Here’s some news for all you football fans out there that happen to be Comcast customers. Comcast and the NFL Network have just issued this joint statement, which I will include in its entirety: “Comcast and the NFL are engaged...

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Editor's Note: We'd like to extend a hearty Comcast Voices congratulations to Jay for recently being named to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Online Safety and Technology Working Group. This is just further proof that Jay is always looking...

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On Saturday, the skies across most of the U.S. were as blue as the tees worn by Comcast Cares Day volunteers. The turnout was amazing. My previous post projected 50,000 volunteers - but the last official registration update had us...

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For Saturday’s Comcast Cares Day, I was part of a small group that visited project sites in both chilly Denver and sweltering Albuquerque. We joined more than 1,000 blue-shirted volunteers who gathered at Denver Health and Ernie Pyle Middle School....

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Today is Comcast Cares Day and nearly 60,000 Comcasters worked on over 500 service projects across the country in their local communities. I’m based in Philadelphia where there were several projects happening. I helped clean up, plant flowers, and...

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Almost exactly one year ago on Comcast Cares Day, I helped to stuff grocery bags at a local food pantry in my hometown of Houston, Texas. It was a sweltering Saturday morning, and I was joined by many volunteers -...

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This Saturday, I’m going to join more than 50,000 colleagues, friends, and community partners participating in nearly 500 local projects in 39 states across America — which I think is a great way to celebrate the President’s commitment to volunteerism....

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The Oscars seem so far away now, but I still want to keep up with all the post Oscars buzz worthy movies. I made it a point to watch Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire (loved it!) and Rachel Getting Married...

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In the economic stimulus legislation that President Obama signed into law earlier this year, the FCC is directed to develop a “national broadband plan” that, among other things, reports to Congress how we can better take advantage of broadband to...

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As Chief Blogger here at Comcast Voices I don’t often find myself in situations that require a jacket and tie. However, when you’re going to interview the founder of the company it is always a good idea to dress...

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Today marks Comcast Voice’s 4th week (or so) of existence and in that short time we’re blogged about lots of stuff. We’ve covered the Cable Show, given you some tips about your remote, and shared lots of video. I thought...

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While I was at the Cable Show 2009 (check out our Cable Show roundup for more posts from the show) I sat down with Joanne Wheeler from C-SPAN to talk about StudentCam. StudentCam is a competition in which students...

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This week Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas passed away doing what he loved to do - preparing to call a baseball game. Harry was more than the voice of the Phillies for 38 seasons. For generations of fans he was...

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Go ahead, be honest. What do you think of that Comcast remote control? I want to know what you think every time you pick it up to change a channel, adjust the volume while in the dark, or simply navigate...

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While I was at the Cable Show I managed to get a demo of Starz’s new EBIF application called Enteract Now (which Mark Hess blogged about here). As you'll recall Enteract Now is a little application that pops up...

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In February, hundreds of TV stations across the country completed the federally mandated digital broadcast transition (DTV) and switched to digital-only broadcasting, but nearly two-thirds of local networks (e.g. NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and Univision) still have to make the...

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This is my favorite time of year. The Masters! This is an exciting week for Golf Channel and it is also the return of Tiger Woods, which makes the week that much more special. There are ups and downs this...

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First off, we’re sorry about this weekend’s SmartZone outage. We know that email is more and more important to people these days (I have been known to check my email on four different devices simultaneously) and we understand the frustration...

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The NFL has been misleading the public by accusing Comcast of depriving cable customers of its network. I would like to set the record straight. The truth is that Comcast wants to carry NFL Network, and we have been working...

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On April 1st, Comcast partnered with the NCTA, City Year - DC and Retirement Living TV on a CableCares Project at the Truesdell School in Northwest Washington. The project preceded the opening of the Cable Show in Washington, DC. Things...

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Around 7:30 a.m. EDT this morning, the servers for our comcast.net email system, or SmartZone, experienced some technical problems which have now been resolved. This issue impacted customers’ ability to access the SmartZone system, which provides customers with their email...

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It is Friday evening, and the Cable Show 2009 is now just a memory. My home base at the Cable Show was the lovely Comcast Networks booth on the showfloor. I was stationed behind the information desk, where I wasn’t...

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Advertising and television go hand in hand, so it wasn’t a shock to see the topic of the final general session of the Cable Show devoted to “Economics of a New Advertising Era.” People are increasingly turning to a broader...

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I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching lots and lots of PBS (my local PBS station was Thirteen/WNET), and they made a lifetime viewer out of me. I might not be in New York anymore, but I’m...

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There is a lot of innovative technology surrounding me here at the Cable Show, and one of the big topics of the conference is that people want to watch shows on their schedule. That got me thinking about our On...

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This year, at The Cable Show, both Comcast and the rest of the industry are showcasing many examples of how we’re enhancing our cable networks by layering software onto it that enables new functionality and interactivity. The technology that’s bringing...

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There’s no denying the big topic of conversation here at the Cable Show is online video. Everyone is trying to figure out what it means and how cable providers and programmers can work together to give people what they want:...

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Yesterday I mentioned Broadband Nation, the 20,000 square foot micro-town powered by Broadband, that's the big attraction on the floor at the Cable Show. Broadband Nation showcases what fast broadband (Comcast is providing 50mbps speeds for the area) enables...

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The opening general session of the Cable Show featured a panel discussion pondering the ‘Agenda for the New Media Era.’ The panel consisted of some cable industry heavy hitters: Patrick Esser (President of Cox Communications, Inc), Jerald Kent (Chairman &...

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Every year the Cable industry gathers to talk business, showcase new technology, and let content providers give a glimpse into their programming at the Cable Show. This year the Cable Show is taking place in Washington, DC and I’m here...

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