Tag: Comcast
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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…
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Why Cable TV and Telecom Companies Are Waging War Over Telephone Poles
The Federal Communications Commission is slated to meet on Wednesday to vote on a seemingly benign and technical issue: streamlining the process to attach network equipment to poles. The issue, however, has kicked off a war of words between various trade groups representing the cable and telecom industries. The FCC proposal, which comes after three…
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Comcast’s Local-Only TV Plans Are Now $60 a Month For Local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and More
Comcast Xfinity customers can now get the Choice TV plan, which includes local channels like ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, for $60.40 a month, according to Philip Swann, The TV Answer Man. The Choice TV plan also includes The CW as well as antenna channels like PBS, Univision, Telemundo, TBN, QVC, and C-SPAN. Comcast’s Choice…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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Comcast is Raising The Price of TV, Internet & Home Protect Starting Next Week
Are you ready to pay more for cable TV? Recently, Comcast started to inform customers in some markets of an upcoming price hike. With this price hike, customers will see their bills go up on their base package plus fees like Broadcast TV fees and Regional Sports fees will also be going up. With this…
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Comcast’s Peacock Will Lose $2.8 Billion This Year as it Hits 30 Million Subscribers
Comcast’s streaming service, Peacock, will lose $2.8 billion this year, with the only consolation being that it reached 30 million paying subscribers. The cable giant in October said it expected to lose that amount, and Comcast President Mike Cavanagh on Monday confirmed that total during a UBS investor conference. He also reiterated the company’s belief…
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Cable TV’s Free Fall Continues as Cord Cutters Are Expected to Push Subscriptions to a New Low
The percentage of households subscribing to traditional pay TV providers like Comcast, Charter, or DIRECTV is expected to hit a new low of just under a third of U.S. households by 2028, as the number of cord cutters and “cord nevers” surges, according to research firm GlobalData. That’s a significant decline from this year, with…