Comcast Seeks to Secure its Tech Future

With the deals to invest in Motorola set-top boxes, in GemStar and its interactive program guides, in Liberate Technologies and its interactive tv services and in TiVO, Comcast is determined to stay ahead of the tech curve regarding interactive and DVR developments. Competition against DBS and telcos will require a technological edge that meets the needs of increasingly tech sophisticated consumers that wants to program their own tv schedules and be active interactive participants with entertainment and info.