Comcast: Launching social networking site Turnerfish, a call to drop Hulu and More

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• Businessweek reports that in the coming weeks Comcast will unveil a beta version of a social networking service focused on allowing users to share their TV and Internet video watching. The service is currently called ‘Turnerfish.’
• Politico reports that 78 former government officials, including former congressmen, staffers and others, have been registered as Comcast lobbyists in the final quarter of 2009 and first quarter of 2010, in a blitz to push forward its move to purchase a majority stake in NBC Universal. H/T Philly Tech News

Below, we bet you can guess what three governors are leaning on approval of the Comcast-NBC deal, another round of Google-Comcast rivalry brewing and more.

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Comcast Roundup: Due to battle movie theaters, the man to review NBC and more

Updated 5/21/10 @ 12:08 p.m.: Lobbying as percentage of revenue

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The Los Angeles Times profiles Bridget Baker, the NBC executive who negotiates with cable distributors, like Comcast, to secure distribution rights.

The New York Times reports on an FCC ruling supporting a move to allow movie distributors to sell early release feature films via on-demand services, a process that could pit Comcast against movie theaters.

Below, the man who will lead the NBC deal regulation, video interview on the 4G market and more.

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

Every Thursday morning, find all the stories you need to know about your friendly telecommunications giant in the Comcast Roundup.

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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