Tag: Spectrum
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Spectrum Will Offer a Cheaper TV Package Without RSNs in A Major Blow to Bally Sports
Regional Sports Networks, or RSNs are struggling. AT&T SportsNet will reportedly shut down later this year. Bally Sports RSNs are in bankruptcy, and their future is very much unknown right now. Now Spectrum one of the largest cable TV companies out there, reportedly plans to offer a cheaper TV package that will remove RSNs and…
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T-Mobile Lawsuit With WCO Spectrum Gets Heated After T-Mobile Loses $10 Million
T-Mobile and WCO Spectrum have been engaged in an ongoing lawsuit for years over 2.5 GHz spectrum leased by the “Uncarrier.” When T-Mobile bought out Sprint, it gained the company’s multiple 2.5 GHz spectrum leases with several U.S. schools. WCO Spectrum stands accused of using shady practices to undermine T-Mobile’s spectrum leases with said institutions…
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Comcast & Spectrum Plan to Take on Roku & Amazon By Selling a Streaming Player At Walmart
As cable TV subscribers drop, Comcast and Spectrum are looking for new ways to grow. Recently Comcast announced a $20 a month live TV streaming service called Now TV that offers 40 live channels, on-demand, and Peacock. Now Comcast and Spectrum are working together to launch a new streaming player to take on Roku, Fire…
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Spectrum Is Now Able to Add Data Caps As Its FCC Deal Ends
On May 18th, 2023, Spectrum’s deal with the FCC to not impose data caps on their customers has come to an end. This means that Spectrum is now able to follow Comcast and others to impose data caps. Back in 2016, Charter closed a deal to buy Time Warner Cable. This newly merged company became…
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Spectrum’s Cable TV Hidden Fees Are Up Again & Can Now Cost More Than The Advertised TV Package Price
The argument about how cable TV is cheaper than cord cutting so we decided to do some digging into the true cost of Spectrum TV when it comes to the fees. One of the most annoying things about cable TV is the advertised price is nowhere near the price you will really pay. So let…
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Comcast & Spectrum Partner With TCL To Launch a New Free Streaming Service On Roku TVs & Google TVs
Today Xumo Plays’s Chief Revenue Officer Colin Petrie-Norris announced to Fierce Video that they are partnering with TCL to power its new and newly rebranded free ad-supported streaming service. For some time now, TCL has offered a free service called TCL Channels. This service is available on its TVs in North America, including its Roku…
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Here is How Comcast & Spectrum Plan to Use Phones to Beat Cord Cutting
Could mobile phones ensure Comcast and Spectrum’s future as profitable companies? The latest reports from MoffettNathanson show an increase in mobile lines compared to cable subscription numbers. In the first quarter of 2023, cable providers added approximately 1.05 million new mobile lines, bringing the total number to just shy of 12 million members. The report…
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Cable TV Companies Could Lose Over 9.3 Million TV Subscribe in 2023 As Cord Cutting Accelerating
The reports are showing cable television took a major hit in the first quarter of this fiscal year, hemorrhaging members at an alarming rate.
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Spectrum Lost Over 2,600 TV Customers Every Day in The 1st Quarter of 2023 as Cord Cutting Speeds Up
Today we learned that Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, has once again lost 241,000 TV customers in the 1st quarter of 2023. Spectrum also reported that they lost over 220,000 voice customers as many Americans turned away from traditional phone lines and TV services. Spectrum did add 76,000 internet customers during that time.…
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Spectrum Talks About The Future of Data Caps Following The End of the FCC Ban
On May 18th, 2023, Spectrum’s deal with the FCC to not impose data caps on their customers will come to an end. There had been reports that Spectrum would follow Comcast and others to impose data caps, but now the company says they will not be adding data caps. In a statement to LightReading Charter,…