Wondering about who's running anti-Comcast ads on social media? Its TiVo

Tom Paine


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Comcast takes away features, hikes up prices and hopes you’ll just continue to take it.

— Americans for Better Entertainment (@AmericansBetter) October 23, 2018

Update 11/15: A Whois lookup confirms that the site is indeed registered to TiVo. Why TiVo is taking this anonymous approach, but at the same time its revealing its corporate name in Whois, is puzzling. Is its purpose to collect a database of respondents for future use? Perhaps for its legal battle vs Comcast? I really don't know.



WHOIS search results

Domain Name: AMERICANSFORBETTERENTERTAINMENT.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2314356878_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Registrar URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2018-09-25T19:42:57Z
Creation Date: 2018-09-25T19:42:56Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-09-25T19:42:56Z
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 292
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abusecomplaints@markmonitor.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2083895740
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Name Server: NS1.TIVO.COM
Name Server: NS2.TIVO.COM
Name Server: NS3.TIVO.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of whois database: 2018-11-15T20:40:43Z <<< I've been trying to identify the organization behind Americans for Better Entertainment, whomever that may be, that's been running these ant-Comcast advertisements on social media over the past two months. This is what the campaign's Facebook page looks like.


Two of the people who commented on Facebook suggested that TiVo was behind the ads, although its from a tiny sample.

DOJ official: Evidence, not Trump tweets, led to Comcast probe https://t.co/NmJud1ynu2

— tom paine (@phillytechnews) November 14, 2018

My thought was it could be the American Cable Association, which represents smaller cable companies, who have pushed DOJ into opening up an antitrust investigation into Comcast. Trump tweeted favorable about the ACA on Monday:

American Cable Association has big problems with Comcast. They say that Comcast routinely violates Antitrust Laws. “These guys are acting much worse, and have much more potential for damage to consumers, than anything AT&T-Time Warner would do.” Charlie Gasparino

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2018

Any hints? Email me at phillytechnews@gmail.com.

Rovi, with significant Philly area presence and roots, buys TiVo

Tom Paine

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Rovi, which yesterday announced it was acquiring TiVo for $1.1 billion, is based in San Carlos, CA, but has a strong Philly connection.

Of some 1000+ US employees, about 200 are located in the Philly area, according to Rovi's LinkedIn page .

Presumably, most are based in Rovi's location on East Swedesford Rd in Wayne, in view of Route 202.



What exactly Rovi does in Wayne, as opposed to its other locations, at this time is not entirely clear.

Much of Rovi's presence here can be traced to its (when it was called Macrovision) acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide International in 2008. Gemstar-TV Guide was a 1999 combination of Radnor-based TV Guide (which Rupert Murdoch's News Corp bought as part its acquisition of Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications for $3 billion in 1988) and Gemstar, and aimed to dominate not only the market for TV schedule listings but also the codes used to record programs to DVRs.

However, Gemstar-TV Guide shrunk in value in the circa-2000 tech crash and never really recovered. Gemstar's market capitalization fell from a high of $20 billion in 2000 to a low of little more than $1 billion in 2005.

Comcast and Gemstar-TV Guide International formed a joint venture in 2004, GuideWorks, LLC, to create and market interactive program guides for digital cable television, with Comcast owning a majority stake in the venture.

Rovi pulled out of the Guideworks joint venture in 2010.

Rovi, much like TiVo, exerts considerable effort protecting and gently reminding others of its presumed patent rights. In early April, Rovi filed suit against Comcast and its set-top suppliers, claiming they were infringing upon 14 of Rovi’s U.S. patents that deliver features such as remote recording, its AnyRoom DVR (multi-room) capabilities, and search for its X1 platform.

                                  Tom Carson
                                     Rovi President & CEO

John Burke, EVP & COO, appears to be Rovi's top ranking officer based out of Wayne. He
is a former top Motorola Home (now Arris) executive. Rovi President & CEO Tom Carson is a Villanova grad.

The combined company would take the TiVo name.

