Comcast jumps up in Netflix speed rankings after payola-style agreement
Fresh from its brokered deal to receive a payout for a more direct Netflix connection, Comcast has moved up significantly in the Netflix speed rankings.
Comcast dances before the Senate to plead its case for a $45.2 billion Time Warner merger
Comcast began its defense before a Senate Judiciary Committee today to try and push through its multi-billion dollar merger with Time Warner Cable.
Move aside, Google: Comcast and WhatsApp may start wireless phone services, too
While Comcast is reportedly considering offering a mobile phone service to customers, WhatsApp partnered with a German wireless carrier to offer just that.
Comcast formally files for Time Warner mega-merger, promises expanded net neutrality
Comcast files the necessaries to get its proposed merger with TWC underway today, promising expanded net neutrality as part of its defense of the merger.
Hulu secures a new licensing deal with NBC in pursuit of ‘bingers’
The deal is for a host of new content, hoping to compete with Netflix as the service of choice for binge-watching.
Could Comcast help Apple realize Steve Jobs’ final opus?
Apple and Comcast are reportedly in talks to setup a super-fast delivery system for Apple's proposed new internet-TV set-top-box.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings decries his own deal with Comcast, pleads for net neutrality
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings takes to the internet to denounce his deal to pay Comcast for higher connection speeds, pleading for net neutrality.
States jump aboard Justice Department probe of Comcast-Time Warner merger
Florida and an undetermined number of states will assist in the Justice Department's probe of the Comcast-Time Warner merger, helping determine legality.
Comcast adds 18 new live streaming networks, including A&E, Bravo, TBS
Comcast added 18 popular networks to its roster of live streaming options today, bolstering the total network count to 50, along with on-demand content.
Comcast and Verizon get more brazen than Frank Underwood with House of Cards pricing
Comcast and Verizon negotiate deals with Sony to sell episodes of House of Cards' Season One through their cable services.
Pay-TV operators lost more subscribers than they added for the first time last year
A report from Leichtman Research Group details how the 13 largest multi-channel video providers lost 105,000 subscribers in a 280,000-subscriber swing.
TiVo racks up a series of wins, proving premium media devices are still relevant
TiVo's future looks bright, announcing a profit for the last quarter of 2013, and showing plenty of room for expansion into new markets.
Showtime Anytime finally launches on Roku, but only for certain subscribers
The Showtime Anytime app will soon come to Roku set-top boxes, but not all Showtime subscribers will be able to use it.
Why you’re right to fear the Comcast-Time Warner Cable mega-merger from hell
Competition between Internet service providers is already bad. But Comcast's buyout of Time Warner Cable would only make matters worse.
Comcast closes in on ‘TV Everywhere’ promise with cloud-based DVR launch in Boston
Comcast began rolling out a cloud-based DVR to its Boston customers today as part of an expansion of its premium X1 cable TV service.
Rightscorp is trying to punish pirates, but Comcast isn’t cooperating
Rightscorp, an anti-piracy outfit, wants to target illegal downloaders. Without partners though, it's pretty powerless.
TV goes social as Comcast and Twitter roll-out the See It platform
Comcast and Twitter have released a preview of the new SEEiT platform, allowing users to clink on a link embedded in tweets to watch/record select content.
Monopoly anyone? Comcast and Charter may team up to buy ailing Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable may be purchased by Comcast, Charter, or in a partnership between the two according to multiple sources on Friday.
Comcast is going Hollywood, looks to sell digital movies by the end of the year
Comcast will begin selling digital movies and other content through its set-top boxes and the Xfinity website by the end of the year, sources report.
Comcast joins the mobile party, now streams 35 live cable channels via Wi-Fi to subscribers
An update to Comcast's Xfinity TV Go app in the coming days will allow Comcast subscribers to view up to 35 channels over mobile devices anywhere via Wi-Fi.
Comcast encrypts all cable channels, requires all customers to use a set-top box
Box-free cable will soon be a thing of the past for Comcast customers. Soon, all Comcast channels will be encrypted, requiring the use of a set-top box.
US Court of Appeals may lay the smack down on the FCC, stripping it of some regulatory power
The FCC believes that Comcast Corp discriminated against the Tennis Channel, but the U.S. Court of Appeals doesn't seem certain that is the case.
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The DB8e from Antennas direct appears to be one of the most powerful and affordable HDTV antenna options to come along in quite a while.
