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Next TV: Comcast Testing TV Everywhere Authentication On Apple TV, Roku Devices (Multichannel News)

Comcast seeks Uber-like customer service (USA Today)


Comcast's Uber-Inspired App May Ease Your Hatred of Cable Companies (Mashable)

States to probe Comcast plan to buy Time Warner Cable (Reuters)

Comcast VP and Chairman of Penn Board of Trustees talks "digital divide
(Daily Pennsylvanian)

FCC Docs Detail New Verizon Home Automation Platform (Zatz Not Funny!)



Rowan University, Lockheed Martin reach deal on research (The Courier-Post)

Oracle quarterly results disappoint Wall Street; shares fall
(Reuters)

Oracle's summer dream: Cloud, Fusion, 12c nirvana (ZDNet)

HP launches ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA (ZDNet)


Microsoft Study Touts Hybrid Cloud (Information Week)


Turntable.fm shuts down for good as founder launches new social app (The Verge)
Once a hot FRC startup.

News from The Cable Show 5/23/2012: Ramping up Docsis, Conan O'Brien speaks

Does Docsis Have a 10-Gig Future? (Light Reading Cable)

Cable Show 2012: Motorola Envisions 'Whole-World DVR'
Vendor Says an MSO Customer Will Launch Basic Network DVR Trial by End of 2012 (Multichannel News)

Cable Show 2012: Conan O'Brien Evangelizes Social Media, Admires Walt Disney (Hollywood Reporter)

Cable Execs Root for TV Everywhere, But No Timeline on Mass Adoption
From ESPN to Discovery, a Quest to Get Viewers to 'Authenticate' (Ad Age)

Cable Show 2012: NCTA President Praises FCC's Broadband Campaign (Hollywood Reporter)


Comcast Asks FCC to Revoke Boston's New License to Reregulate Rates
FCC's Media Bureau had recertified the city in April (Broadcasting & Cable)

Comcast CEO Roberts not attending The Cable Show (FierceCable)


CableLabs Nears End of CEO Search (Light Reading Cable)

Carlyle's Cable Muscle (Light Reading Mobile)



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Daily Links 10/17/2011: What will happen to Daily Deals market; too many small startups?

SAP boosts third quarter profit on TomorrowNow loss writedown
Currency fluctuations hit operating profit (Computerworld UK)

Cloud impact: SAP changes upgrade and maintenance policies (ZDNet Blogs)

Supply Chain Consultants, Reflecting Its Evolution and Growth as a Software Provider, Changes Name to Arkieva (Business Wire)

Is Boston spawning too many start-ups, and starving growth companies for talent? (Boston Globe: Innovation Economy)
Does the same question apply to the Philadelphia area?

How Critical Is TV Everywhere?
It May Be the Future of Pay Television — But Not All Are Sold (Multichannel News)

Jonathan Storm: Peacock looking plucked as NBC cancels shows (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Scoop: Skype founders gunning for Netflix with Vdio (Gigaom)

Hulu Owners May Seek IPO for Video Website After Halting Auction (Bloomberg)

Why SEI shares lag the market (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

AMETEK Acquires Reichert Technologies (PR Newswire)
One of Ametek's largest deals in a while.

Are daily deals really dying? (GSI Commerce Blog)

Microsoft's plan for bringing its BI tools to iOS, Android, and Windows 8 devices (ZDNet Blogs)



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News from The Cable Show: 5/12/2010

Brian Roberts’ Regret: Didn’t Go For Content Early Enough (paidContent)

Comcast ready for its close-up
Media conglomerate is looking better all the time (Variety)

ESPN lands new 3-D channel on Comcast cable systems (LA Times: Company Town)

Most of Pa. delegation signals support for Comcast-NBC merger
(The Hill)
Rep. Sestak's signature not on letter, though.

Comcast Demos Prototype iPad App For Controlling Your Cable Box (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Verizon FiOS To Launch 'TV Everywhere' With Time Warner Inc.
Telco Also Working on Video Services With Fox News, CBS, MTVN, Others (Multichannel News)




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