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Bell Labs pushes 10Gbps over copper telephone lines (Ars Technica)

Level 3 Launches Channel Origination Platform (Multichannel News)

Comcast, TiVo Complete VOD Connection (Multichannel News)

Aereo Lays Out New Survival Strategy in Letter to Judge (Hollywood Reporter)


Dish tells FCC to block Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal (LA Times)

White House pulls plug on controversial Patent Office nominee after tech sector backlash (Gigaom)


PayPal Makes Good On Its Braintree Acquisition With Launch Of New Developer Tools, The Braintree “v.zero SDK”
(TechCrunch)
Braintree says Venmo now doing over $1 billion in annual volume, growing 60% year over year.

Microsoft debuts cloud storage service for enterprises (PC World)

Microsoft to strike back at Salesforce.com with CRM cloud for government (Computerworld)

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Women in the Workplace: Comcast CFO talks candidly about juggling personal life, work (Glenside News Globe Times Chronicle)

Comcast's X1 availability widens, mass-deployment still planned by year's end (Engadget)

Comcast & TiVo Hit Pause (Zatz Not Funny!)

Sprout Adding 3 New Series (Multichannel News)
Sprout, which is owned by Comcast's NBCU, is based in Fort Washington.

Netflix Q2 results are in: close to 30MM US streaming subscribers, $1B in revenue
(Gigaom)

Netflix Subscriber Growth Falls Short of Projections (Bloomberg)


TV tech: SeventySix sells Omek to Intel; Mass.firm moves to Radnor (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Unisys scores $460M contract to modernize border protection systems
(Washington Technology)

Edison Ventures Announces Investment in RealMatch (PR Web)
Leads $7 million round with $6 million investment.

Edison Ventures Invests in eSentire Provider of Network Security as a Managed Service (PR Web)
Leads $5.5 million investment in a $7.0 million total financing round in Ontario, Canada based eSentire.

RightCare Solutions, Inc. Reports Positive Topline Results with D2S2 in Reducing All-Cause 30-day Readmissions from Pivotal Study (PR Newswire)

Daily Links 6/7/2013: TiVO settles with Cisco, Motorola, Time Warner

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TiVo settles with Cisco, Motorola and Time Warner (AP via USA Today)
The settlement with Motorola was for $490 million, but Horsham-Motorola Home has since been acquired by Arris. Google's agreement to sell Motorola Home to Arris capped Arris' liability in the case to $50 million.
Update: $490 million was apparently the total size of settlement for both Motorola and Cisco combined. Cisco is responsible for $294 million of it, according to an SEC filing.

D.C. area has a big presence in cable TV production (Washington Post)

SAP Paying Top Dollar in a Buying Spree (New York Times: Dealbook)

San Jose's HP Pavilion to become SAP Center (San Jose Mercury News)
Surprised Plattner is not naming it the "SAP HANA Center."

Men On A Mission (Philadelphia Business Journal)
On VC firm MissionOG.

Salesforce.com Appoints Oracle Vet As President
(Information Week)

They Acquire, Acquire, Acquire While We Build, Build, Build
(Zoho Blog)
Zoho takes a shot at Salesforce.

SoftBank may have interest in T-Mobile if Sprint bid falls through (The Verge)




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Daily Links 1/31/2013: Monetate, RES Software report big years

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RES Software Shatters Multiple Sales and Performance Benchmarks in 2012 (Business Wire)

Monetate More than Doubles Revenue, Client Base and Employees in 2012, as Marketers Realize the Power of Big Data for Personalization (Monetate Website)

SAP to buy Ticket-Web, a CRM tool for promoters of sports and entertainment events (Computerworld)

Time Warner Cable Falls as Forecast Misses Analysts’ Estimates (Bloomberg)

In shift, Comcast now bills for once-free digital adapters(Philadelphia Inquirer)

CES Drops CNET, Names Dish Hopper Best in Show (Hollywood Reporter)

Craig Moffett, Top-Rated Analyst, Is Leaving Bernstein (Bloomberg)



TiVo Looks for Acquisitions in Data and Ad Sales (Ad Age)

GSI Commerce considers expansion in Louisville (Louisville Business First)

Philadelphia group launches campaign to save newspapers(Poynter)

NetSuite delivers strong Q4 (ZDNet)

CEO Interview: Jason Blessing of Plex Software (Brian Sommer/Enterprise Irregulars)




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Daily Links 9/24/2012: First Round Capital launches "Dorm Room Fund" in Philadelphia

