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Aereo streamlines pricing plans by axing annual and daily options

, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aereo has restructured their pricing plans for their antenna television and DVR service. Plans will now start at $8 per month, which gives you access to the service with 20 hours of DVR storage. $12 per month will see your DVR storage bumped up 40 hours to a total of 60 hours of DVR time. Furthermore, there's no contract to sign, allowing you to sign up for the service essentially risk-free for a whole month. Read The Full Story

YouTube monthly subscription costs to battle Cable, not Netflix

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Video streaming group YouTube is said to be preparing a Subscriber Channel service this week with aims at taking on the cable business with month-to-month costs and an ala carte option for users. This service would be served up by Google, owners of the video network, and would likely take payment with the Google Wallet digital payment service. This service would be connected to users' Google Accounts much in the same way Google Play takes payment for apps and multimedia. Read The Full Story

Aereo’s Boston spread tempts cable company fury

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Aereo has been a part of a bit of controversy these past couple of months, mostly due to the fact that television networks aren't too happy with Aereo's business model. Nonetheless, Aereo has announced that its widening its reach past New York City, and will be launching its television services in Boston next month on May 15. Read The Full Story

Comcast to encrypt basic cable channels

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a Comcast cable subscriber, be prepared for yet another television transition. Comcast has made official its plans to begin encrypting its basic cable channels. Comcast has begun notifying its customers in select markets that they will need to order a digital adapter if they want to continue to receive basic cable channels through Comcast. Read The Full Story

Verizon FiOS tops list of best internet bundles by Consumer Reports

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

We all seem to have issues with our cable company. Whether it's because of weird charges on our monthly bill or unreliable service, there seems to never be a decent cable company out there that can provide a great experience for its customers. However, that's not all true. It turns out that Verizon FiOS is pretty good, as it topped the list of Consumer Reports' best internet/cable/phone bundles. Read The Full Story

Broadcast TV ratings continue to fall, ad sales go down with it

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

It may be no surprise that people are favoring web video and streaming TV shows over regular television nowadays, but while both cable television and broadcast television are taking a hit, broadcast TV is seeing a steeper decline in ratings this season, and that's forcing advertisers to rethink what avenues to advertise on. Read The Full Story

Comcast’s Xfinity Watchathon Week starts on March 25th

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Comcast will be offering a treat to all of its Xfinity TV customers. From March 25th to March 31st, Comcast will give its TV customers an All-Access Pass to 100 TV series across all of its premium channels. There will be over 3,500 episodes for you watch all week long. So grab the popcorn, pop open a beer, and get yourself well-acquainted with your couch because it's going to be a very long week. Read The Full Story

Cable-cutting households jump 150% since 2007

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

The number of cord-cutters is on the rise, folks. With the popularity of streaming services mixed with free over-the-air stations, consumers are seeing less of a need to go with a cable subscription. In fact, the number of households that don't have cable subscriptions has jumped to five million, compared to two million in 2007. Read The Full Story

Time Warner cuts itself off from Time Inc.

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Time Warner has just announced that it will be separating itself from Time Inc. The decision was made by its board of directors who felt that this separation is the best decision for both companies. Time Warner will cut away from the magazine business and focus all of its efforts on building its juggernaut media network comprised of a huge amount of popular TV stations as well as its movie ventures. Read The Full Story

Cablevision files antitrust lawsuit against Viacom over package deals

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Cablevision Systems has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Viacom for allegedly making the company carry 14 channels that it deems as "lesser watched" than the rest. Viacom doesn't agree, however, stating that the channels are part of a contact signed two months ago, and that Cablevision is trying to alter that contract by going through the legal system. Read The Full Story

Fox wants to ban Dish’s mobile live TV feature

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Dish Network's new Hopper set-top boxes gained a new feature where users can watch live television through their smartphone or tablet, but it seems not everyone is into such a thing. Fox has ended up asking for an injunction against Dish to ban the new mobile feature, citing that the new service breaches its licensing agreement with Dish and infringes on the network’s copyrights. Read The Full Story

Cable subscription models unlikely to change in next five years

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you've been waiting for cable companies to offer a la carte options, you'll be waiting a pretty long time. Following comments made by three cable company executives during a panel at CES 2013 last week, it appears as though such subscriptions as a la carte options will remain a fantasy for at least five years, and likely even longer. Read The Full Story
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