Sentences with phrase «tv subscriptions companies»

In the age of dwindling cable TV subscriptions companies are clamoring for control of your living room, and Amazon is no exception.

Not exact matches

Today, Volk - Weiss licenses programs to established «real - time,» or «linear,» cable channels, like HBO, Showtime, and Epix; streaming video on - demand channels, like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Seeso, NBCUniversal's new comedy subscription service (and increasingly, services from the linear channels); over-the-top-device companies like Roku, Microsoft (which makes Xbox), Sony (PlayStation), and Apple (Apple TV); and satellite - radio channel Sirius XM.

That makes AT&T the largest pay TV provider in the country, which also puts the company the most at risk from cord cutting, cord shaving and other cleverly - labeled phenomenon that all add up to customers dropping a cable or satellite subscription.

Cable providers» bottom lines: As traditional TV subscriptions continue to plummet, companies like Comcast and Verizon are seeing growth in their broadband business.

The company, majority owned by Walt Disney Co., has lost 3.2 million subscribers in a little over a year, according to Nielsen data, as people have «cut the cord» by dropping their cable - TV subscriptions or downgraded to cheaper, slimmed - down TV packages devoid of expensive sports channels like ESPN.

Dish Networks LLC will become the largest company to accept bitcoins, the subscription model pay - TV provider announced May 29.

April 25 Comcast Corp topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as the communications company cut expenses and added high - speed internet customers, offsetting a drop in cable TV subscriptions.

Starting on April 1, the company will offer Sportsnet Now — an app that streams the live feeds from Sportsnet's main regional TV stations, plus its One and 360 networks — as a separate online subscription costing $ 24.99 a month.

AT&T and Time Warner have said there won't be any incentive for a combined company to threaten to withhold content or increase prices, because by doing so, it would risk distributors walking away, leaving the company out tens of millions of dollars in ad revenue and subscription fees — far greater than any revenue AT&T might pick up from customers who would switch to its own pay - TV services in order to get Time Warner content back.

On the issue of how to support Canadian content when fewer Canadians are purchasing cable TV subscriptions, the government tested four options to raise new money for Canadian content: making telecom companies divert some smartphone and Internet revenue; requiring «foreign companies like Netflix and iTunes» to devote a portion of revenues; giving consumers the option of making a voluntary $ 2 contribution on their telecom or Netflix bill; or making telecom companies add an app to every smartphone sold in Canada that would provide access to Canadian music, TV and film for between $ 5 and $ 15 a month or a flat charge of $ 3 on the sale of all smartphones.

Comcast Corp topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as the communications company cut expenses and added high - speed internet customers, offsetting a drop in cable TV subscriptions.

With a cumulative reach of more than 133 million, the company encompasses Velocity's # 1 TV network for automotive superfans, MOTOR TREND's # 1 automotive YouTube Channel, and Motor Trend OnDemand, the only auto - dedicated subscription video - on - demand service.

Netflix, Inc. operates as an Internet subscription service company, which provides subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail.

Bell Media president Kevin Crull said the company isn't contractually blocked from offering CraveTV to so - called cord cutters or cord nevers, who don't pay for a TV subscription.

Defended a communications company: shareholder derivative action asserting breach of fiduciary duty by introducing certain subscription TV offers.

The cable TV subscription model gave companies that money for a long time: households paid anywhere from $ 50 to $ 150 a month for content, and watched advertising on top of that.

In February, the company further confirmed access to ESPN's 8 TV channels, like ESPN and ESPN2, would still require a pay TV subscription.

The news was discussed on the company's Q2 earnings call, and though details are light — there's no name, pricing or exact launch date at this time, for example — the service could potentially go a long way to fill a gap that's not currently well - covered by live TV streaming services and on - demand subscription video.

Those without a Sling TV subscription needn't be disappointed however, as the company is dangling some incentives to get more users on board.

The Colorado - based company is also the first subscription - based TV provider to accept bitcoins.

Apple Music, the company's new subscription streaming service, will get a native Apple TV app this fall, there are rumors of a subscription video service to follow.

Dish Network, the parent company of Sling TV, released the AirTV Player, a 4K streaming device that combines a Sling TV subscription and OTA channels into a single menu when paired with an AirTV adapter and antenna.

Plex Pass users will be getting an additional benefit from their subscription today as the company announces the addition of Live TV.

But lately, the company has been shifting away from this model, at least on TV devices, and making a bigger push to sell Plex Pass subscriptions.

Content includes music, movies, TV shows - some to buy and some to rent - and the box is intrinsically linked with Amazon Prime, the company's subscription service.

But with both companies competing for download sales and rentals, and Google's move into subscription TV through YouTube Red, it would have no motivation at all here to even consider a workaround.