Tag: Comcast
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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…
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Peacock Reaches 10 Million Sign Ups
In its quarterly earnings report this morning, Comcast shared a drop in revenue and the overall negative effects of COVID on the business but included a bright spot in for the quarter: the launch of Peacock. The new streaming service has reached 10 million sign ups, according to Comcast. Peacock launched nationwide on July 15,…
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Comcast Makes Last Minute Deal to Carry Marquee (And How to Watch Without Cable)
Chicago Cubs RSN Marquee Sports Network has made a last minute deal for Comcast to carry the channel, just in time for the start of the MLB’s shortened season. “We finished our negotiations with Comcast to carry Marquee and it will be available in all Xfinity homes,” Crane Kenney, Cubs president of business operations for…
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Comcast Brings Back Its Data Cap, AT&T Waives Overages Through September
In March, a long list of internet service providers signed the FCC Pledge to keep customers connected for at least 60 days during coronavirus. Now that the 60 days are up, and after many companies opted to extend their pledge, we’re starting to see internet providers reverting back to their pre-pandemic policies. Comcast recently brought…
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Discovery and Sky Add Non-Linear Brands to Their Partnership in Expanded Deal
Discovery has renewed its partnership with Comcast-owned Sky in a new long term, multifaceted deal that will keep Discovery’s channels across the Sky Network in the UK, Ireland, Austria, and Germany. In addition to linear channels, the new deal now encompasses non-linear brands in the UK and Ireland. Sky will now be a distributor of…
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Comcast Expects More Video Subscriber Losses in Q2
In its Q1 earnings call, Comcast disclosed that it had lost over 400,000 pay TV subscribers, including both residential and business customers, for the quarter. Comcast chief financial officer Michael Cavanagh has now commented that those losses are expected to continue in Q2. At the Credit Suisse Virtual Communications Conference Tuesday, Cavanagh said that Comcast…
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AMC Launches Two Streaming Services for Comcast Xfinity and Flex Customers
AMC Networks expanded its streaming video offerings Wednesday, adding two new services, AMC+ and WE tv+. Both are currently only available for Comcast Xfinity and Flex customers. AMC+ is a service for original series from AMC, along with content from sister networks including Sundance TV and IFC. The service includes an ad-free linear network as…