After losing a bidding war with Comcast, 21st Century Fox plans to sell its remaining stake in major UK television company Sky. US cable TV giant Comcast succeeded Saturday in its quest to nab Sky, outbidding rival 21st Century Fox as traditional TV and film companies look to beef up their offerings and fend off …
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T-Mobile can provide your phone with service, and now it’s looking to bring internet to your home. T-Mobile previously said that it’s looking to become the fourth-biggest internet service provider (ISP) if its merger with Sprint goes through. Now we’re getting details about how big T-Mobile’s goals really are, thanks to its conversations with the FCC (via FierceWireless). The New …
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Thunderous applause erupts as I enter the building. I look around and blanketing my field of vision is a small army of black-and-magenta-garbed T-Mobile employees shouting, screaming and waving thunder sticks at me. They form a path deeper in, yet I’m already dizzy and overwhelmed from the sensory overload. As far as greetings go, this is insane. I walk through …
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Starting Tuesday night, Comcast’s X1 box will let you vote for America’s Got Talent with just a remote. Sure, you can also vote by phone or app, but now there’s a handy way to throw your support behind a favorite act even if you misplace your smartphone. Comcast brought the same live voting feature to the popular singing competition …
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Comcast is opening its low-cost internet program to military veterans, the company announced Monday. Comcast also said the program, which provides $10-a-month broadband to low-income families and individuals, has now reached 6 million Americans since it was introduced seven years ago. Last year marked the largest subscriber increase with Comcast connecting 2 million users through the program in 2017, the …
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If you can count on anything, it’s people being disgruntled with their cable company. A survey from Consumer Reports, out Wednesday, found that only 38 percent of those with paid TV subscriptions with cable or satellite providers said they were very or completely satisfied with their service. Consumer Reports said most of the larger cable companies — think Comcast, Spectrum …
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Amazon is getting some prime real estate on Comcast’s X1 service. On Thursday, Amazon and Comcast said that they’ll incorporate Amazon’s streaming video service onto X1, the cable company’s high-tech pay-TV service, used by about 62 percent of its customers. The new partnership means Amazon’s library of streaming video will be available and searchable on Comcast X1, like a regular …
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It looks like Disney will get the X-Men, while Comcast shifts its focus to the UK. Comcast on Thursday confirmed it’ll no longer pursue 21st Century Fox, focusing instead on its bid for UK broadcaster Sky. “I’d like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and …
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Now you can stream DVD-quality videos through the Spectrum network. Charter Communications has launched Spectrum Mobile, a 4G LTE mobile broadband service that supports DVD-quality video streaming at 480p. You can get an unlimited data plan with free calling and texts for $45 per month, or pay for $14 for each gigabyte of data you use. What you don’t get, apparently, is …
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Comcast announced that it’s taking some steps to slow down data consumption for its Xfinity Mobile customers. The service now defaults all video to 480p resolution when streaming over cellular data. It will also limit personal hotspotting to 3G (600kbps) for Unlimited customers. Previously, Xfinity Mobile customers had access to 4G hotspots and 720p video resolution. Comcast confirmed the changes …
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