The Dorm Room Fund (Redeye VC)

For Students, By Students: First Round Capital Announces Dorm Room Fund in Philly (PandoDaily)

Mobile Services and Cable TV Are Unexpected Allies (New York Times)

Verizon to Pay More Than $510 Million to TiVo, ActiveVide (Bloomberg)

What caused New York’s startup boom?
A few early and broad questions in our exploration of NYC's startup community.
(O'Reilly Radar)

Ad Tech Company eXelate Raises $12M C Round Led By NewSpring Capital (TechCrunch)


Cable deal awaits verdict
City board has spent 2 years in negotiations (Wilmington News Journal)

AppMobi Unveils Mobile Cloud Platform For Businesses
(CRN)

Why Software-As-A-Service Could Be A Dead End
If enterprise apps all become SaaS, your software investment will have a very precise lifespan and return. (Information Week)

Salesforce.com's Next Steps To Become The Next Oracle (Information Week)

SAP Bundles Analytic Apps with IQ Database (CIO.com)

Tech sector hopes Princeton president's replacement continues to partner with business (NJBiz.com)

MedRisk and Acrometis Partner to Maximize Network Penetration and Effectiveness for Physical Medicine Management (Business Wire)
Both firms are based in Malvern.



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Daily Links 7/12/2012: Poptent raises another $5.5 million

SAP Preliminary Second-Quarter Software License Sales Beat Analyst Estimates (Bloomberg)

SAP trousers €1bn quarter in software sales, fumbles profit
Prelims are best ever but net income can't keep up (The Register)
I love the way some Register journalists can bring humor to something as dry as an earnings release, while making sense of it at the same time.

SAP Appoints P&G Nordic CEO Deplazes Delgado As Personnel Chief (Bloomberg)
Becomes SAP's top female exec; also named to SAP's executive board.

Poptent Raises $5.5 Million to Support Continued Growth, Surpasses 50,000 Members and $5 Million in Creator Cash Payments (Business Wire)

With 50,000 Videographers, PopTent Raises $5.5 Million From MK Capital To CrowdSource Ads (TechCrunch)

Dell Offers Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance
While not a complete business intelligence system, Dell's Quickstart 1000 appliance bundles Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database and Dell Boomi data-integration software. (Information Week)

Comcast’s TiVo isn’t the ultimate, but it’s close (Boston Globe)

Cable Ops Rooting For Aereo In Clash With Broadcasters
MSOs See Possibility That Startup's Legal Battle Could End Retrans Regime (Multichannel News)

Cook’s (TV) tour
Apple big huddles with media bosses (NY Post)


DuPont Kevlar advances telecommunication cables (Delaware Online: Delaware Inc.)
DuPont partners with Hatfield-based Fiber-Line.

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners Leads Series B Funding for Voxware (Business Wire)

SCVNGR's LevelUp Tries Dropping the Transaction Fee for Mobile Payment (New York Times: Bits)
Will try to make money from deals cut.

MicroStrategy goes visual with BI platform updates (Computer Business Review)
May enhance its ability to compete with QlikTech and Tableau. Also, CEO Michael Saylor apparently doesn't think too much of Microsoft Surface (or, more accurately, the product launch itself).

Former Birds employees launch fantasy front office football (Philadelphia Business Journal)



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Daily Links 6/12/2012: Radnor's QlikTech makes acquisition; Comcast to work with PayPal, TiVo on T-Commerce

QlikTech Acquires Expressor Software to Deliver the Data Users Need with the Governance IT Requires (Business Wire)
QlikTech's first acquisition, at least in recent times. QlikTech's CFO had hinted that some small acquisitions might be in the pipeline during the company's last earnings call.

