Sentences with phrase «by cable companies»

Cord cutting is the dream of any tech - savvy person tired of being fleeced by cable companies, and the excitement can hide the fact that it's not always the most prudent option.

Be warned, however, that a majority of the channels offered by the cable companies are Spanish - language... just a few English - language channels are offered, and rarely any of these are USA or Canada «network» stations.

At the turn of the millennium, the 860 megahertz of radio spectrum carried by a coaxial cable was mostly taken up by cable companies sending standard analogue video in 6 - MHz bands.

Since HBO first went on the air in 1972, it has been tied down by cable companies who require viewers to pay for expensive packages even if they just wanted the HBO channel.

Morelle has absolutely been influenced by his donors, even once issuing a press release that was word - for - word written by a cable company.

In front of a camera at the party, sponsored by the cable company Comcast, she was asked about her worst date.

But when a wide area has the power cut because of a structure fire, the amplifiers and other equipment used by the cable company on the line also lose power, rendering phone service from the cable company unusable, even in the event of an emergency.

Today a lot of what we see on cable TV is owned by the cable company.

Not exact matches

In a nutshell, this means that TV - related companies who rely on advertising revenue to support their businesses need to be re-valued by investors, and that even those who depend primarily on affiliate fees from cable distributors — a group that would include ESPN — have likely been over-valued.

It amounts to a counterintuitive bet: a passive music service delivered by cable firms and operated with financial discipline can win against flashy VC - backed on - demand streaming companies.

As streaming companies such as Netflix steal viewers from the cable providers like Comcast and Verizon Fios, the cable guys are trying to claw back viewers by creating their own streaming services.

That compares with a loss of $ 16 billion, or $ 13.41 per share, a year ago when the company was hurt by heavy write - downs on its cable, publishing and AOL assets.

Disney and other media companies have been hit by the trend of «cord - cutting» as younger viewers increasingly opt for streaming services over cable and satellite TV channels.

The FCC appears determined to press on, however, and given chairman Wheeler's comments on the matter so far, it seems unlikely that he is going to be put off by a little grumbling from the cable and satellite companies.

Charter Communications (CHTR), one of the largest U.S. cable companies, will file for bankruptcy protection by April 1, as part of a resturcuting to cut its debt by $ 8 billion, the WSJ reports.

His company later expanded into cable TV and then wired telephony, followed by the now - key wireless division.

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Vice had not provided updates on its offline intentions until today, but rumours of a takeover attempt by conventional broadcasting companies Time Warner and Fox served to keep the news channel - speculation alive, because being absorbed into a traditional media conglomerate would give Vice easy access to their cable networks and partners.

Netflix sells a service that competes with the TV shows and movies offered by cable Internet providers, and who can forget the warm welcome it got in Canada, in the form of certain Internet providers instantly lowering customers» monthly download limits when the company announced its northward expansion.

As TV devices like Google's Chromecast and the Roku box proliferate, it becomes easier to stream almost anything to a television, and even cable companies are being pressured by the Federal Communications Commission to open up their set - top boxes to outside providers.

Amazon has long competed with Netflix as a cable alternative, but by bringing pay - per - view options to its service, it could be targeting companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable as well.

Comcast's NBCUniversal is shutting down its Esquire Network cable channel, one month after it was dropped by DirecTV, and will re-launch it this spring as a digital - only brand, the company said on Wednesday.

Given the additional clout cable companies gain by expanding, many TV industry players have asked whether it makes sense for content owners to gain scale of their own.

Although there are already over 300 undersea cables worldwide that are owned by various companies, they can't provide the networking power that Google requires — especially to grow its cloud business overseas, Google's principal engineer of networking architecture Vijay Vusirikala explained.

Vice is seen by many as a hedge for the traditional media companies that have invested in it, as they try to bridge the gap between the decline of their existing cable and other assets and the rise of the mobile, millennial, cord - cutting consumer.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the terms laid down by Justice Department and the FCC, Charter will have to avoid anything that looks like data rationing and roll out its broadband network to another two million homes, forcing it into competing with other cable companies.

