Xfinity

(Newser) - Some are calling it "heartwarming." . Others, like io9 , have a different take on the Xfinity ad that debuted during Thursday's Thanksgiving Day parade on NBC. "What you're looking at is [a] major corporation dipping into a considerable bag of tricks labeled 'Nostalgic Intellectual Property'...

(Newser) - Federal authorities suspect cable companies worried about competition from online video have acted improperly to quash their emerging rivals, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The Department of Justice has opened a wide-ranging investigation, and officials have spoken to online video providers and cable companies, including Time Warner and Comcast,...

(Newser) - As soon as next week, a key cog in the digital lives of millions of Americans will get a new name, when Comcast begins rebranding itself as Xfinity. The rollout, which applies to cable, phone and Internet services, begins in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and elsewhere; a company exec says...