PayPal To Offer E-Commerce On TV Sets With Comcast, TiVo (Bloomberg)

TiVo Treads Into T-Commerce With PayPal Pact
Solution to Be Available to DVR Maker's Cable Operator Customers (Multichannel News)

Comcast Kicks Tires On ActiveVideo's Web-Based VOD Interface
MSO Licenses Vendor's CloudTV H5 Platform For Trial in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Multichannel News)

Comcast Must Back Off Internet Speed Claims
Ad assertions examined after Verizon complaint (Adweek)

Verizon's sharing plans: Confusing but inevitable (Comp

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Daily Links 6/7/2012: Comcast's X1 and VOD for TiVo hit Boston

Ellison: Oracle Will Deliver World's 'most Comprehensive Cloud' (PC World)

Larry Ellison Finds His Voice, Oracle Finds Its Cloud (Bloomberg Business Week)

Oracle's Cloud Rivals: Reality Check
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks like no one else is doing cloud right. Here's the reality on what SAP, Infor, and Microsoft have to offer. ( Doug Henschen/InformationWeek)

Michael Dell, Greg Davis Stay In Front of Partners (The Var Guy)
Expanded channel role for Boomi?

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Daily Links 6/1/2012: Cisco sues TiVo over DVRs; Roberts says NBCU Earnings Torpedoed By ‘Battleship’ And ‘Five-Year-Engagement’

Cisco sues TiVo over DVRs (Reuters)

Comcast Chief: NBCU Earnings Torpedoed By ‘Battleship’ And ‘Five-Year-Engagement’ (Deadline New York)

Comcast Adds MAX Go, Live CNN And HLN To 'TV Everywhere' Bouquet
MSO Adds Cinemax Service Under Expanded Pact with HBO (Mutichannel News)

The Cable Show scorecard: Who were the winners and losers in Boston? (FierceCable)

Verizon debuts Viewdini, but streaming still subject to caps (Gigaom)

Ex-Cisco Execs Form Cable Set-Top Startup (Light Reading Cable)

Exclusive - Dell talks with Quest break down - sources (Reuters)

Software Raises Bar for Hiring (Wall Street Journal: Capital)



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Daily Links 4/10/2012: SAP reveals database, mobile roadmaps through 2015, acquires mobile development firm

Philly-based Medical tech firm eResearch being sold for $400M (AP via Business Week)

Comcast Xfinity On Demand rolling out to TiVo Premiere subscribers in SF Bay Area (The Verge)

The cable industry isn’t stupid, right? (Gigaom)

Comcast to test IPTV network at MIT (FierceCable)

SAP reveals database, mobile roadmaps through 2015 (ZDNet Blogs)

SAP Lays out Plans to Become Big Player in Databases, Mobile (PC World)

SAP to Acquire Syclo, Extends Leadership in Mobilizing the Enterprise (PR Newswire)

SAP Buys Leading Enterprise Mobile Development Shop and Announces $155 Million Startup Fund (SiliconAngle)

HP to offer cloud-based computing service (San Jose Mercury News)

TE Connectivity to sell touch screen, pro service for $403M (Central Penn Business Journal)
TE Connectivity has its operational headquarters in Berwyn and substantial business units in Central Pennsylvania.

IAB's New Ad Formats Offer Tech Support for 'Skippable' Ads
Standards Will Allow More Publishers to Bring Ad-Skipping to Video (Ad Age)
Good for Solve Media's new offering.

Are you an indie, angel or venture company? (Gabriel Weinberg's Blog)
On current valuations.



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Daily Links 1/4/2012: CloudMine, ElectNext and SnipSnap are chosen for Project Liberty incubator

Why Enterprise Software Will Never Be the Same (PC World)

Ben Franklin Announces Project Liberty Digital Incubator Inaugural Class (Ben
Franklin Technology Partners Press Release)
CloudMine, ElectNext and SnipSnap are chosen.

Disney and Comcast Link Up for Another 10 Years (All Things Digital)

Comcast, Disney Reach Major Carriage Deal
UPDATED: ESPN available online to Xfinity subscribers (Broadcasting & Cable)


Amazon staffs up for new digital media service effort (Gigaom)

MetroPCS Launching Live Mobile TV Service Later This Year (TechCrunch)

TiVo shares soar after AT&T settlement (AP via CBS News)

Roku Streaming Stick delivers TV apps in a flash drive package (VentureBeat)

Solve Media Now Works With 3,000 Publishers And It's Closing In On A ~ $6 Million Series B Round (Silicon Alley Insider)
Solve Media was started in Philadelphia and backed by First Round Capital; moved to New York but still has office in Philly.

