Tag: Spectrum
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Hulu and Discovery Make a Deal, Spectrum Raises Prices, and More
This week, we learned about a new deal between Hulu and Discovery, as well as Hulu’s increased interest in unscripted originals. Elsewhere, Charter Spectrum is set to raise its prices, and Toshiba’s got a new line of 4K Fire TVs on the way. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and streaming. Breaking…
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Charter Spectrum Will Raise Cable Prices in June
Charter Spectrum is letting customers know that their monthly charges are being increased again next month. Changes include increases to the Broadcast Surcharge, the Latino View package, and equipment fees for set-top boxes. Stop the Cap first spotted the notice from Charter which says: Notification of Rate and Service Changes As of 6/2/2021 there will…
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Charter Lost 138,000 Video Customers in Q1 2021
In its Q1 2021 earnings report Friday morning, Charter reported a loss of 138,000 pay TV customers. That number includes 156,000 residential customers and 18,000 business customers. As of March 31, 2021, Charter had 15.5 million residential video customers. The company saw growth in its broadband business, though that growth has slowed down in 2021.…
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Spectrum Strikers Create a New Internet Provider
A group of Spectrum workers from New York City who have been on strike since 2017 has come together to form a new internet service provider, People’s Choice Communications. Launched in summer 2020, the goal of the ISP is “to bridge the digital divide and help our neighbors get connected to the Internet during the…
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Charter Lost 66,000 Video Customers in Q4 2020
Today, Charter reported a 66,000 video subscriber loss for the final quarter of 2020. While the company took a hit in the final months of 2020, it came out ahead after adding subscribers in Q2 and Q3. Charter added 19,000 video customers in 2020, ending the year with 16.2 million video customers, up from 16.14…
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Charter Withdraws FCC Request to Add Data Caps on Spectrum Accounts
Charter Communications has withdrawn its request to the FCC asking permission to put data caps on Spectrum accounts. We reported back in July that Charter had asked the FCC to remove conditions of its merger with Time Warner that prohibit the cable company from implementing a data cap. In the order to approve the merger…
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Roku Removes Spectrum App from Channel Store as Contract Expires
Note: The story has been updated with a statement from Roku. With Roku and Spectrum unable to come to an agreement to renew their contract, Roku has removed the Spectrum TV app from the Roku Channel Store, preventing new downloads. “Despite our best efforts to reach an agreement, Roku has not accepted Spectrum’s offer to…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku Earnings, T-Mobile Troubles, Spectrum Price Hikes, and More
Welcome to November 2020. There is, shall we say, a lot going on right now beyond the entertainment world, but there was still plenty of cord cutting and streaming news to talk about this week. We’ve got more third quarter earnings to talk about from Roku and others and more streaming app support for next-gen…
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Spectrum Plans to Raise Cost of Internet Service Next Month
Charter Spectrum is planning another price hike for its internet plans, increasing the monthly cost by $5, beginning in December. Stop the Cap reported that internal customer service documents show that prices will go up for all internet-only customers, including those subscribed to Spectrum’s stream TV packages. Those with a bundle package including both internet…
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Charter Falsely Claimed EarthLink Was ‘Out of Business’ – EarthLink Files Complaint with Supreme Court
EarthLink has accused Charter of engaging in a “campaign of deception,” resulting in a complaint filed against Charter with the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The complaint accuses Charter of predatory behavior, having engaged “in a campaign to dupe EarthLink high-speed Internet customers into switching providers to Charter in advance of the…