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Comcast, Fox strike S.F. HDTV deal

January 28, 2005 Comcast digital-cable subscribers in the San Francisco Bay Area will be able to receive HD broadcasts from Fox affiliate KTVU Fox 2. TAGS: Comcast Corp., San Francisco

Comcast problems in S.F. Bay Area

August 5, 2005 What broadband? Bay Areans complain their Net access is slower than dial-up. TAGS: Comcast Corp., digital video, cable company, subscriber, Internet access, video

Politicians petting puppies on demand

October 3, 2006 Comcast Spotlight is selling video-on-demand spots for political-office candidates. TAGS: Comcast Corp., VoD, candidate

Real's Rhapsody RadioPlus to play on Comcast

January 5, 2005 Firms expand content deal to bring Internet radio service to Comcast.net. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Internet radio, RealNetworks Rhapsody, RealNetworks Inc., broadband, radio

Comcast on the hot seat over BitTorrent

March 4, 2008 With its handling of file-sharing traffic under scrutiny, the ISP and its foes answer to the FCC on broadband practices. TAGS: Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, file-sharing, P2P, seat, broadband, foe, practice, Internet Service Provider

Comcast launches on-demand game service

June 2, 2004 Comcast targets a multibillion-dollar industry with a service for $14.95 a month that promises a wide range of video games delivered anytime. TAGS: Comcast Corp., on-demand, games

DNS issue hobbles Comcast

April 8, 2005 Domain name system problem causes headaches for Comcast's broadband subscribers nationwide. TAGS: Comcast Corp., DNS, broadband, spokeswoman

File-sharing furor for Comcast

October 26, 2007 The ISP finds itself at the center of a controversy over the handling of file-sharing traffic. TAGS: Comcast Corp., BitTorrent, file-sharing, Internet Service Provider, P2P, CEO

Comcast picks Zimbra for online e-mail

May 7, 2007 Cable and Internet giant picks smaller open-source company for subscribers' Web-based communication site.Images: Comcast gets Zimbra zing TAGS: Comcast Corp., mailbox, subscriber, open source, e-mail

NBC, News Corp. sign video deal with Comcast

April 16, 2007 Nation's top cable provider will distribute TV programs and movies from the two media powerhouses through its Web sites. TAGS: Comcast Corp., News Corp., programming, video

Comcast reports 35 percent decline in spam

June 29, 2004 Cable giant says recent decision to block a port has dramatic results--but it still ranks highest in bulk e-mails sent. TAGS: Comcast Corp., spam, volume, e-mail, message, broadband, PC

Comcast to acquire movie tickets site Fandango

April 11, 2007 Cable operator plans to build a new entertainment site called Fancast.com, coming this summer. TAGS: Comcast Corp., entertainment, VoD, cable company, movies, movie, video

Another broadband outage strikes Comcast

April 13, 2005 Three-hour outage comes after a similar domain name server issue downed the service for six hours last week. TAGS: Comcast Corp., outage, domain name server, broadband, spokeswoman, server

Comcast dials in more phone markets

April 28, 2005 Accelerating its rollout, the cable giant prepares to push into Chicago, Boston and other cities in next few weeks. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Chicago, Internet phone, Boston, cable company

Comcast goofs in Russian spam blockade

March 3, 2004 Since Friday, Comcast subscribers have found themselves unable to send e-mail to Russian addresses thanks to an overactive spam filter. TAGS: Comcast Corp., spam filter, Internet Service Provider, subscriber, spammer, spam, Time Warner Inc., e-mail, server

Comcast introduces open-cable platform

January 8, 2008 If the cable operator's efforts to partner with leading gadget makers are successful, those set-top boxes could be a thing of the past.Photo: Comcast's AnyPlay device TAGS: Brian Roberts, Comcast Corp., set-top box, set-top, Panasonic, DVR, Consumer Electronics Show, cable box, TiVo Inc., cable company, platform, TV, satellite, movie, Microsoft Corp.

Comcast tunes into Disney for broadband

July 21, 2004 High-speed Net subscribers will get access to children's entertainment from Disney and streaming media from ABC News. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., streaming media, broadband, entertainment company, children, on-demand, entertainment, agreement, programming, brand, TV, video

Comcast customers suffer e-mail outage

March 5, 2004 Broadband subcribers from Philadelphia to California complain that they can't access their e-mail accounts--on the same day the cable giant revamps a Web-based version. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, notice, subscriber, broadband, e-mail, California

Comcast's big bid for Disney

February 11, 2004 The cable TV company's $66 billion offer for the entertainment icon would create a media mammoth. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., bid, merger, digital media, entertainment, media, CEO
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