Tag: Comcast
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Comcast Could Lose Local NBC Channels & More in Carriage Disputes with Itself and Others
Comcast is notifying customers that they could be losing a list of channels from their lineups over the next few months. While that news isn’t surprising, as we’ve seen both cable and streaming lose channels lately due to programmers increasing carriage fees, this list includes many Comcast owned channels. “We expect that we will be…
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Comcast Will Remove NBC TV Everywhere Channels from Roku in Peacock Distribution Dispute
Negotiations for a deal to bring Peacock to Roku are heating up and Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal’s Peacock, is making a move to put pressure on the streaming platform that will create more inconvenience for customers in the meantime. Roku has shared with Cord Cutters News that Comcast will be pulling NBCUniversal TV Everywhere…
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Peacock has Added 5 Million Subscribers Since July
Today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts revealed Peacock’s subscriber count spiked 50% over the last six weeks. The streamer closed out July with 10 million subscribers but has now surged to 15 million since then, Deadline reports. At a virtual media conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, Roberts also assured that Peacock will have a full lineup…
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Comcast Could Be Flexing Its Way Into Smart TVs
Comcast has already dabbled in the streaming device market with its X1 and Flex hardware, but a new report suggests the cable giant might be looking to enter the smart TV market as well. Protocol, citing industry sources, reported this week that Comcast has been in talks with TV manufacturers and is exploring smart TVs…
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Comcast, Verizon, AT&T & Other Cable Providers Lost 1.55 Million Customers in Q2 2020
As streaming continues to grow, cable TV has once again seen a major drop in customers. The latest numbers from analyst firm MoffettNathanson shows that for the second quarter of 2020, pay TV providers lost a total of 1.55 million customers. “As more and more people leave the traditional ecosystem for direct-to-consumer [DTC] substitutes, programmers…
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Xfinity Offers Interactive Election News for X1 and Flex
Xfinity wants to help customers find the latest information about the election and how to vote. The company has launched an interactive, personalized, bilingual election experience for X1 and Flex customers. X1 and Flex customers can say “How to vote” or “Cómo votar” into the Xfinity Voice Remote to find general voting information such as…
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Comcast Expands Internet Essentials Program for Low Income Families for Back to School
Photo: Business Wire/Comcast Comcast announced this week that it will expand its Internet Essentials Partnership Program to help low income students stay online for the next school year. The program launched during the pandemic, in an effort to help students in kindergarten through 12th grade stay connected at home to do schoolwork. Comcast has made…
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Charter Tells FCC Some Customers Enjoy Data Caps, Usage-Based Pricing
In recent comments to the Federal Communications Commission, Charter Communications continued to build a case for its request to lift a seven-year ban on implementing data caps and usage-based pricing. The petition has drawn criticism from consumer groups and industry players like Roku, which urged the FCC to deny Charter’s petition, claiming in a letter…
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Comcast Plans to Refund Customers for Regional Sports Network Fees
When live sports were put on hold due to coronavirus concerns, customers started asking whether they would be refunded for the money they were paying for access to regional sports networks. In May, we reported that Comcast shifted blame for the lack of refunds to the leagues. At that time, Comcast made this statement: “Any…
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Comcast Lost 477,000 TV Subscribers in Quarter 2 of 2020
Comcast reported today that it lost 477,000 video subscribers in the second quarter of 2020. Revenue was down by 12% from a year ago to $23.7 billion. Broadband made up for some of those losses with Comcast gaining 323,000 broadband subscribers, ahead of analysts’ average estimate of 247,000 net additions, according to research firm FactSet…