Vid-Biz: Comcast, MacFarlane, CinemaNow

Comcast Preps its 2.0; creation of Fancast, acquisition of Fandango and thePlatform all part of a larger play to become consumers’ primary source for video, no matter where it lives. (Multichannel News)

MacFarlane Creates for Burger King; Family Guy creator helping develop the pre-roll ads that will run along with his upcoming AdSense-delivered online show. (C21Media)

CinemaNow Selects Widevine for DRM; choice will open up online movie company’s distribution options beyond the PC to other platforms. (release)

What’s the Big Picture for Android? Sources tell VentureBeat that the mobile OS has plans to expand to other devices, such as set-top boxes. (VentureBeat)

TVs Still Selling Despite Weak Economy; Q2 shipments of TVs to retailers jumped 28 percent year over year, but people are buying smaller sets. (Bits Blog)

PeopleJam.com and Barnes & Noble Create Web Series; Why I Read will talk about the value of reading. (release)