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Tag: cable companies

Get ready for home internet prices to double

Monday, October 9, 2017 12:01 pmMonday, October 9, 201731 Comments

Been enjoying your reasonably-priced home internet connection recently?

I’m suing New York City to loosen Verizon’s iron grip

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:27 pmWednesday, June 21, 201711 Comments

New York City is far behind Wilson, NC when it comes to ensuring ubiquitous, reasonably priced fiber optic internet access…

A premium TV bundle could be Apple’s secret weapon

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 6:12 pm18 Comments

As any investor in Apple knows (by now), the company REALLY REALLY wants to be in the TV space…

Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime, and Starz in a single premium bundle

Monday, April 3, 2017 9:45 amMonday, April 3, 201711 Comments

Apple wants to sell consumers a premium TV bundle, which combines HBO, Showtime and Starz…

U.S. Senators blast cable industry’s so-called customer service

Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:55 pmThursday, June 23, 201612 Comments

U.S. senators blasted Comcast, AT&T, Charter Communications, and Dish Network over millions of dollars…


The tiny little box your cable company doesn’t want you to know about

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 4:01 pmWednesday, March 9, 201619 Comments

What your cable company doesn’t tell you is that you don’t have to..

FCC ‘probing’ whether cable company ISPs have sabotaged Internet video

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 1:32 pm6 Comments

Most people realize that the cable and broadcast industry has worked tirelessly to protect its legacy cash cow from disruption…

Apple Television rumors return again — and why you should ignore them

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:00 pmWednesday, December 24, 201415 Comments

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has been predicting for four years that Apple will launch…

Americans only watch 17 of the hundreds of channels available on cable

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 5:01 pmThursday, December 19, 201932 Comments

TV home now receives 189 TV channels, but consumers tune in to an average of just 17 channels…

Comcast to bring higher-speed ‘X1’ service to NY, LA after Time Warner Cable acquisition

Monday, May 5, 2014 3:55 pmTuesday, May 6, 201416 Comments

After its $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. closes, Comcast…

Comcast, Time Warner Cable defend proposed $45 billion merger

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:03 pmWednesday, April 9, 201413 Comments

Executives from Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. faced a tough audience…

Comcast document mentions future Apple set-top box

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 4:01 pmTuesday, April 8, 20146 Comments

Inside a document published by Comcast on Tuesday…

Comcast makes case for Time Warner Cable merger to U.S. regulators

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:03 pmTuesday, April 8, 20144 Comments

Comcast Corp’s merger with Time Warner Cable Inc would not deprive consumers…

Why Apple’s dream TV keeps falling apart

Monday, April 7, 2014 1:28 pmMonday, April 7, 201418 Comments

Three years after Steve Jobs said he had ‘finally cracked’ it…

TV done right: Still a dream

Monday, March 31, 2014 12:45 pm9 Comments

As the strong reactions to even the slightest Apple TV rumor demonstrate…

Will Apple and Comcast change the future of TV?

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:01 pmWednesday, March 26, 2014No Comments

The service would use Apple set-top boxes, Comcast cable, and storage in the cloud…

WSJ’s Apple / Comcast story not accurate, news being overblown on Wall Street

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 4:22 pmTuesday, March 25, 201423 Comments

The WSJ authors simply don’t understand, from a basic technical level, how content is delivered…

An Apple, Comcast tie-up would likely invite U.S. DOJ, FCC scrutiny

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 3:12 pmTuesday, March 25, 20147 Comments

The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department are likely to take a close look if…

Netflix falls most since October on Apple-Comcast speculation

Monday, March 24, 2014 6:03 pm11 Comments

Netflix Inc., the largest online video-subscription service…

Apple-Comcast TV deal? Don’t hold your breath

Monday, March 24, 2014 5:02 pmMonday, March 24, 20148 Comments

While this deal isn’t impossible, it is improbable…

3 major hurdles for any Apple-Comcast streaming TV deal

Monday, March 24, 2014 4:29 pmMonday, March 24, 20148 Comments

Apple reportedly wants users to sign into the service with their Apple IDs…

Something smells fishy about that Comcast–Apple TV story

Monday, March 24, 2014 2:36 pmMonday, March 2, 201521 Comments

Has everybody forgotten what happened last month?

Apple’s cable box replacement to feature dramatically overhauled interface, big emphasis on gaming, sources say

Monday, March 24, 2014 10:29 amMonday, March 24, 201415 Comments

Apple is working full-steam on the new device that would fully replace a customer’s cable box…

Apple in talks with Comcast about streaming-TV service; companies discussing deal to bypass web congestion

Monday, March 24, 2014 7:36 amMonday, March 24, 201418 Comments

Apple would like a separate “flow” for its video traffic…

Cable companies sue Apple’s Rockstar consortium over patent conspiracy

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:31 pmWednesday, January 22, 201413 Comments

The Apple/Sony/Blackberry/Microsoft-backed Rockstar consortium…

Apple pitches ad-skipping for new Apple TV service, sources say

Monday, July 15, 2013 8:25 pm24 Comments

Apple has a new trick up its sleeve…

Apple close to deal with Time Warner Cable for TV programs, sources say

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 8:28 amTuesday, July 2, 20137 Comments

Apple Inc. is nearing a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. to give…

Analyst: Google Fiber could kill cable, phone giants

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 4:31 pmWednesday, May 29, 201338 Comments

Google’s ambitious push to build superfast networks in specific cities…

Time Warner Cable to offer live out-of-home mobile content for Apple’s iPad, iPad mini, iPhone and iPod touch

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:03 pmTuesday, April 16, 20133 Comments

Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable operator…

HBO mulls making HBO GO accessible to viewers without cable TV service

Friday, March 22, 2013 4:30 pmFriday, March 22, 201328 Comments

HBO launched HBO GO in 2010 to let subscribers view its shows on devices such as Apple iPads…

Telecommunications companies question Apple, Google, Microsoft exception in Obama’s cyber order

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 4:31 pmTuesday, March 5, 201319 Comments

Telecommunications companies want the Obama administration to rethink a decision…

Apple’s Next Innovation: TV – It’s time for Apple to step in and disrupt the TV business

Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:01 amWednesday, March 27, 201353 Comments

Steve Jobs couldn’t hide his frustration…

FCC: US may open up govt-held airwaves; Genachowski supports tiered pricing by mobile, cable operators

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 4:17 pm8 Comments

The U.S. could consider addressing the country’s shortage of airwaves…

Analyst sees Apple partnering with existing cable providers for some ‘iTV’ content

Monday, February 6, 2012 3:45 pmMonday, February 6, 201216 Comments

Apple could gain access to non-exclusive content and could buy access to exclusive content for it’s Apple television…

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