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Cook County Sheriff Launching Local Most Wanted TV Show

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Tom Dart Comcast, Comcast, Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Sheriff Tv Show, Tom Dart TV Show, Tom Dart, Police Blotter on Demand, Chicago News

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is launching a local version of "America's Most Wanted" on Comcast cable. "Police Blotter on Demand," which will be avai...

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Google Says Ad-Words Recession Resistant: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 20, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Summit Entertainment, Alan Cohen, Omd, Mediabytes, Cbs, Recession, Guns N Roses, Adwords, Chinese Democracy, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Twilight, Initiative, Media News, Nfl Networks, Comcast, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Google is urging clients not to give up on digital ads during the recession. In a conference today in London, Google VP Nikesh Arora will note that ...

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Dow Nears 5 Year Low: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 23, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Blackberry, Economy, Streaming, Samsung, Storm, Low, Mediabytes, Movies, Dow Jones, Amazon, Imeem, Shelly Palmer, Profit, Netflix, Media News, Comcast, Rim, Docsis 3.0, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Yesterday the Dow Jones closed at 8519, near its five year low. The story did not make the front page of the New York Times nor the evening news. Fo...

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TV Industry Faces Ad Avoidance Crisis More Severe Than Financial Crisis, Warns TiVo CEO

Jack Myers | Posted 10.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Directv, Tivo, Cox, Comcast, DISH Network, Business News
Jack Myers

In a rousing breakfast presentation at last week's sold-out Association of National Advertisers Conference, TiVo president Tom Rogers warned attendee...

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FCC: NFL Network Case Against Comcast Can Go On

New York TImes | Richard Sandomir | Posted 10.13.2008 | Media

Read More: NFL Network Comcast, Fcc, Comcast, NFL Network, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

A Federal Communications Commission ruling Friday night gave the NFL Network hope that it might receive a major influx of Comcast subscribers. In its...

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Comcast Officially Limits Subscriber Internet Use

AP | Posted 08.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Comcast Bandwith Cap, Comcast, Comcast Internet Limits, Comcast Internet Cap, Comcast Web, Chicago News

NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of d...

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Comcast Attitude Exposes Fraud of Internet 'Free Market'

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, John McCain, Comcast, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

It didn't take long for Comcast to ruin once again the mythology of the "free market" in broadband.

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Press 1 for a Comcastically Good Time

Mark Bazer | Posted 08.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Comcast, Cable, Customer Service, Internet Service, Verizon, Living News
Mark Bazer

Thank you for calling Comcast. For quality and training purposes, your call may be monitored or recorded. If you use the "F-word" more than twice, we ...

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Comcast To Slow Down Heaviest Users During Peak Periods Following FCC Decision

Portfolio | Sam Gustin | Posted 08.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Comcast FCC, Comcast, FCC Comcast, Media News

The Federal Communication Commission has officially released its order sanctioning cable giant Comcast for blocking Web traffic. Over the next 30 day...

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Ryan Seacrest Scores New Contract With Comcast, On E! Through 2012

Broadcasting & Cable | Alex Weprin | Posted 08.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Comcast, Ryan Seacrest, E!, Ryan Seacrest E!, Ryan Seacrest Comcast, Media News

Fresh off naming longtime agent Adam Sher to head up Ryan Seacrest Productions, Ryan Seacrest inked an expansive new deal with Comcast Entertainment G...

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FCC Commissioner's Scare Tactics Reach New Low

Josh Silver | Posted 08.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Fcc, Internet Politics, Comcast Net Neutrality, Internet Censorship, New Media, Media, Comcast, Comcast Interfering, Net Neutrality, FCC Comcast Hearing, Media News
Josh Silver

FCC Commissioner McDowell suggests that any FCC decision that supports Net Neutrality -- the idea that the Internet must be free and open -- is somehow tantamount to government regulation of content.

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Comcast Buys DailyCandy For $125 Million

Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 08.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Comcast, Dailycandy, DailyCandy Sale, Dany Levy, DailyCandy Comcast, Media News

As previously reported, Comcast (CMCSA) was indeed interested in buying Daily Candy. But they ended up paying much more than the $75 million we head a...

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TKO of Comcast Sets Stage for a Better Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Telecoms Immunity, SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Comcast, Internet Policy, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telcos, FCC Comcast Hearing, Media News
Timothy Karr

Today's FCC victory is a milestone for the movement, but the work of creating a more accessible, open and affordable Internet is really only just beginning.

