Comcast Unit Cuts Web Deals

Cable operators are increasingly seeking to become destinations for online video, and the Wall Street Journal reports that Comcast Corp. has taken a big step in that direction. Comcast, an emerging player in Internet video, has cut a series of deals to handle online video for three other major cable operators. The Seattle-based subsidiary of Comcast, thePlatform, has reached deals to deliver video to Web sites aimed at subscribers to the high-speed Internet services of Time Warner Cable, Cablevision Systems and Cox Communications. Read the full story here.