Comcast’s decision to implement a 250gb data cap on users continues to drive a ton of angst among American early adopters who believe the sky is falling. The latest round comes from Roku, makers of the Netflix box, who claim that they aren’t afraid of caps, but with others saying how much it will hurt […]

Comcast is now fighting back against the FCC — and, seemingly, the world — in insisting it has the right to intentionally slow down selected file transfers on its network.
The battle began when reporters discovered last year that Comcast was limiting or even blocking BitTorrent transfers by its users. Just weeks ago, FCC commissioners […]

Starting October 1, Comcast users in the United States will have a 250GB per month data cap on their accounts, and will charge for excess usage.
Let me say upfront on a less serious note: You’ve got caps! Welcome to my world, one where I pay a small fortune for my 130GB a month on one […]

Already under fire for its traffic management practices, Comcast is now considering a plan to slow down the connections of users transferring the most data during peak times. The company has just officially said it’s “made no final decisions” about such a practice, but it makes no qualms about the fact that it’s been […]

With the aim of building its online portfolio, Comcast is acquiring Daily Candy, an email newsletter. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed though reports are pointing at $125 million.
The company said the Daily Candy purchase fit well with its cable television properties, including the Style and E! Entertainment channels. Founded in 2000, Daily […]

In a move to preserve the open nature of the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to uphold the complaint against Comcast that it had illegally inhibited its users from using a file-sharing software, the New York Times reports.
“We are preserving the open character of the Internet. We are saying that network operators can’t […]

Broadband video publisher thePlatform is taking another significant step. The company — owned by Comcast since mid-2006 — has just signed an agreement to handle video management for competitor Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner portal service.
thePlatform will collect and publish video content for the site and provide its playback systems as well. HBO, […]

Former Yahoo executive Karin Gilford has officially joined Comcast as senior vice president of Fancast and online entertainment.
Gilford — whose departure from Yahoo just became known a few days ago — will be in charge of growing Comcast’s online entertainment presence. As the title suggests, one of her main responsibilities will be developing Fancast, […]

Broadband video publisher thePlatform — owned by Comcast since mid-2006 — has purchased social media company Chirp Interactive.
Chirp Interactive built applications for social networks, namely its Chirpscreen utility that functioned as an interactive screensaver with content from Facebook and Twitter. thePlatform says it plans to discontinue all of Chirp’s past services and instead focus […]

Comcast-owned entertainment service Fandango has bought Movies.com from Disney. The acquisition gives the sites a combined estimated 9 million monthly visitors, according to Nielsen NetRatings.
Fandango offers ticket purchases from 15,000 theaters across the U.S., while Movies.com focuses more on content: reviews, DVD release information, etc. Fandango has already expanded its ticket sale service […]

Comcast is investing in a new start-up that uses a file-sharing protocol to let companies send high-definition video over the net.
The start-up is called GridNetworks and uses peer-to-peer technology to distribute video programming. It has branded the process “GridCasting.”
In an interesting twist, it’s worth noting that Comcast has recently come under fire for blocking […]

After months of speculation, Plaxo has announced that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Comcast.
According to CEO Ben Golub, Plaxo will remain an independent operation in Silicon Valley, reporting to Comcast Interactive Media, the division of Comcast that develops and operates Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information and communication.
Plaxo and Comcast […]

A big bandwidth could soon cost you.
Broadband Reports quotes a Comcast insider as saying the company may instate monthly data caps for its internet users. Right now, the insider says, executives are looking at limiting you to 250 gigs per month, then billing you $15 for every additional 10 gigs you transfer.
It wouldn’t be […]