither a complete failure nor Read more...
Mediaroom pal Sigma offers new chip
Semiconductor company Sigma Designs has introduced a second-generation chip for IPTV set-top boxes that the company claims offers a 50% performance improvement. Sigma has been the only set-top chip Read more...
Comcast and BitTorrent make nice
Comcast and BitTorrent Inc. last week agreed to bury the hatchet and work together to try and make BitTorrent software run more smoothly on Comcast's network. The deal ends a contentious battle Read more...
Court approves new MDU rules
An appeals court has rejected an attempt by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association to stop new rules that abolish exclusive service contracts between cable operators and owners of Read more...
Cable critical to next gen digital services
It is hard to overstate the importance of the Federal Communication Commission's investigation into Comcast's traffic management practices. As FCC chief Kevin Martin yesterday said: "I think if Read more...
Comcast fails to sway Wall Street
Comcast continues to struggle to persuade investors its triple-play strategy is winning. Its share price is down 35 percent over the year, making it the seventh-worst performing stock on the NASDAQ Read more...
| Press ReleasesComcast Brings The World To Your Fingertips By Offering New International Calling PlansPhiladelphia PA - July 1, 2008--Comcast
Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA), the nation’s leading provider of
entertainment, information and communications products and Read more... Comcast and BitTorrent Form Collaboration to Address Network Management, Network Architecture and Content Distribution Philadelphia, PA and San Francisco, CA - March 27, 2008 Comcast Corporation and BitTorrent, Inc. announced today that they will undertake a collaborative effort with one another and with Read more... Comcast Launches Business Class Voice Service to Small and Medium-Sized Companies in New England Delivers Reliable Service, Exclusive Tools, Unprecedented Value to Underserved Businesses BOSTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and Read more... Move over Bells: Comcast Corporation Becomes the Fourth-Largest Phone Service Provider in the U.S. PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSK) (Nasdaq:CMCSA), the nation’s leading provider of Read more... Comcast Corporation to Participate in UBS Investor Conference PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) announces that Michael Angelakis, Co-Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the 35th Annual UBS Global Read more... |