According to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable, in January 2007, the company's representative in China, a U.S. citizen, was summoned and interrogated by the State Security Bureau about NTDTV staff reporting from its New York offices.

The leasing of set - top boxes has been a financial boon for cable companies, according to a report issued by lawmakers last year.

After all, the company is at the forefront of the streaming video revolution, beloved by cord - cutters and cable haters of all ages, with multiple hit shows and a sterling reputation.

And the company offers a $ 25 credit for unlimited data mobile subscribers who also buy any of its TV services, whether delivered by satellite, cable, or Internet app.

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.

When correcting the model to include current profit margins, the effects of cord cutting, the impact of Turner's current contracts with pay - TV companies and other factors, Petrocelli said, Shapiro's model shows that cable bills would actually decrease by 54 cents per month per subscriber.

The joint filing by Disney and Fox, which outlines the timeline of their negotiations, offers the most detailed insight yet into Fox's thinking, as it goes head - to - head against Comcast, a U.S. cable operator, in its bid to acquire European pay - TV company Sky Plc (SKYB.L), in which Fox holds a 39 percent stake.

For example, Hoff noted the volatility caused by a possible Brexit hasn't affected his key investments in health care and cable company high - yield funds.

Google announced that the city would be the inaugural site for its «Fiber for Communities» program, which it says will be able to deliver Internet access more than 100 times faster than the home broadband connections provided by phone and cable companies across the country.

A Rogers TV subscriber who has the company's new $ 25 Starter package — the «skinny basic» bundle mandated by new federal rules — could add the Sportsnet channels for $ 18 a month, or Sportsnet and rival TSN together for $ 25, plus the cost of a set - top cable box.

For Dish, today's comments reveal merely a change in executive linguistics; the company, in its advertising, has been directly targeting traditional cable for some time, evidenced by its national campaign of TV ads starring tough - guy character actor Danny Trejo.

But Disney's struggles, which had seemed immaterial just three months ago, were clearly highlighted by 1.2 % decline in operating income at it cable networks over the company's past three fiscal quarters, said BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield in an investor note.

Pressure on Disney's cable - TV profit engine, led by sports network ESPN, has pushed the company to revise down income expectations through the next fiscal year.

The FCC has also paused its review of AT&T's proposed purchase of DirecTV, suspending its deadlines for comments, saying that there have been arguments by programmers over the disclosure of their contracts with the cable and TV companies.

But Mr. Lee and others argue that the recent spate of large deals, which also include the $ 16 billion merger of cable companies Liberty Global Inc. and Virgin Media Inc., and the $ 18.1 billion to be spent by Comcast Corp. to buy General Electric Corp. out of broadcaster NBC Universal, are more than coincidental timing.

Detailing his rationale for the proposed merger, which has been opposed by the Department of Justice on antitrust grounds, Stephenson denied allegations that AT&T would use control of Time Warner to disadvantage other cable companies by making itself the exclusive content distributor of Time Warner content.

The proposed offer apparently unplugged an earlier bid for TWC by Charter Communications, a smaller cable company majority - owned by Liberty Media.

The offer by Comcast, the largest cable company in the US, to merge with the second largest operator, TWC, will be closely scrutinized by federal antitrust regulators.

Universal is owned by Comcast, the largest broadcasting and cable company in the world by revenue.

In Canada, every cable company is licensed by the CRTC, which to date has much stricter requirements than in the U.S..

This step would involve a commitment by all «member» cable companies to make the ratings available in all advance information, schedules, and promotion as well as on the screen at the time of showing, as recommended for television broadcasting stations.

All cable companies would charge a fair price, established by the state public service commission (like gas and electric rates).

While television stations are licensed by the FCC, cable systems receive local franchises for the right to string wires along city streets, and in this sense operate more like a telephone company than a television station.

So Palmer came on board, and by May» 94, Gibbs had put together a consortium of six cable companies that together invested $ 60 million in the Golf Channel, which went on the air on Jan. 17, 1995.