For $10.99 a month, users will be able to access a VOD library and live streams from Showtime. On July 12th, Showtime will launch a rival to HBO Now, the streaming service recently debuted by the rival network. Coming in at a significantly lower price, just...
Apple is preparing a virtual pay-TV service, and CBS will probably be a part of it, according to the CEO. While speaking at an event in California, CBS CEO Les Moonves let a few details slip regarding Apple’s long-rumored virtual pay-TV service, which is set to...
Charter customers may get access to Sports Net LA, but the other TV providers show no signs of budging on their stances. Despite widespread celebration when Comcast’s bid for Time Warner Cable fell apart under regulatory scrutiny, one group was less than pleased with the news:...
Merger of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th largest cable providers in the nation would create a company rivaling Comcast in size and subscribers. It didn’t take long for Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable to rekindle their old romance, as many expected that they would. Prior...
After cancellation on Fox, Mindy Kaling’s show joins a growing list that have moved from television to the web. An old proverb says that when one door closes, another opens. In the case of television programming, when a network attempts to close the door on a...
Video subscribers are disappearing even faster than expected for cable and satellite companies. TV providers continue to hemorrhage video subscribers as Q1 saw a substantial uptick in cord-cutting. Combined, the cable and satellite TV providers lost over 150,000 video subscribers. Dish Network was by far the...
Content Chief Ted Sarandos says unscripted programming hasn’t performed on VOD. Both viewers and content have been steadily shifting from linear pay-TV to on-demand streaming services, such as those from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and HBO. But as the entire TV experience moves online, Netflix content chief...
Cox joins Comcast and others in putting limits on home broadband subscribers’ data use. While cellular data users have long been accustomed to data caps, resulting in extra charges or throttled speeds when reached, most of us expect no such limits on our home internet connections,...
After buying the company’s assets, TiVo says they have a plan to legally re-launch Aereo’s service. After a high profile loss in the US Supreme Court, it appeared that Aereo’s days were numbered. The startup offered a popular service that allowed cord-cutters to stream over-the-air broadcasts...
From the rabbit ear antennas of old to a plethora of new OTT services, consumers seek refuge from high cable bills. Consumers have long known that there’s almost no competition among cable TV providers. But in recent years, those TV providers have found themselves competing against...