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Comcast closing Canadian office


LONDON – American MSO Comcast will close its TVWorks interactive TV development office in London, Ontario, effective June 25 and has laid off 100 employees at the location, according to a story from Multichannel News.As a result of the closure, Comcast will consolidate video-platform development work at offices in Radnor, Pa., and Mill Valley, Calif., according to spokesman Jorge Alberni.The Ontario office had been referred to as TVWorks' "platform division" and Mill Valley as the "applications division." The Radnor office in the Philadelphia suburbs also is the headquarters for GuideWorks, Comcast's interactive program guide joint venture with Rovi Corp.Click here...