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4 hrs ago | ComputerWorld

Early Google Glass users finding 'sense of freedom'

A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed his bike and shot video of his ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Cable & Satellite, San Francisco, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

Fox News

DirecTV Said to Be Mulling Hulu Bid

DirecTV is eyeing a possible bid to acquire online video site Hulu, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Related Topix: hulu, Directv, Cable & Satellite, thePlatform, Business News

National Center for Public Policy Res...

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Philadelphia, PA / Washington, D.C. - Sharp words were exchanged at Comcast's annual shareholder meeting in Philadelphia today between Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and conservative activists David Ridenour and Justin Danhof, with Ridenour at one point condescendingly offering Roberts help in creating an accuracy policy for Comcast's NBC Universal and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, The National, Entertainment, Television

National Center for Public Policy Res...

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Why Does Comcast Refuse to Tell Shareholders How NBC, MSNBC and CNBC Reduce the Risk of Libel Suits? Company Brought In Outside Law Firm to Help It Fight Shareholder Who Simply Asked for a Report on Fact-Checking Procedures at NBC, MSNBC and CNBC Comcast CEO to Be Asked How Its Networks Make Certain Its Broadcasts are Accurate, and Why It is ... (more)

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, The National, Entertainment, Television, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Examiner.com

'American Mary' cuts to the quick

" American Mary ", now available on Comcast's VOD service in Pittsburgh, is a bloody slice of body Horror that cuts to the quick in a pointed tale of a young woman, Mary Manson, studying abroad in England as a med student about to fulfill her dreams in becoming a surgeon.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite

The Motley Fool

3 Well-Positioned Stocks in the Entertainment Sector

Victor is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Blog News, Netflix, Startups, Cable & Satellite

Floyd County Times

Let's not sacrifice our privacy on the altar of cyber security

In the name of protecting us from hackers, computer viruses and cyber-terrorists, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make it easier for sites like Facebook and Twitter and Internet service providers like Comcast and Time-Warner to share users' private messages and files with government agencies.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Cable & Satellite, Twitter, Time Warner

Thu May 16, 2013

TV Newser

As Promised, Activists Criticize MSNBC at Comcast Shareholders Meeting

As they promised they would , activists took aim at MSNBC at the Comcast shareholders meeting, forcing CEO Brian Roberts to respond.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, African-American

BizPacReview.com

Smug Comcast CEO takes fire at shareholders meeting over gun ad ban

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts came under fire Wednesday at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Philadelphia when he was asked about a new policy of banning gun shops ads , while continuing to air a wide array of violent programming.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Opinion

Insider Monkey

Apple Inc. (AAPL): Another Labor Review of Foxconn Revealed

Apple Inc. does not have direct control of its suppliers, certainly, but it know full well that it is the outward face of the brand and the manufacturers of the pieces that go into making the iPhones, iPads and MacBooks that are in the market.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Apple, Startups

Seeking Alpha

Hulu In The Hands Of The Cable Companies Would Negatively Impact Netflix

This morning, a news report indicated that a consortium of cable companies were in discussions to purchase Hulu, a web television provider.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Cable & Satellite, News Corporation, Publishing

Mi2n

Bongo Boy Records Brings TV Show Series To Your Living Room

Email: bongoboyrecords@aol.com Website: http://www.bongoboyrecords.com May 10, 2013 Belvidere, NJ Contact: Monique Grimme - email bongoboyrecords@aol.com Their first TV episode aired on December 2011.

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Related Topix: Belvidere, NJ, Universal Studios, Cable & Satellite, Pop/Rock, The Smithereens, Plainfield, NJ, Oxford, NJ

Digital Game Developer

Comcast Xfinity TV Adds Two New Multicultural Channels in Western Washington

STAR India PLUS, the leading 24-hour cable channel from India, features Hindi-language dramas, comedies and thriller series as well as childrens programming, variety and games shows, entertainment events, seasonal sports/games events and top Bollywood movies.

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Related Topix: Universal Studios, Cable & Satellite, Bollywood, Marketing, Publishing, News Corporation, IGN Entertainment

Wed May 15, 2013

Local Tech Wire

ABC to begin live TV streaming in Triangle; Aereo service expands to Atlanta

Live Internet access to TV entertainment via streaming is coming to the Triangle, while startup Aereo , which also plans RTP service, is expanding to Atlanta.

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Related Topix: Media, Walt Disney, Television, Cable & Satellite, Universal Television Group, Cox Communication, Telecom, Charter Communications, New York

WTVF Nashville

911 Call Answered By Dispatchers Out Of State

FRANKLIN, Tenn. A woman living in Houston, Texas had her 911 emergency call answered by a dispatcher in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Franklin, TN, Cable & Satellite

Canada.com

Netflix's CEO says restrictive data caps are 'a deterrent to Canadian society'

When asked if Canadian internet service providers restrictive data caps prevents Netflix from becoming more popular in Canada, the streaming service's CEO, Reed Hastings, had a lot to say.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Internet Service Providers, Cable & Satellite

Business Journal

Comcast welcoming back Shore customers

Comcast Corp. plans to roll out the red carpet for customers returning to New Jersey Shore communities affected by Superstorm Sandy this summer.

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Related Topix: Universal Studios, thePlatform, Cable & Satellite, Media, Universal Pictures, Comcast, Television, Universal Television Group

Business Wire

Comcast Corporation Announces Results of 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Election of Directors: Shareholders elected all nominees to Comcast's Board of Directors for one-year terms.

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Related Topix: Universal Pictures, Media, Cable & Satellite

The Miami Herald

Tech Q&A: Law firm's custom email address locked in limbo

That's what Comcast did with Minneapolis attorneys Richard Fuller and Charles Horowitz, who recently opened a new two-person law firm.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Minneapolis, MN, Qwest, Savvis, Telecom, CenturyTel

Pocket-lint.co.uk

First major US broadcaster begins live streaming content to iOS

ABC is now the first major broadcaster in the US to offer live streaming right onto the iPhone and iPad, with an updated to its Watch ABC application released on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, WATCH, Ipad, Science / Technology, Cable & Satellite

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