Showing posts with label Comcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comcast. Show all posts

March 21, 2008

Comcast Hits 7 Billion Views On Demand

Comcast, a leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services in the U.S., announced today that its signature On Demand service continues to be a one-stop destination for entertainment, with more than 7 billion VOD views and 1 billion hours watched since 2003. "The numbers speak for themselves...each month our customers watch roughly 40 million movies On Demand," said Derek Harrar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video Services for Comcast. (PR)

February 28, 2008

NY AG subpoenas Comcast on broadband

Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, is the subject of several complaints to the Federal Communications Commission and has been sued by customers over its throttling of file-sharing traffic on its cable-modem service. "We have requested information from the company via subpoena," Jeffrey Lerner, a spokesman for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, said Tuesday. (AP, Portfolio.com)

January 10, 2008

FCC to Investigate Comcast's Alleged P2P Throttling

The Federal Communications Commission will investigate complaints that Comcast actively interferes with Internet traffic as its subscribers try to share files online, the commission’s chairman, Kevin J. Martin, said Tuesday. Comcast denies that it blocks file sharing, but acknowledged that it was “delaying” some traffic between computers that share files. (AP)

Comcast to launch 4-min HD movie downloads

Superfast Internet speeds on Comcast Corp this year will allow subscribers to download a whole high-definition movie in just four minutes, as the largest U.S. cable operator hastens to fight off competition from phone and satellite companies. Comcast will also offer up to 1,000 HD movies and programs for downloads in another new service slated for 2008, in hopes of winning back customers and boosting its stock. (Reuters)