News tagged with cable providers
Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute
(AP) -- Fox and Time Warner Cable extended their contract for a few hours, avoiding a threatened blackout of several stations from the cable provider while the two sides tried early Friday to resolve a disagreement ...
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition
(AP) -- Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says
(AP) -- The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report ...
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Comcast exploring stake in NBC
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is in negotiations to buy 20 percent to 50 percent of NBC Universal, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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More ads coming to TV -- even to one-time havens
(AP) -- Coming soon to your TV: More advertising, in places you might not expect. The ads are showing up where people used to enjoy a break from advertising, such as video on demand and on-screen channel guides. Even TiVo, ...
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Netgear to help Internet subscribers measure use
(AP) -- How many gigabytes do you consume per month? Not many people can answer that question, complicating the efforts of Internet service providers to get their subscribers to stay below a certain amount of data per month. ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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High court won't block remote storage DVR system
(AP) -- Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Comcast 1Q profit up 6 percent on new customers
(AP) -- The nation's largest cable TV provider is reporting a 6 percent jump in first-quarter earnings.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Comcast, Sony to open joint retail store
(AP) -- Despite the poor economy, Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to open a retail store Tuesday. The cable TV operator and the electronics company will use the store to showcase new technologies and products, taking a ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Fleeing customers haunt phone co. in New England
(AP) -- Phone companies fear that customers will increasingly switch off their landlines in favor of wireless phones or phone service from cable TV providers. So the last thing FairPoint Communications Inc. needed was to ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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'Digital living room' getting closer
The digital living room is still under construction, but consumers can now get a glimpse of what it might look like.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 11, 2009 |
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