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Weekend Update, 05.23.09

Oliver J. Chiang in News on May 23, 2009 at 5:17 pm PT

This Weekend Update is particularly exciting because of all the things happening here at All Things Digital. There is, of course, the upcoming D7 Conference, which promises to be more tech-extravaganza fun than a tweet from @sockington (if only half as cute), but this past week has also seen the launch of our very own iPhone app, meaning that ATD has gone mobile–smart news for your smartphone (we’re still working out potential taglines).

Broadband Soccer for All! Comcast, Disney Make Nice With ESPN360 Pact.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 19, 2009 at 3:10 pm PT

Comcast and Disney didn’t see eye to eye over the latter’s decision to join Hulu last month. But they’re still able to work together on other online video projects. Hence today’s announcement that ESPN, the Disney-owned sports behemoth, will be offering its streaming video service to 17 million Comcast broadband subs.