News tagged with cable television
Mediacom, Sinclair averts TV blackout in 11 states
(AP) -- Sinclair Broadcasting Group's television stations will remain on the lineups of Mediacom Communications Corp.'s cable TV systems after the two companies announced a new fee agreement Thursday to avert a blackout.
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source
Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Sezmi offers a new kind of TV service
Sezmi, a Silicon Valley startup that's pioneering a new type of TV service, is opening up a public test of its system Monday in California.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Comcast's NBC talks cap its decades-long rise
(AP) -- Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end
(AP) -- You'll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO's "Entourage" and AMC's "Mad Men" on your computers by the end of the year without paying extra - as long as you're a Comcast Corp. ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Sony Intros New Touch-Screen HD PC/TV
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony today unveiled its new touch-enabled, multi-media machine— the VAIO L Touch HD PC/TV.
Oct 08, 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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Satellite delivery of 3D television
(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems programme, ESA is taking a practical step towards a new viewing experience: 3D television at home, delivered by satellite.
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Washington Post stems tide of red ink
The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Why cable TV bills are rising
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers often grouse that their cable television bills go up every year, but multichannel video program distributors (MVPD) are often just passing along ever increasing costs, says a new report from Ball ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trials
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Wednesday took concrete steps to bring cable television shows to the Internet - but only for paying cable subscribers.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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U-verse offers TV alternative and more
OK, I admit it. When I am asked to test questionable software, I usually install it first on my wife's computer. And my kids are crash-test dummies ramming head-first into all sorts of dubious products. But they don't care ...
May 27, 2009 |
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Web 2.0 application developed to recommend television programmes
A group of researchers from the University of Vigo, Spain, has developed a Web 2.0 application that filters the programming schedules of hundreds of television channels to recommend programmes that viewers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 25, 2009 |
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New venture aims to introduce fees for online news
(AP) -- A new service being developed by three media veterans will try to save beleaguered newspaper and magazine publishers by charging for their Internet content.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Hulu.com lets you legally watch premium video content
Most of us don't watch television the way we did just a few short years ago. Back then, we had to watch TV shows when they were aired, a slave to the broadcasting schedule whim of the networks.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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