Author: Roger Cheng
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The ‘Triple Play’ Bundle For Phone, Cable TV, and Internet is Slowly Dying
The “triple play” bundle of fixed services that included phone, television, and internet service was once a staple of homes, with cable TV and telecom providers pushing to sign up for their package of services. But as a result of cord cutting, it’s expected to see a steady decline over the next several years. The…
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You Can Now See How 18,214 Netflix Shows and Films Performed Here
Netflix on Tuesday unloaded a treasure trove of data on how 18,214 shows and movies on the service performed in the first half of the year. The report, titled What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report, kicks off what the company said will be a biannual release. Listed are the titles, whether they’re available globally,…
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Apple Reportedly Faces EU Ban That Could Change How its App Store Works
Apple may be in hot water with the European Union, with regulators there preparing a big fine and ban that could change how it works with companies on its App Store thanks to a challenge by Spotify. The EU is readying a decision that blocks Apple’s practice of banning music services that steer users away…
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Amazon Lets You Browse Your Digital Library and Get Recommendations For New Titles
Amazon on Wednesday launched “Your Books,” a new section on its site designed to help you dig through all the books you’ve read, purchased, borrowed or saved. The section will also offer personalized recommendations based on your library of e-books, which can be saved to wish lists. The page offers suggested filters to let you…
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Netflix Will Launch 86 Free Games By Year’s End, Including GTA, and Has 90 Games in Development
Netflix’s bid to become a gaming giant isn’t slowing down. The subscription streaming leader said on Wednesday that by year’s end, it will have launched 86 games, including the tomorrow’s launch of Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. It added that the company has nearly 90 more games in development. You can access…
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Samsung Plus TV Expands Conan O’Brien’s Free TV Channel to These Countries
The Conan O’Brien TV channel, offered exclusively for free by Samsung TV Plus, is heading overseas. The free, ad-supported streaming channel, which features O’Brien’s various celebrity interviews, skits, and other programming, launched in May in the U.S. to Samsung TV Plus users. Now you will be able to find the channel in Australia, Canada and…
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Why Cable TV and Telecom Companies Are Waging War Over Telephone Poles
The Federal Communications Commission is slated to meet on Wednesday to vote on a seemingly benign and technical issue: streamlining the process to attach network equipment to poles. The issue, however, has kicked off a war of words between various trade groups representing the cable and telecom industries. The FCC proposal, which comes after three…
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What Epic’s Win Over Google Could Mean For Cord Cutting
Epic scored an historic win over Google when a jury ruled that the search giant’s Google Play Store was an illegal monopoly that dampened competition. The decision could also have potentially huge ramifications on the world of cord cutting, opening up everything from subscriptions to in-app film or TV show purchases. The jury found that…
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Paramount Could See Big Layoff in Early 2024
Paramount executives are considering cutting more than 1,000 jobs early next year as the media company is at a crossroads, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move comes as Shari Redstone, whose National Amusements owns roughly 80% of the voting share in Paramount, is reportedly discussing a potential deal with Skydance Media. Paramount faces…
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Cable TV Is Increasingly Dominated By Re-Runs as Original Shows Flee to Streaming
What’s the one thing that The Mandalorian on Disney+, Squid Game on Netflix, and The Boys on Amazon Prime have in common? They’re not found on cable television. Increasingly, the buzziest and most-talked about scripted shows are found on streaming services, as media companies have spent billions of dollars on the kind of programming that…