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Posts on the TV Industry, Digital Media and role Comcast plays within it

Key New Feature Launches on Xfinity X1

Posted on 3 January 20197 January 2019

Developments in the experience of TV with recently launched features on Xfinity X1.

Favorite Winter Olympics Press

Posted on 8 February 201814 February 2018

When your team works as hard and long on a project, like the experience we built for the 2018 Winter Olympics, its nice to step back and see what those outside your company think of what you shipped. And even better if it’s positive. 🙂 Here’s a roundup of my favorite clippings so far: Engadget…

The making of an Olympian

Posted on 2 February 201815 August 2018

What we can all learn from Olympians about life and career while Preston shared upcoming X1 experience for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Prepping your TV for Kickoff

Posted on 25 September 20178 February 2018

Growing up I wasn’t much of a football fan but having spent the last 5 years building features for sports fans… It’s become a passion of mine and one that I’ve dug deep on in terms of customer needs all in the name of “research” right? Despite the headlines of ebbing viewership of football… It…

Join product team shaping future of TV

Posted on 23 March 201710 May 2017

I’m hiring for some pretty exciting roles. As a product manager within Comcast’s TVX team you will shape the way people think about and watch TV. You’ll join a team that is rapidly changing the landscape of TV from a position of massive scale. If you or someone you know is interested, keep reading and…

OneTwoSee + Comcast = Happy Sports Fans

Posted on 7 March 20162 May 2018

Today at Comcast we announced the acquisition of Philly-based sports startup OneTwoSee will join the rest of my Sunnyvale-based team to form what I think will be the best sports technology team in the business. From my post on Comcast Voices: They not only bolster our efforts to build a best-in-class sports TV experience but also underscore…

All your football stats up on TV

Posted on 3 September 20157 March 2016

My team’s hitting a nice cadence with releases and following our Baseball Extras launch in June we built an experience optimized for the football fan. As product manager it always feels great to ship… but to see your product well received but customers and the press is absolutely golden. 🙂 Here’s an excerpt from my official announcement:…

Don’t just switch the channel… play a game

Posted on 17 July 201517 July 2015

Thrilled for my team’s announcement this week introducing XFINITY Games powered by EA. This is just the latest example of how we at Comcast are expanding and opening up the X1 platform for creating so many experiences beyond what you’d expect from TV. Probably the best way to understand the value proposition here is thru this short…

It’s that time again… I’m riding to put an end to MS.

Posted on 10 July 201515 August 2018

Friends, As many of you know I ride each year in support of a cause close to my heart: raising awareness and money to support an end to multiple sclerosis (MS). I got involved in the cause in support of my son’s godfather who was diagnosed a number of years ago and thru conversations with you have learned…

Watch a game like never before with baseball extras for X1 Platform

Posted on 30 June 201514 August 2018

This week one of my development teams launched a new feature in partnership with Philly startup OneTwoSee that I’m particularly proud of. Excerpt from my post on the Comcast Corporate Blog: When I sit down to watch a baseball game, it’s fun trying to think like a major league manager, guess- along with player moves…

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