Echo Therapeutics Announces $3.6 Million Warrant Exercises (PR Newswire)

Independence Blue Cross gears up to launch mobile apps (Mobile Health News)

Shell completes transition of SAP-based HR application services to Accenture
(Computerworld UK)

Infor shows strong growth (ZDNet Blogs)



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Daily Links 9/30/2011: PennSERS reported to be trying to sell up to half of PE assets

PennSERS Is Trying to Sell up to Half ($3B) of Its PE Assets (PE Hub)

S&P upgrades Liberty Interactive after split (AP via Bloomberg)

SAP co-CEO sees big future in lots of data (USA Today)

FAQ: Oracle OpenWorld's Burning Questions (PC World)

Apotheker's HP payout dwarfs new CEO's salary (Reuters)

Wi-Fi Hotspot App Connectify Gets New Funding From ITQ – The Firm That Finds New Tech For CIA (TechCrunch)

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Acquisition of Specialty Resistor Company (Business Wire)

Verizon Expands Home Monitoring Service Plans (Light Reading Cable)

Philadelphia’s Choice Cable Provider RCN Exclusively brings TiVo Premiere to Philly (PR Web)
RCN's cable services are not actually available within the city of Philadelphia itself, a company spokesperson confirmed, but in areas of bordering Delaware County, as well as parts of the Lehigh Valley.



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Daily Links 8/29/2011: Google, Apple said to step up TV plans

Apple is working on a television for 2012, sources say (VentureBeat)

Google TV Will Hit Europe Next Year (Silicon Alley Insider)

Google May Take Competitors to the Gridiron Next (Literally) (PE Hub)

New DirecTV TiVo Launches Next Month (Zatz Not Funny!)

Cable still beating out telcos in broadband adds (Gigaom)

VMware pushes enterprise hybrid clouds in first VMworld announcements (ZDNet Blogs)

SunGard Offers Recover2Cloud (Read Write Cloud)

Microsoft launches new CRM cloud promotion on eve of Salesforce conference (ZDNet Blogs)

PANL Slips: Display Malaise, Or Limited Upside? Bulls Defend (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

PANL Inks Lighting Deal With Panasonic Idemitsu (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

The politics of Sharpton’s new gig (Chicago Sun-Times)
Gets full time slot at MSNBC.

Motorola Is Full Of People Google "Would Never Hire," And That's Why The Merger Won't Take (Silicon Allley Insider)
I'm sure Motorola Mobility employees, who actually do some brilliant engineering, appreciate this kind of talk.


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Daily Links 4/20/2011: Will SunGard bid on Blackboard?

Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started? (Silicon Alley Insider)


NBC Sports Chief Says Network Will Make Money on $2 Billion NHL Deal (The Hollywood Reporter)

Comcast SportsNet pilots NBC O&O plan (Variety)

TiVo soars on ruling in Dish Network case
Dish to seek Supreme Court review of decision (MarketWatch)

Blackboard: Who Are The Buyers? (Forbes: The Tech Trade)
Some analysts name SunGard (with its SunGard Higher Education unit) as a potential bidder. I tend to think that its highly leveraged capital structure might limit SunGard's ability to act, given the multiple Blackboard will command, but suppose if they really want to do it they might be able to find a way to finance it.
Internet Capital Group of Wayne was a significant investor in Blackboard, although it divested its remaining interest last year.
(Update: Missed this announcement from a couple of weeks ago on SunGard/Blackboard partnership, though its not something to read too much into.)

Pearson and SunGard Higher Education Integrate Pearson LearningStudio SaaS-based LMS with the Banner Student and Luminis Platform Solutions (SunGard Press Release)
Interesting, though certainly coincidental, timing.

