
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>electronista | Comcast News</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/</link>
<description>electronista is the leading source for electronic news. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for gadgets News. Period.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<image>
<title>Comcast, Latest News, Headlines, Stories;</title>
<url>http://photos.macnn.com/logo-electronista.jpg</url>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/</link>
</image>
<item>
<title>Comcast encrypting basic cable channels, offers free adapter</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/third.party.devices.need.adapter.comcast.set.top.boxes.unaffected/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast will start encrypting its basic cable service in the coming months. Though users with a Comcast-provided set-top box will be able to decrypt the new signals without any problem, customers with either a third-party cable box or devices that directly connect to a cable outlet will need to request some equipment....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/third.party.devices.need.adapter.comcast.set.top.boxes.unaffected/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Center for Copyright Information 'Six Strikes' system begins</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/25/new.user.monitoring.system.powered.by.error.prone.markmonitor/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361729424_onlinepiracy-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As expected, the Center for Copyright Information's BitTorrent monitoring system has launched, but with all five previously-announced ISPs starting up in one day. Participating ISPs in the measure, also known as "six strikes," include Verizon, Comcast, AT&amp;T, Cablevision, and Time Warner, plus all subsidiaries of the parent companies....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/25/new.user.monitoring.system.powered.by.error.prone.markmonitor/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Controversial 'six strikes' system allegedly launches Monday</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/24/sources.familiar.with.the.matter.claim.all.five.isps.commence.this.week/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361729424_onlinepiracy-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to reports, the much-delayed "six strikes" copyright enforcement monitoring system will go live over the next week, with Internet provider Comcast launching on Monday. The Copyright Alert System (CAS), run by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has no official launch date, and has been held up by implementation issues, and the damaging effects of Superstorm Sandy. ISPs AT&amp;T, Cable...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/24/sources.familiar.with.the.matter.claim.all.five.isps.commence.this.week/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Comcast completely acquires GE's portion of NBCUniversal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/12/deal.expected.to.complete.with.little.interference.by.end.of.1q/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast has announced today that it is acquiring GE's 49 percent common equity share of the NBCUniversal joint venture. The deal, worth $16.7 billion -- plus $1.4 billion for 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the CNBC headquarters -- will be funded with $11.4 billion in cash, $4 billion of unsecured notes, $2 billion in new debt, and $725 million of stock issued to GE as terms of the agreement....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/12/deal.expected.to.complete.with.little.interference.by.end.of.1q/</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Comcast Xfinity TV app brings TV downloads to mobile</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/xfinity.tv.app.works.for.android.and.ios/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355444351_ScreenShot2012-12-13at7.16.50PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast announced today that it would be extending the opportunity for its Xfinity TV customers to download content from the Internet to their mobile devices. The Xfinity TV Player App now lets customers watch their favorite content while on the go, without having to be connected to the Internet for streaming. Starting today, customers can download thousands of premium TV and movie content from Sh...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/xfinity.tv.app.works.for.android.and.ios/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Cable companies to take on consoles with cloud gaming</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/25/verizon.time.warner.att.plan.gaming.service/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/NOVA3_screen01_1024x768.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The major cable companies are looking to take a big step into the gaming sector, according to reports. Sources familiar with the cable companies' plans tell Bloomberg that they will soon be rolling out trials of a cloud-based gaming offering service, taking on game console makers such as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. The trials are scheduled to begin later this year, with AT&amp;T, Verizon, Time War...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/25/verizon.time.warner.att.plan.gaming.service/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>CEO may depart as big changes in store for Hulu</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/20/memo.hints.at.management.buyout.content.changes/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/Hulu-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Content streaming site Hulu may be about to undergo significant changes over the next few months as an internal realignment looms that could see current CEO Jason Kilar departing. Variety has obtained an internal memo from the site detailing the possible reorganization within the streaming site. The coming changes could see not only the departure of Kilar, but also a significant weakening of the p...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/20/memo.hints.at.management.buyout.content.changes/</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Rumor: Comcast to beat FiOS with 305Mbps Internet</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/20/new.speed.tier.announced.via.internal.live.event.stream/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast is reportedly planning to offer a 305Mbps Internet connection before the end of the year. Someone that Broadband Reports considers a reliable source claimed all Comcast employees were treated to a streaming live event about future Xfinity plans, where Chief Executive Officer Neil Smit mentioned the faster tier would be in Verizon FiOS territories "soon."...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/20/new.speed.tier.announced.via.internal.live.event.stream/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Comcast investigated by FCC for violation of merger terms</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/28/comcast.pays.800000.voluntary.fee.to.fcc/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast has reached a deal with federal regulators to settle an investigation into the company's compliance with terms of the NBCUniversal merger. A payment of $800,000 must be made by Comcast, as well as starting an advertising campaign pushing inexpensive and "reasonably fast" Internet connectivity to customers who don't subscribe to Comcast cable's television services. Comcast claims to have do...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/28/comcast.pays.800000.voluntary.fee.to.fcc/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Comcast handed victory in adult video 'John Doe' case</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/23/overbroad.subpoenas.quashed.civil.case.closed/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As previously reported, Internet service provider Comcast attempted to quash "John Doe" subpoenas in an adult video pirating case. The company had argued that the case was about "shaking down" its customers and pushing for settlements out of the 264 potential infringers rather than any interest in actually stopping the piracy. The company has now been handed a victory in court, as Judge Gary Feine...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/23/overbroad.subpoenas.quashed.civil.case.closed/</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 02:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
