[ad_1] Glenn R. Jones borrowed $ 400 against his Volkswagen in 1967 and turned it into a cable TV empire that influences the way we learn today. During a career that spanned five decades, Jones made Jones Intercable one of the 10 largest cable television operators in the United States. He then founded what would […]
[ad_1] David via Flickr CC By ND 2.0 TV time Just a few years ago, watching TV in the United States was relatively straightforward: Choose from a handful of major cable or satellite companies and plug in a TV. Then came Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Instant, and other streaming services, effectively turning smartphones, tablets, […]
[ad_1] Cable TV is dying. But if you look at Comcast’s revenue report released today, it’s clear that cable companies thrive nonetheless. Over the past year, the company reports that it has lost approximately 155,000 pay-TV customers. But during that same period, pay-TV customer revenues actually increased by one percent due to the price hike. […]
As the FCC prepares new internet conduct rules, more than 240 showrunners and TV creators have signed a letter from the Writers Guild of America West urging the commission to avoid regulations that would allow content companies to pay for delivery faster to users. The letter, sent on Tuesday, was the most significant response yet […]
[ad_1] The economist today Handpicked stories, delivered to your inbox A daily newsletter with the best of our journalism NEXT MONTH the Emmy Awards, the awards for American television, could label a show that has never appeared on a television channel as the best drama of the year. “House of Cards,†a political maneuvering series […]
[ad_1] June 05, 2013 Brett Collson All In – The Poker Movie, the award-winning documentary on the growth of poker over the past decade, premieres on cable television on Show time, Wednesday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The documentary, created by the filmmaker Douglas tirola, features in-depth research, archive footage, and interviews with today’s […]
[ad_1] ATLANTA – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – ASPiRE, the television network of Magic Johnson Enterprises, today announced that it has received Nationally Recognized Minority Enterprise Certification (MBE) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (NMSDC) by the through Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (GMSDC). ASPiRE is the first and only national cable television network […]
[ad_1] For the first 20 years of my life, there was always something on hand whenever I needed it. After a stressful day at school or at work, I could lie down on the sofa and it would help me relax in a matter of minutes. Unless the weather was terrible, he was always in […]
Along with around 300 live channels and access to VOD, the Optimum app for iPad features enhanced guide information that makes it easier than ever for customers to find the content they already receive as part of their subscription to cable television. Programming is fully searchable, including by genre, and the app includes the ability […]
[ad_1] The force of habit is a powerful thing. How else can I explain why I’m spending $ 200 a month on an Internet, TV, and Phone plan, most of which I don’t really need? My wife and I make most of the calls on our cell phones; about the only people who call our […]