Daily Links 2/15/2012: Layoffs coming at PMN?; FCC pulls plug on LightSquared

Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News could face layoffs later today (Poynter)

Comcast Reports 4th Quarter and Year End 2011 Results (Comcast Press Release)
Beats analyst estimates, although pro forma (includes last year's NBCU results) 4th quarter revenue growth was 3%; raises dividend and announces new share buyback program.

Comcast 4Q Profit Jumps On Broadband, Business Service Gains (Dow Jones Newswires via NASDAQ.com)

Comcast's Freedom Region Launches Home-Security Suite
'Xfinity Home' Available to 2.1 Million Subscribers in Philadelphia, N.J. and Delaware (Multichannel News)

Time Warner Cable Brings Streaming Video to PCs, Macs (PC World)


FCC to pull plug on Falcone’s LightSquared (Washington Post: Post Tech)

SunGard Availability Services Announces Solution Provider Relationship with Amazon Web Services to Deliver Highly Available Cloud Computing Offerings (PR Newswire)

NextGen Healthcare Partners with Humana to Accelerate Adoption and Exchange of Electronic Health Records (Business Wire)

Aereo likely to face fight over its plans to distribute broadcast TV (LA Times: Company Town)
Aero, formerly known as Bamboom, received seed funding last year from investors including First Round Capital. It just completed a $20.5-million round of financing led by Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp. Much of that funding will probably go towards legal bills.

IBM acquires Green Hat (Ovum)
Green Hat has dual headquarters in London and Wilmington.

Product Review: SAP’s Recalls Plus App – The Crossover From Enterprise To Consumer Begins (Ray Wang/A Software Insider's Point of View)

Frontline Technologies Announces K-12 Teacher and Employee Evaluation System
(Business Wire)



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