Quoted: Mergers all around
“Broadband deployment is near-ubiquitous, and though it’s hard for some to admit it, the pricing models have never been fairer. Viewers, employees and shareholders have all benefited.” — Leo Hindery,...
View ArticleHBO to offer standalone streaming service
HBO fans rejoice: You soon won’t have to have a pay TV subscription — or your parent’s HBO Go login — to watch the premium cable channel. Starting next year, HBO will offer its HBO Go streaming service...
View ArticleScreen time: Cutting the cord; streaming Showtime; Aereo layoffs
How about a little screen time? There’s action in the world of TV. • Some don’t want their pay TV: “Cord cutting” is on the rise, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing public company reports and...
View ArticleQuoted: on cable, tech and Internet TV
“Any time you have a customer base as frustrated as the traditional cable providers’ customers are, you have an environment that’s ripe for technology companies to disrupt it.” — Stephen Beck, founder...
View ArticleQuoted: Move over, Netflix? HBO Now rolls out on Apple devices
“Netflix is bigger than every single cable and premium-cable network in the U.S. No matter how well programmed, powerful, or profitable HBO is today, you can’t look at that scale and might and not feel...
View ArticleRuling gives hope to FilmOn, other streaming TV services
In a blow to broadcast TV networks, a judge said Thursday that Internet TV streaming service FilmOn X should be treated like a cable service. If the decision is upheld, it could lead to big changes in...
View ArticleFCC gives OK to boost TV set-top box competition
Quick quiz… How many TVs do you own and how many different boxes do you have hooked up for watching TV? There’s certainly a cable or satellite box. Maybe a Roku or Apple TV set-top box so you can watch...
View ArticleAmazon is selling Comcast products and services on its site
Comcast products and services can now be found on the Amazon site, fresh evidence of how the online commerce behemoth is branching out with its offerings. A broad selection of Xfinity TV, internet and...
View ArticleReport: Hulu working on Internet-based pay TV package
If you want to be trend in the pay television market, you need to figure out a way to deliver cable channels over the Internet. That seems to be the lesson as a growing number of companies have rolled...
View ArticleFCC postpones vote on set-top box rules
In a setback for consumers and a victory for cable, the FCC has postponed a vote on new rules for set-top boxes. The rules would’ve required TV programming to be made available on other devices besides...
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