Vid-Biz: Comcast, Taboola, SeaChange

Comcast Working on IPTV and Video Convergence Project; “Excalibur” will reportedly be a “services overlay” that puts IP services into a common provision and management system. (Cable Digital News)

Taboola Partners with Brightcove; Taboola to provide video recommendation and ad engine to Brightcove clients. (release)

SeaChange Launches Network DVR; company’s seven-rack unit offers 108 terabytes of data, which would provide 500 subscribers with room for 100 hours of standard definition content, or 25 hours of HD content. (Multichannel News)

Q&A With Quincy Smith; soon-to-be-former CBS Interactive head talks about TV Everywhere, Nielsen and Hulu. (Broadcasting & Cable)

Cake Boss to Get a Web Series; sponsored by Hunts, show will feature Buddy Valastro presenting old-school Italian recipes. (MediaWeek)

Are the Accountants Running TV? Bill Gorman lays out the argument that networks are paying more attention to costs than ratings. (TV by the Numbers)

Learn How to Create Your Own Web Series; WebTVPrep will teach you how (featuring our very own Liz Shannon Miller as a lecturer!) in four weeks (in L.A.). (WebTVPrep.com)