News tagged with cable tv companies
Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.
May 21, 2012 |
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Time Warner Cable profit up 18 pct in 1Q
(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. reported an 18 percent increase in first-quarter net income Thursday, as acquisitions and new broadband customers boosted revenue.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband test
Google Inc. has sent an ever-clearer signal that it could be bringing a TV service to the Kansas City market.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Cable cos. shut down interactive ad venture
(AP) -- The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Startup sends live local TV to the iPhone
(AP) -- A startup backed by media billionaire Barry Diller has launched a service that sends live local TV feeds to iPhones and iPads. But the service may be short-lived, since TV stations are likely to challenge ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Comcast subscribers almost stop cancelling cable
(AP) -- It's become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But in the October to December ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices
(AP) -- A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Cox agrees to sell wireless spectrum to Verizon
(AP) -- Cable company Cox Communications on Friday said that it has agreed to sell some of its airwave licenses to Verizon Wireless for $315 million and will resell Verizon service in its stores.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts
(AP) -- Call it the Great Channel Squeeze.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Dish asks FCC to let it build wireless network
(AP) -- Satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network is asking regulators to let it build a wireless broadband network. Having one would let Dish compete more effectively with cable companies that can bundle broadband and TV signals.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers
(AP) -- The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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US cable TV giant adding Skype calls
US cable TV giant Comcast announced plans to add video chat to television viewing through a partnership with Skype.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Comcast to sell Skype box for video calls
(AP) -- Comcast subscribers: In the future, believing that the TV is talking to you might not be a sign of insanity. You may be getting a Skype video call.
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Jun 14, 2011 |
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Cablevision in $1.4B deal for cable co. Bresnan
(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. said Monday it will pay $1.4 billion to expand far beyond its focus in the New York City area with the purchase of Bresnan Communications, a mid-sized cable TV provider in ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
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