Comcast Roundup: Two big Comcast fights end, new ad campaign and More

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Comcast settled two hotly contested fights with major content creators last week.

Comcast and the NFL Network settled their differences and inked a nine-year deal that will broadcast the football channel to more than two-thirds of Comcast subscribers, the New York Times reports.

The Media Memo at All Things Digital also reports that after Comcast’s squabble with Disney over Mickey’s joining Hulu last month, the two came together to announce that Disney-owned ESPN will offer its streaming video service to 17 million Comcast broadband subscribers.

Comcast’s growing lobbying budget, new advertising campaign and three other Comcast stories you need to read, after the jump.


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