Hewlett-Packard Hires Homlish of SAP as Chief Marketing Officer (Bloomberg)

All change in SAP's on-demand leadership (ZDNet Blogs)

Gartner Says Worldwide Business Intelligence, Analytics and Performance Management Software Market Surpassed the $10 Billion Mark in 2010 (Gartner Press Release)

Philly Controller's Office devises an app for reporting waste and fraud (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Gov. Christie says he has 'grave concerns' about bill to deregulate basic phone service (NJ.com)



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Daily Links 5/27/2010: InfoLogix to review "Strategic Alternatives"

InfoLogix Announces Independent Committee Formed to Review Strategic Alternatives (PR Newswire)

Icahn may see Lawson as a takeover target (MarketWatch)

Angelakis: More Regulation Could Equal Less Investment
Says Strict Title II Could Impact Cable's Investment "Appetite" (Multichannel News)

Invidi Adds Experian As Investor, Partner (MediaPost: Media Daily News)

TiVo By the Numbers: 800,000 Subscribers Lost in 18 Months (NewTeeVee)

Sprint HTC Evo 4G is fast, but battery life is short (USA Today)

Willow Garage gets robots into researchers' hands (CNET News)
Penn gets one of them.

Viddler preps for expansion after receiving Ben Franklin funding (Keystone Edge)


Timberland Names GSI Commerce Strategic Global E-Commerce Partner (Business Wire)

John Perzel, 8 GOP staffers going to trial on Bonusgate charges (Harrisburg Patriot-News)




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Daily Links 5/14/2010: Bernanke visits Philly

Analyst makes case for HP to top SAP's Sybase bid (San Jose Business Journal)

SAP pays dearly with $5.8 billion Sybase purchase (Reuters)

Americas’ SAP Users’ Group Announces Impact Award Winners (Business Wire)
Comcast wins in "Large Enterprise" category.

Ben Bernanke’s Field Trip to Philly (New York Times: Economix)

TiVo: Lazard Downgrades On Court Decision; Stock Off 40% (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Comcast's 4G Market Primer
(Light Reading)
Interview with Comcast's Cathy Avgiris (Video).

Gannett Folds Ripple6 Into Pointroll (paidContent)
PointRoll is headquartered in Conshohocken.

Pa. cuts scarring Ben Franklin (Philadelphia Business Journal)

News from The Cable Show: 5/13/2010

Why Comcast’s ‘Xfinity Remote’ Could Be More Than Just Another App (paidContent)

FCC Chairman Looks to Reassure Cable Industry (Wall Street Journal: Digits)

Operators Eye 25 Million EBIF Homes This Year
But Panelists Say It's Still Early Days For the Interactive Spec (Multichannel News)

Comcast CTO Doesn't See Shift To FTTH
'I spend no time awake at night on this' (Broadband Reports)

Next-Gen Set-Tops: Triple the Horsepower
(Multichannel News)

RCN ships TiVo DVR; Comcast, DirecTV delay theirs (Washington Post: Faster Forward)




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Daily Links 3/25/2010: Comcast broadband meter live in (at least) parts of Philly area

Sarnoff will remain in N.J. after integrating with Calif. parent (NJBIZ.com)

GSI Commerce Expands Existing Line of Credit to $150 Million (Business Wire)

SAP's wasted passion (ZDNet Blogs)

Oracle Reports GAAP EPS of $0.23, Non-GAAP EPS of $0.38
(Marketwire)
Oracle FY Q3 In Line; Revs $6.4B; Non-GAAP EPS 38 Cents (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Oracle: Sun integration 'better than expected;' Exadata pipeline swells (ZDNet Blogs)

Mobs Are Born as Word Grows by Text Message (New York Times)

House Hearing Shapes Up as Title II Fight
Battle Brewing Over The Possibility Of FCC Reclassifying Internet Access (Multichannel News)

Is DISH Network Buying TiVo? (Multichannel News)

Comcast Usage Meter Now In 25 States
With plans to expand meter nationally 'as soon as we can' (Broadband Reports)
Including at least parts of Pennsylvania.

NBC gets financing for Comcast merger (Reuters)

Plaxo CEO Ben Golub Steps Down, To Be Replaced By Justin Miller (TechCrunch)
Plaxo was acquired by Comcast in 2008.

Messengers of Capital Deliver on Entrepreneurs' Dreams (Keystone Edge)
On the upcoming Angel Venture Fair.

PECO Selects Comverge for Energy Management Program (Business Wire)

Verizon says no to Clearwire proposal to merge WiMAX, LTE
(MuniWireless)

Major League Soccer's slick new video service debuts in Seattle
(Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's Blog)

Finkelstein Uses Phillies Fever Defense
Online Ad, Solicitation Of Police Lead To Charges (MyFox Philly)




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