Page 4 - Science news tagged with cable tv companies

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.

Telecom

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.

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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 its right ...

Telecom

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 quarter, ...

Business

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.

Telecom

Feb 6, 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.

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Dec 16, 2011

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TV channel squeeze proposed to pay for tax cuts

(AP) -- Call it the Great Channel Squeeze.

Telecom

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.

Telecom

Aug 23, 2011

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