Tag: Comcast
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Comcast And AT&T File to Block $14 Million in High-Speed Internet Funds
Comcast and AT&T filed an objection to block $14 million in state money set to improve Oakland’s high-speed internet. The companies claim that broadband infrastructure already exists. However, city data and user experience suggest otherwise. Alameda County received $24.5 billion in “last mile” broadband connectivity funding, $14 million for Oakland. Comcast and AT&T said these…
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AccuWeather Launches Free Channel on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream
AccuWeather NOW, a free ad-supported streaming channel, is now available to Xfinity customers on X1 and the Xfinity Stream App. Xfinity customers can access AccuWeather’s “Superior Accuracy” forecasts through the cable provider’s devices and platforms, including weather videos, social weather content from popular platforms, and stories highlighting the potential impact forecasted weather can have on…
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Why Disney, Paramount, and Peacock’s Money Troubles Are Good For You
It’s been a brutal year if you run a streaming business. After years of pouring billions of dollars into creating exclusive content, companies like Disney, Paramount, and Comcast, which owns Peacock, are deep in the red. But their losses may end up being your gain as the need to rein in expenses may mean you’ll…
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How Comcast Customers Can Protect Themselves Following the Company’s Massive Data Breach
Comcast customers on Monday learned that their personal data — like hashed passwords, contact details, birthdates, and the last four digits of social security numbers — had been exposed in a massive data breach. Comcast said it detected the breach on October 25, 2023. “We promptly patched and mitigated the vulnerability. We are not aware…
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Comcast Suffered a Massive Data Breach Exposing Customers’ Personal Data
Today, Comcast notified customers of a massive data breach that exposed customers’ personal data. This data breach likey included customers’ hashed passwords, contact details, and the last four digits of social security numbers along with the birthdates of some customers, Comcast said in a letter to customers. “On October 10, 2023, one of Xfinity’s software…
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Comcast is Exploring New Businesses Outside of Cable TV — Including Fighting Bedbugs
Comcast is expanding its business into new and unexpected areas — like your hotel sheets. Comcast-owned company MachineQ has teamed up with Spotta, an insect-detecting service, to help hoteliers stop bedbugs before the pests become a huge problem. Once Spotta’s wireless Bed Pod sensor trap is placed under a hotel bed’s mattress, it releases pheromones…
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The Recap: FCC’s Plan to Kill Junk Fees, Disappearing Apps, and More
Cord cutting has taken its toll on cable companies, which we’ve seen every time Comcast or Charter Communications reports earnings and continued losses on the TV side. But what gets less attention are the small local cable TV companies, and things are even uglier. There have been a string of cable companies that have either…
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FETV Slams Comcast’s Decision To Drop the Network in Some Markets
The Family Entertainment Television network on Friday hit back at Comcast’s decision to drop its network in certain markets. Comcast hasn’t dropped the network in any market “as of today,” FETV said, but a cancellation notice will go into effect December 31, 2023 unless “a new agreement is reached.” It’s also unclear how many markets could…
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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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Comcast To Drop FETV Network As The Two Sides Fight Over Money
Comcast might be planning to drop the Family Entertainment Television network, or FETV. This comes as the network was added to Comcast back in 2019. Now though it seems that counteract is about to come to an end as the two networks struggle to reach a deal to keep the channel on Comcast. FETV confirmed…