Comcast Corporation

Comcast Labs and ISC Release Open Source Software to Facilitate IPv6 Transition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 19 hours 23 minutes ago
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) and Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced today the release of open source software that will help facilitate the industry’s transition to IPv6, the global numbering system essential to the continued growth of the Internet. The Address Family Transition Router (AFTR) software is part of a technology that could enable users to access IPv4 content from their legacy IPv4 devices & applications over an IPv6 network.

Comcast Promotes Sena Fitzmaurice to Vice President, Government Communications [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 24 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, announced today that it has promoted Sena Fitzmaurice to Vice President, Government Communications. In this capacity, Ms. Fitzmaurice leads the Company’s government affairs communications activities in Washington, D.C. She will continue to report to D’Arcy Rudnay, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications.

Comcast Promotes Colleen Rooney to Vice President, Internal Communications [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 24 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, announced today that it has promoted Colleen Rooney to Vice President, Internal Communications. In this capacity, Ms. Rooney leads the strategy and execution of the Company’s internal communications activities. She will continue to report to D’Arcy Rudnay, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications.

Catherine Avgiris Named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 23 hours 39 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, announced today that Cathy Avgiris has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communications and Data Services for Comcast Cable. Avgiris is responsible for all aspects of Comcast’s Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice services as well as the Company’s High-Speed 2go 4G/3G wireless data service.

Comcast to Host First Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 22 hours 18 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation will host a conference call with the financial community to discuss financial results for the first quarter on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Comcast will issue a press release reporting its results earlier that morning.

Comcast Business Class and Inc. Magazine Launch Productivity@Work Contest [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 54 minutes ago
Comcast Business Class, a leading provider of workplace technology solutions, and Inc. magazine announce the launch of their Productivity@Work Contest, which will award up to four companies with office productivity upgrades—offering a prize package of tools to help companies be more efficient in utilizing technology.

Comcast CEO Comments on Federal Communications Commission National Broadband Plan [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 21 hours 17 minutes ago
Today, the Federal Communications Commission sent the National Broadband Plan to the U.S. Congress.

Cable Industry Launches Make a Difference - Be Counted! Campaign to Raise Awareness and Encourage Participation in 2010 U.S. Census [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 21 hours 54 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, today announced the launch of “Make A Difference – Be Counted!,” a multicultural education and outreach campaign featuring Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and video-on-demand content presented by Comcast and other leading cable companies designed to increase awareness and encourage participation in the nation's once-a-decade population ...

Comcast Enhances Mobile App with Remote DVR and Additional New Features [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 23 hours 54 minutes ago
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, today announced it has released a new version of the Comcast Mobile application, which now includes a remote DVR programming service (rDVR) that is being rolled out across the country. With the Comcast Mobile app 2.0, customers never have to miss their favorite show or movie because they can program their DVR at any time, from anywhere.

Attorney General Gansler Announces Internet Safety Videos Now Available on Comcast On Demand [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 days 22 hours 22 minutes ago
BALTIMORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, Comcast, and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe) today announced the launch of new Internet safety videos now available on Comcast On Demand.  The three separate videos, targeted to grade schoolers, 'tweens and high schoolers, explore the risks associated with the Internet.  The videos contain content from the NetSmartz Workshop, an Internet safety program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ...

ADDING MULTIMEDIA DIRECTV and VERSUS Reach Carriage Agreement; Sports Net Returns to DIRECTV Lineup Today [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 16 hours 53 minutes ago
DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

TWIHARDS: At 12:01 a.m. on March 20 Comcast Debuts The Twilight Saga: New Moon On Demand on TV...Hours Before Retail Doors Open [Press Release]
Business Wire | 9 days 21 hours ago
Whether you’re team Edward or team Jacob, get ready for a date with Edward Cullen and Jacob Black…The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the second film of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series and box office blockbuster, will be available to Comcast On Demand customers and in HD beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 – the same day as the DVD release. Exclusive director’s commentary for true Twilighters, which can only be seen on Comcast On Demand, will also be available along with additional content.

New Information Included: Comcast Debuts The Twilight Saga: New Moon On Demand on TV in HD at 12:01 A.M. on March 20th [Press Release]
Business Wire | 8 days 14 hours 24 minutes ago
Whether you’re team Edward or team Jacob, get ready for a date with Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. Summit Entertainment’s ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’ the second film in the Twilight film franchise and box office blockbuster, will be available to Comcast On Demand customers and in HD beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 – the same day as the DVD release. An exclusive director’s commentary for true Twilighters, which can only be seen on Comcast On Demand, will also be available alon...

Comcast Adds to High-Definition Lineup in San Francisco Bay Area With Launch of Hallmark Channel HD and HSN HD [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 17 days 21 hours 36 minutes ago
LIVERMORE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSK, CMCSA) http://comcastcalifornia.mediaroom.com/, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications services, announced that it is launching two new high-definition (HD) networks in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Beginning today, Hallmark Channel HD (http://hallmarkchannel.com) will be available on the Digital Starter HD service level at Channel 793 and HSN HD (http://www.hsn.com) w...

Steve Shaw of Kineto Wireless to Participate in FierceWireless Seminar on The Path to 4G [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 19 hours 53 minutes ago
Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of solutions that enable delivery of mobile services over broadband, will be participating in a FierceWireless Special Interest Seminar at CTIA Wireless 2010 entitled, “The Path to 4G,” on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. PT.