Report: Comcast Preparing To Launch New ‘Xumo TV’ Smart TV Line
Comcast is reportedly getting ready to launch in coming weeks a new line of Element-manufactured 4K UHD TVs based on Comcast’s “Xumo TV” branded smart TV platform. The smart TVs are named for Comcast’s Free Ad Supported TV (FAST) streaming service Xumo TV and use…
Proposed FCC Measure Would Make Cable Fees More Transparent In Monthly Bills
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering new rules aimed at bringing greater transparency on the various costs that go into monthly cable and satellite TV bills. The initiative is being pushed by FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel in an effort to give traditional pay-TV service…
Study: 5.9M U.S. Subscribers Dropped Traditional Pay-TV Services In 2022
So called cable-cutting induced subscriber churn continued to wreck havoc on the U.S. subscriber base of traditional pay-TV operators in 2022, according to a recently released study of publicly reporting service providers. Some of the largest regularly reporting U.S. multi-channel-video pay TV providers lost some…
Study: Top Traditional Pay TV Subscriber Losses Slowed Slightly In 2021
The largest U.S. pay-TV services cumulatively dropped about 4,690,000 net video subscribers in 2021, compared to a loss of 4,870,000 in the year prior. That was the finding of a new study from the Leichtman Research Group, which also found that these top pay-TV providers,…
Comcast Hails Successful 10G DOCSIS 4.0 Modem Test
More good news surfaced Thursday for those waiting for greater cable speeds and bandwidth to better facilitate 8K video streaming (among other things) and beyond. Comcast, the cable TV and media giant, said it has successfully tested a prototype 10G modem capable of delivering multigigabit…
Comcast Leverages Hardware To Tighten Grip On Subscribers
Giant global media conglomerate Comcast has big plans to expand its reach into connected A/V hardware, as demonstrated by recent reports that both its Comcast cable properties in the U.S. and acquired Sky operations overseas will be marketing a new streaming adapter followed by lines…
LRG: Top Pay-TV Cos. Dropped 1.2M Subs In Q2 As Broadband Climbed
The attrition from traditional pay-TV services continued in the second quarter of 2021 even as some of those same services (cable and wireline telco providers) gained broadband subscribers, according to research released by the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) Tuesday. In a sign that the “cord-cutting”…
Altice Offers Free Android Box With 1Gbps Broadband-Only Service
Cable Multi System Operator Altice USA this week became the next traditional pay-TV provider to leverage its broadband-only service using the offer of a free OTT media streaming device to hold onto defecting cord cutters. Altice USA, which several years ago acquired the former Cablevision…
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