Tag: Comcast
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Comcast May Lose FOX RSNs Later This Year
There has been a lot of talk recently about Sling TV, fuboTV, and YouTube TV all dropping FOX Regional Sports Networks (RSNs). Now Rich Greenfield from LightShed has reported that Comcast’s contract for FOX RSNs is up for renewal in September. According to reports, Comcast currently does not plan to renew their deal with FOX…
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Comcast Has Purchased Free Streaming Service XUMO
Comcast has just acquired the free streaming service XUMO, giving Comcast a spot in the AVOD space. Comcast says that XUMO will continue to operate as an independent business inside of Comcast Cable. “The talented team at Xumo has created a successful, growing, and best-in-class set of streaming capabilities. We are excited for this team…
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Future Today Announces It Will Bring Fawesome.TV, FilmRise & More to Comcast Xfinity
Future Today has announced a distribution expansion, beginning with the launch of Fawesome.tv, HappyKids.tv, and FilmRise on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex. The new partnership enables X1 and Flex customers to discover and watch Future Today’s premium content, including thousands of popular movies, TV shows and kids programming available from major studios and media…
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Comcast Lost 733,000 TV Subscribers in 2019
Last year was a bad year for cable TV owners. We are now getting an idea of just how bad. Comcast lost over 733,000 TV subscribers in 2019. AT&T lost 4 million TV subscribers from DIRECTV, U-Verse TV, and AT&T TV NOW in 2019. There are still a few big companies to report their earnings…
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Comcast Warns of More Price Hikes in 2020
Last month Comcast announced that they had lost 732,000 TV customers in 2019. Comcast went on to warn that TV prices are expected to increase in 2020. Not a shock as Comcast has raised TV prices already in 2020 just a few months after announcing the last round of price hikes. For now, Comcast has…
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Comcast is Removing Starz From All TV Packages
Today Comcast reached out to Xfinity TV subscribers to let them know that Starz is being removed from all Comcast TV packages on February 11th, 2020. Now if you want Starz you will need to pay for it separately. The good news is you don’t need to pay for it through Comcast but can subscribe…
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How to Cancel Comcast, Save Money, & Still Watch Your Shows
Canceling Comcast and becoming a cord cutter can sound scary at first, with a ton of options and decisions to make, but this guide will show you that cord cutting is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have most, if not everything, you need. Now that its 2020 more people than ever are canceling…
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Comcast Says Increased Demand for Faster Broadband Offsets Losses From Cord Cutting
Last week, on Comcast’s Q4’s earning call, Comcast commented that their losses from video were offset by their growth in broadband services. To further capitalize on cord cutting, Comcast will soon be launching the NBCU streaming service Peacock. “We believe that Peacock, a premium ad-supported service, hits the mark for both consumers and advertisers,” Brian…
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Comcast Warns That Cord Cutting Will Speed Up in 2020 & That Cable TV Prices Are Going Up
There has recently been talk that cord cutting may be slowing down, but Comcast disagrees. Yesterday Comcast during its 4th quarter earnings call they warned investors that cord cutting will speed up in 2020 and expects video subscriber losses to accelerate throughout the year. Comcast lost 732,000 TV subscribers in 2019. If that continues and…
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Comcast Says They Are Not Making Money from Streaming Services Like They Should
Last week Comcast announced details on their new streaming service Peacock. During that event Comcast announced that they are not making money on on-demand and free streaming services like they should. They are launching Peacock so they can make money off of their content like they should with on-demand and free streaming. The digital ad…