![How San Francisco and President Obama are trying to make government suck less via the innovative energy of startups](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/large_8317213377.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Comcast
![How San Francisco and President Obama are trying to make government suck less via the innovative energy of startups](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/large_8317213377.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Comcast threatens to sue TorrentFreak blog for publishing public court docs](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/comcast.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast threatens to sue TorrentFreak blog for publishing public court docs
![Some like it hot: Comcast releases smart thermostat that learns your heat preferences](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Some like it hot: Comcast releases smart thermostat that learns your heat preferences
![Time Warner Cable could buy a piece of Hulu’s pie, report says](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Time Warner Cable could buy a piece of Hulu’s pie, report says
![Twitter might be making TV deals with Viacom & Comcast](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Twitter might be making TV deals with Viacom & Comcast
![Comcast says the free ride is over for basic cable — encryption is coming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast says the free ride is over for basic cable — encryption is coming
![Comcast sees ‘double digit’ increase in TV show ‘binge watching’ during Watchathon week (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast sees ‘double digit’ increase in TV show ‘binge watching’ during Watchathon week (exclusive)
![Netflix ranking reveals 17 fastest ISPs in America](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/large_8159922202.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix ranking reveals 17 fastest ISPs in America
![Comcast will now hijack your browser if it suspects you of piracy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast will now hijack your browser if it suspects you of piracy
![Comcast to buy GE’s stake of NBC Universal for $16.7B](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast to buy GE’s stake of NBC Universal for $16.7B
![Funding Daily: Earthquake sundae](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Funding Daily: Earthquake sundae
![Comcast sinks $150M into Motorola cable box maker Arris](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast sinks $150M into Motorola cable box maker Arris
![Intel at CES: Ultrabooks, Comcast partnership, and gesture controls](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Intel at CES: Ultrabooks, Comcast partnership, and gesture controls
![Fandango ticket sales surge by 57% in 2012](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Fandango ticket sales surge by 57% in 2012
![Cable industry calls for revival: it’s not your ‘grandmother’s cable business’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Cable industry calls for revival: it’s not your ‘grandmother’s cable business’
![How home automation could save cable companies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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How home automation could save cable companies
![Zeebox and Comcast team up to enhance live TV with a second screen](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Zeebox and Comcast team up to enhance live TV with a second screen
![Cable TV giants might be plotting cloud gaming service to take on Xbox, PlayStation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Cable TV giants might be plotting cloud gaming service to take on Xbox, PlayStation
![More sad news on why Americans pay so much for crappy Internet and phone service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/medium_4061301029.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
More sad news on why Americans pay so much for crappy Internet and phone service
![Verizon grows even larger: FCC approves spectrum deal with big cable](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Verizon grows even larger: FCC approves spectrum deal with big cable
![Comcast confirms 305 Mbps Internet tier, doubles other tier speeds for free](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast confirms 305 Mbps Internet tier, doubles other tier speeds for free
![Comcast may take on Verizon FiOS Quantum with its own super fast broadband](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Comcast may take on Verizon FiOS Quantum with its own super fast broadband
![Microsoft and NBC break up their online news partnership](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft and NBC break up their online news partnership
![DOJ wants to know if big cable is unfairly killing the cord-cutting revolution](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
DOJ wants to know if big cable is unfairly killing the cord-cutting revolution
![Comcast, defender of Internet freedom and friend of the little guy (don’t laugh)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/knight.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast, defender of Internet freedom and friend of the little guy (don’t laugh)
![PayPal bringing shopping to Comcast & TiVo remote controls](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
PayPal bringing shopping to Comcast & TiVo remote controls
![Verizon’s Viewdini lets you watch Netflix, Comcast, & Hulu videos from a single app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Verizon’s Viewdini lets you watch Netflix, Comcast, & Hulu videos from a single app
![Comcast launches a new cable box worthy of taking on Roku, Apple TV](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/x1-00.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast launches a new cable box worthy of taking on Roku, Apple TV
![Threatened by wireless carriers, Time Warner, Comcast, Cox team up for CableWifi](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Threatened by wireless carriers, Time Warner, Comcast, Cox team up for CableWifi
![Comcast rejiggers its 250GB monthly data cap policy](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/comcastic.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast rejiggers its 250GB monthly data cap policy
![Comcast customers finally score access to ESPN’s live streaming service](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ipad-sportscenter2-630x426.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast customers finally score access to ESPN’s live streaming service
![Hulu co-owner Providence Equity sells its stake for $200M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hulu-top.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Hulu co-owner Providence Equity sells its stake for $200M
![NimbleTV aims to succeed where Comcast and Time Warner failed with a TV anywhere platform](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
NimbleTV aims to succeed where Comcast and Time Warner failed with a TV anywhere platform
![Netflix’s Reed Hastings takes a swing at Comcast in the name of net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/reed-hastings-comcast.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Netflix’s Reed Hastings takes a swing at Comcast in the name of net neutrality
![Xfinity customers are finally getting HBO Go on the Xbox](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Xfinity customers are finally getting HBO Go on the Xbox
![Reed Hastings & Comcast’s 22M subscribers may gain access to Xbox HBO Go app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/game-of-thrones-season-2-premiere-clips-feeding-the-dragon-and-learning-to-follow.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Reed Hastings & Comcast’s 22M subscribers may gain access to Xbox HBO Go app
![Comcast removes mention of “private network” from Xbox app FAQ page](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/humpty.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Comcast removes mention of “private network” from Xbox app FAQ page
![As Xbox 360 entertainment usage rises, Comcast’s Xfinity TV app spits on net neutrality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/xfinity_screen1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
As Xbox 360 entertainment usage rises, Comcast’s Xfinity TV app spits on net neutrality
![And now, the VentureBeat staff will do a blind taste test of Pepsi’s newest soft drink](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pepsi-vbweekly.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
And now, the VentureBeat staff will do a blind taste test of Pepsi’s newest soft drink
![Senators hear Verizon & Comcast’s weaksauce argument for approving the $3.6B spectrum deal](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/verizon-weak-sauce.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)