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…
Spectrum TV App Returns To Roku App Store
Roku and Spectrum TV ended a nine-month feud this week that removed the Spectrum TV cable service app from the Roku app store over the period. The new agreement means that subscribers to Charter Communications’ pay-TV services will once again find the provider’s app in…
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”…
News 12 New York Comes To PlutoTV Ad-Supported Streaming App
News 12 New York, the daily locally produced regional news network serving the Metro New York City tri-state area, is now available to stream from the Pluto TV app on multiple streaming devices and smart TVs. News 12 New York is available for free across…
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…
More Than 18M Pay-TV Subscribers Have Dropped Traditional Services
Traditional U.S. pay-TV operators will lose more than 18 million subscribers between 2014-2022 as the broadband market tallies a 40% gain in households getting standalone service, according to a study released this week by market research firm Parks Associates The firm’s report entitled “Modern Broadband:…
New TV? Here’s A Quick Set-Up Guide To Get You Started
So, you hope to get a new HD, 4K UHD or even 8K UHD TV for Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa or what have you, and you can’t wait to set it up to get the best picture possible in the least amount of time. The following…
Testing Begins For Sending NextGen TV Channels Over Cable Systems
Good news for those who can’t (or won’t) use over-the-air TV antennas and aren’t ready to cut the cord — tests have begun for transmitting NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) signals over cable TV platforms. Broadcasters supporting the ATSC 3.0 Phoenix, Arizona Model Market project for…
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