Cable vs. Fiber Internet: Comparing the Top Techs
Is cable or fiber internet better?Your home internet options could certainly be worse if you’re choosing between fiber or cable internet. Both technologies are at the top when it comes to speed, plan variety and overall value, but fiber will have the advantage more often than not.Of the two internet connection types, fiber is the…
Cable TV providers ruined cable—now they’re coming for streaming
In an ironic twist, cable TV and Internet provider Comcast has announced that it, too, will sell a bundle of video-streaming services for a discounted price. The announcement comes as Comcast has been rapidly losing cable TV subscribers to streaming services and seeks to bring the same type of bundling that originally drew people away…
The lines between streaming and cable continue to blur
Enlarge / O.B., aka Ouroboros, in Marvel's Loki show, which streams on Disney+. Despite promises of new and improved TV and movie viewing experiences, streaming services remain focused on growing revenue and app usage. As a result of that focus, streaming companies are mimicking the industry they sought to replace—cable. On Monday, The Information reported…
After pushing cloud storage, TV provider to auto-delete 61-day-old DVR recordings
Canadian telecom Bell Canada has been pushing its cloud-based DVR service to its Fibe TV subscribers for years. While it has given customers advantages, like the ability to view their recordings from more devices, such as phones, compared to using local DVR storage, users don't have as much control over the recordings as they thought…
Who’s going to pay $50 a month for a sports streamer...
Here's further confirmation that the new sports streaming service launching this fall is going to cost around $50 a month: One of the owners of the new service basically just said that out loud."Pricing is going to be in the higher ranges of what people have talked about," Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Monday…
Why America loves the NFL
The NFL is America's favorite TV show. At a moment when people are tuning out of a lot of what's on broadcast and cable, the league is the one entity that manages to keep Americans glued to their screens. In an age of splintering tastes, football is the game that brings us together. It pulls…
You Don’t Need Cable to Watch the Hallmark Channel. Here’s How...
December is here, and the Hallmark Channel is all set to bring you a wave of holiday movies. While the channel's Christmas in July programming may have given you a taste of the festivities, fans can now truly dive into the holiday spirit. If you've missed out on Hallmark's countdown until now, don't fret: You can…
Your phone just sounded an alarm. Don’t panic.
FEMA is working with the FCC to send out a nationwide test of the emergency alert system. The test was held on Wednesday, October 4 at about 2:20 p.m. EST, alerting phones, TVs and radios. Cell phones across the US got a text alert saying "this is a test," and "no action is needed." Loading…
Cable and Satellite TV Providers May Have to Show You Their...
TV providers might be forced to provide their total price for services on bills and in ads up front under a rule just proposed by the FCC, marking the Biden administration's continued push against what it calls "junk fees.""Today, the FCC proposed a rule that would require cable and satellite TV providers to give consumers…
For the first time ever, more people watched streaming TV than...
Enlarge / Nielsen's breakdown of TV viewing in July 2022. A new report from market measurement firm Nielsen says that for the first time, TV viewers watched more on streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ than they did on cable TV, making streaming the most popular way to consume content. The shift has been predicted…