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Comcast Unleashes the Lapdogs

Craig Aaron | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Comcast, Wall Street Journal, Net Neutrality, Media News
Craig Aaron

It's the 11th hour for Comcast at the FCC. They were caught secretly blocking legal Internet traffic and lied about it. On Friday, they are expected to finally be held accountable.

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Adelstein and Copps: Voices at the FCC for a Free and Open Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Kevin Martin, Internet Policy, Free Press, Comcast, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Matt Stoller, Media News
Timothy Karr

It's unusual for federal bureaucrats to achieve rock star status, but two commissioners at the FCC have amassed an enthusiastic fan base among the emerging "Open Internet" movement.

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Comcast Shut Me Down Again

Dave Winer | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media

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Dave Winer

Comcast's answer to me is: 1. Pay $183 per month. 2. I should care whether they like me or not. 3. They'll shut me down when they want me to call. 4. They don't care if it's right before Obama's speech in Berlin or not.

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Internet Users Stop Comcast, Net Neutrality Win on the Horizon

Timothy Karr | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Fcc, Comcast, Cable, Kevin Martin, SavetheInternet.Com, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

Against every ounce of conventional wisdom in Washington, everyday citizens and consumer advocates have taken on a major corporation and won a major victory.

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Charging By Amount Of Internet Use: Bandwidth Metering Looms (VIDEO)

Wallstrip | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T, Badwitch Metering, File Sharing, Bandwidth Freedom, Business News

Wallstrip's Julie Alexandra talks about the impending struggle for bandwidth freedom as Internet providers consider charging users for heavy Web use. ...

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Comcast, NBC, Universal McCann Embrace New Business Models, say Leaders

Jack Myers | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Spot Runner, Media Metrics, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Comcast, Universal McCann, Canoe Ventures, Hulu, News Corp., Nbc, Providence Equity Partners, Business News, Facebook, Craig's List, Google, Home News
Jack Myers

Traditional media and advertising business models are "doomed;" social media have little economic future; Google will become less relevant a...

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JC Watts Planning Black Television News Network

New York Post | Don Kaplan | Posted 05.27.2008 | Media

Read More: JC Watts Black News Network, Black Television News Channel, JC Watts, Comcast, Comcast Black News Network, Media News

Former congressman J.C. Watts is behind a major push to launch an all-news channel for black people. The network, tentatively called Black Television...

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Comcast: Worst. Company. Ever.

Craig Aaron | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Mona Shaw, Comcast, Bittorrent, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Business News
Craig Aaron

I'll admit that we can't (yet) connect Comcast to child labor, environmental destruction or Dick Cheney. But I'm not alone in my seething rage for the nation's largest cable company.

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Comcast Refuses To Attend FCC Hearing

Portfolio.com | Sam Gustin | Posted 04.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Lawrence Lessig, Fcc, Comcast FCC, Comcast, FCC Hearing, Media News

Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, has opted to sit out tomorrow's Federal Communications Commission hearing on broadband network management...

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OK Go: The Heat is On an Open Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Video, Congress, OK Go, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Open Internet, Verizon, Verizon NARAL, AT&T, AT&T Censorship, Internet Freedom Preservation Act, Verizon Censoring, Comcast, Censorship, AT&T Pearl Jam, Media News
Timothy Karr

For an excellent perspective on net neutrality, read Saturday's New York Times op-ed by OK Go guitarist Damian Kulash.

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Stanford Hearing an Internet Wake-Up Call

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet Policy, Internet, Verizon, Comcast Net Neutrality, Comcast Web, AT&T, AT&T Censorship, Verizon Censoring, Verizon Net Neutrality, Comcast, AT&T Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

There's no better time to hear from us. Comcast has been caught blocking BitTorrent, Verizon has been caught blocking text messages, AT&T wants to inspect and filter Web traffic.

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Will Anti-Net Neutrality Flack Mike McCurry Testify For Consumers Against Comcast?

Jonathan Rintels | Posted 03.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Michael D. McCurry, Mike McCurry, Comcast Net Neutrality, Comcast, Net Neutrality, Media News
Jonathan Rintels

If McCurry is called to testify on behalf of consumers' rights in their class action against Comcast, would he be what lawyers call a "hostile witness?"

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