Daily Links 3/15/2013: Comcast now nation's second largest advertiser; SAP now Germany's most valuable company

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Comcast now nation's second largest advertiser (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Cablevision Sale Within 18 Months Likely, Says Citi (Investor's Business Daily)
But analyst says Comcast not likely buyer (though I bet there are some little pieces of
Cablevision Comcast might wish to own).

Hulu Names an Acting Chief Executive (New York Times: Media Decoder)
While contemplating changes in ownership structure.

Comcast to Widen World of Addressable Ads
Source: MSO Plans to Have Invidi’s Targeted-Ad System Deployed Across U.S. Footprint by End of 2014 (Multichannel News)

South by Southwest (SXSW): Aereo vs. the Cable Bundle (Time Tech)

Princeton Review Founder’s Startup Noodle Acquires Lore To Build An Education Marketplace Around Search (TechCrunch)
Lore, originally CourseKit, was started by three undergrads at Penn before moving to New York.


SAP Emerges from Changes as Most Valuable German Company (Information Management Online)

Google Elbows Into the Cloud (New York Times)

Exclusive: EMC, IBM eye web hosting company SoftLayer- sources
(Reuters)

Ben Franklin TechVentures to House Lehigh Valley Angel Investors
(Ben Franklin News)




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Daily Links 7/16/2012: Comcast buys out Microsoft's MSNBC.com website stake, chides FCC for interference in programming decisions

Comcast Acquires Microsoft's Stake in MSNBC.com for $300 Million (Hollywood Reporter)
This only involves the website, as Comcast had bought out Microsoft's stake in the cable channel a few years ago.

Comcast fights Tennis Channel program access FCC ruling (FierceCable)

Comcast says government needs to stay out of programming business (LA Times: Company Town)

Comcast and Scripps Networks Interactive Reach Long-Term, TV Everywhere Distribution Agreement for Xfinity TV Customers (Business Wire)


Procurian Acquires Media IQ -- Expands Marketing Practice to Media Audit, Measurement, Benchmarking (Spend Matters)
Procurian, formerly known as ICG Commerce, is based in King of Prussia.

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Daily Links 4/23/2012: Penn-founded Coursekit rebrands as Lore; Peter Thiel invests

Coursekit (founded at Penn) is Now Lore: Rebrand Reflects Expansion Beyond College Courses, With New Investment from Peter Thiel (PandoDaily)

Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight On CloudMine: Rich And Interactive Apps Made Easy (Official Rackspace Blog)

FCC Wireless Chief Goes to T-Mobile on Verizon Deal With Cable (Bloomberg)

Netflix 1Q Results Top Views But Shares Sink (Fox Business)

Netflix Beats Predictions, But Stock Slips Anyway (Light Reading)


Net Neutrality Suit Players Agree to Briefing Schedule (Multichannel News)


NimbleTV tries to make good on TV Everywhere’s promise (Gigaom)

Every touch-based Apple product targeted by apparent patent troll (Ars Technica)
See my post from Saturday on the local connections.

Company trades SAP systems integrator Capgemini for niche firm (SearchSAP)

PHD Virtual Announces 7th Record Quarter of Growth Driven by New Customer Acquisition
First Quarter Results Driven by New Customer Acquisition and Continued Enhancements in Backup and Monitoring Product Lines (PR Web)
Says Q1 revenue grew 50% over 2011.



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