As the release of smart phones and tablet PCs fill technology reports Brian Roberts reminds us that cable TV is still a part of most people's lifestyle. Talking about the development of On Demand television and an impending application store for your TV, the idea of technological convergence between computer and TV seems ever closer. John Battelle challenges Roberts to answer questions on the future of cable in an online video world.

While the savvy web user has begun the transition from cable subscription of broadcast content to on-demand functionality through web services such as AppleTV and Hulu, the average user still relies on cable for her content consumption. Comcast believes its future lies in "owning the pipes" and discusses how it hopes to spend future investments in expansion of data transmission to meet the growing demands of rich-content users. Confident of the company's future in the face of new content-providers Roberts handles questions on issues of net neutrality and packet shaping.