Tag: Comcast
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Telecom and Cable Companies Are Starting to Mirror Each Other as Cord Cutting Takes Center Stage
The telecom companies and the cable providers, with legacies of providing phone and video services, respectively, have traditionally been like water and oil or fire and ice – industries that are diametrically opposed to each other. But a funny thing happened: They increasingly started to look and act more like each other. Two decades ago,…
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Comcast and Spectrum’s Xumo Adds 14 Free Streaming Channels, Including NBC Sports, SNL and Bravo Shows
Xumo Play, a joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications’ Spectrum, is adding more content from the Universal library. The free ad-supported streaming service has quickly grown to offer a wide variety of content and is starting to take advantage of growing consumer interest in free ad-supported platforms. Here’s a list of what was added…
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T-Mobile, a Wireless Provider, May Be Placing a Bigger Bet on Fiber
T-Mobile may be taking a page out of its telecom rivals Verizon and AT&T and moving in fiber optics in a bigger way. The wireless carrier, which distinguishes itself from its competitors by focusing almost entirely on wireless — home and mobile — is in discussions with the fiber business of Tillman Global Holdings to…
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Comcast Will Launch Its Own Wireless Network To Compete With T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T
Comcast has seen tremendous growth reselling wireless service through a wholesale partnership with Verizon. But now, it’s ready to launch its own network to augment that coverage. The company said on Tuesday that it will be utilizing a swath of radio airwaves called Citizens Broadband Radio Service to power the service, which launches in Philadelphia…
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C-SPAN Is Launching a Streaming Service But Just for Cable TV Customers
C-SPAN is launching a new connected TV app called C-SPAN Select. The service will let users who don’t have a linear cable subscription to search for and watch the programs and live broadcasts public affairs broadcaster, according to The Hill. C-SPAN Select first will roll out for 12 million Comcast Xfinity X1 users with plans…
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Comcast’s Xumo Now Powers Over 850 Free Live Channels As Comcast Tries to Dominate Free Streaming
Comcast has become a major player in the world of free ad-supported and now has over 850 free live channels that it powers across multiple streaming services through its joint Xumo venture. This includes its own Xumo Play service along with other streaming services that it licenses its channels out to. Not all of these…
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AT&T and Comcast Want to Supercharge the Effort to Find a 5G Killer App
AT&T and Comcast joined a group dedicated to investing in new businesses and applications that take advantage of 5G wireless technology. The 5G Open Innovation Lab said on Wednesday that the two broadband giants have taken roles as “founding partners” and will help foster the development of 118 startups funded by the organization. Fifth generation,…
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T-Mobile is Improving its 5G Service By Spending $3.3 Billion to Buy 5G Spectrum From Comcast
Yesterday, T-Mobile agreed to buy some, if not all, of Comcast’s 600MHz spectrum holdings. In a Securities Exchange Commission filing, T-Mobile disclosed the transaction valued between $1.2 and $3.3 billion depending on how much spectrum T-Mobile acquires. T-Mobile said it expects to close the deal in the first half of 2028. For $1.2 billion, Comcast…
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Comcast’s Xfinity Stream App Crashed During NFL Football
Yesterday was the first Sunday of the 2023-2024 NFL season and many wondered if YouTube TV would be able to handle the demand for its new NFL Sunday Ticket service. Maybe people should have been wondering if cable TV companies as Comcast’s Xfinity streaming service, crashed during the early NFL games. This left Comcast customers…
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Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH, & Spectrum All Have Some Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Blacked Out Right Now
Back in February, we predicted that 2023 would see blackouts become more common. Now in September, we have seen this prediction become a reality as Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH, and Spectrum all have active blackouts affecting some ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC locals. Right now, DIRECTV has a blackout happening with Nexstar-owned and operated ABC, CBS,…