Google recently rolled out the accessories for the device, and coming in a bright yellow hue, they neatly match the color of the aux
cable bundled in the Chromecast Audio box.
The contrast with Netflix highlighted investor jitters about the viability of the traditional
cable bundle in the face of heightened competition from on - demand video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon (AMZN), which are investing heavily in high - quality programming.
Not exact matches
The mega-
cable bundle — that is, the regular
cable package plus premium channels like HBO plus over-the-top services like Netflix — supports a pluralistic audience by allowing different channels to specialize
in different audiences.
As growing numbers of TV watchers either cut the cord entirely or opt for what
cable providers like to call «skinny
bundles,» ESPN's iron grip on viewers and subscribers is being questioned
in a way it never has
in the past.
Having its most popular networks
in the least expensive
cable bundle on Spectrum means more audience and revenue for Viacom, which like its peers, is struggling to keep viewers as people increasingly watch shows on smartphones and tablets.
Viacom, meanwhile, looks even weaker: Two of its long - established channels, MTV and Nickolodeon, have been losing viewers rapidly, and analysts say the company is particularly vulnerable going into negotiations with
cable providers, where it will bargain for the right to be included
in their
bundles.
Disney CEO Bob Iger explicitly rejected cord - cutting fears on the company's conference call, saying the cord - cutting phenomenon has been overblown, and that the «
cable bundle» will remain the dominant force
in broadcasting for some time.
Companies such as Verizon are known to
bundle Internet,
cable and landlines, but AT&T is moving to become the first to combine cellular with other services — a fact that the wireless behemoth was not shy about pointing out
in its announcement.
But if Quebec is any guide,
cable providers will continue to provide their current
bundles, and may even reduce prices for those,
in the hopes that consumers will stick with the old model.
Cable sports giant ESPN's struggles
in recent years have been well - documented, with the Walt Disney - owned network shedding more than 12 million subscribers
in the past six years as the number of cord - cutters has ticked upwards and
cable providers have started offering slimmer
bundles that don't always include ESPN.
When we bought the stock
in 2015 we believed that the company's popular nonfiction video content was ideally positioned to leverage the global distribution capabilities of streaming technology and would profit even as streaming video conquered the traditional
cable TV
bundle.
Invest
in a
cable manager — no it's not a person — but rather a flexible sleeve that keeps your cords
bundled up, organized and safe from those prying fingers.
In one example, cable and broadband provider Cablevision has used LLCs based in different parts of the country to make a bundle of donations worth more than $ 425,00
In one example,
cable and broadband provider Cablevision has used LLCs based
in different parts of the country to make a bundle of donations worth more than $ 425,00
in different parts of the country to make a
bundle of donations worth more than $ 425,000.
More than 77 percent of Americans have only one choice for high - speed, high - capacity connections
in the form of their local
cable monopoly that
bundles broadband, along with TV and other services, Crawford says.
I wore it one chilly morning
in San Miguel,
bundled up
in a
cable - knit sweater and belted with a concha belt.
Some TV providers, for example, would only sell the new, cheaper packages
in tandem with Internet services, said Hutton, or deny
bundling discounts to skinny
cable subscribers.
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This
bundle includes: Xbox One S 500 GB Console, Halo 5: Guardians (physical disc) and full game download of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (card with digital code included
in box), Xbox Wireless Controller (with 3.5 mm headset jack), HDMI
cable (4K Capable), AC Power
cable and 14 - day Xbox Live Gold Trial.
The Xbox One S 500 GB Halo Collection
Bundle includes: Xbox One S 500 GB Console, Halo 5: Guardians -LRB-(card with digital code included
in box) and full game download of Halo: The Master Chief Collection (card with digital code included
in box), Xbox Wireless Controller (with 3.5 mm headset jack), HDMI
cable (4K Capable), AC Power
cable and 14 - day Xbox Live Gold Trial.
It comes
bundles with a chat
cable and will be available
in Q2 this year.
Unless you're buying one of the new holiday PS4
bundles, you can count on seeing the following items
in addition to your stylish black box: a power cord (not a big power brick), an HDMI
cable, an earbud microphone combo, one DualShock 4 controller and its charging
cable (we charged our DualShock 4 pad using the Xbox One and the world did not end).
Slot
in the
bundled cables, and you can then neatly rout the
cables out of a hole
in the back plate, making it easy to both hide the
cables and maintain a clutter - free environment.
When manufacturing fiber optic
cable, filaments of plastic - coated glass strands are
bundled in concentric helical layers around a central core: 12, 24, 48 (or more) exquisitely thin mile - long strands piled adjacent to each other, transmitting information encoded as pulses of light, tightly bound together yet never quite touching.
Peached coloured
bundles of cloth are pinned
in situ by painted bamboo sticks, grips and
cables, and the space is broken up and framed by sections of blue painted paving slabs creating a landscape or set.
All of this, of course, could enable the offshore natural gas industry to develop lucrative expertise and a new revenue stream
in handling the logistics and subsea construction of
bundled pipelines, HVDC and fiber optic
cables.
The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by entering into a series of vertical agreements that required the distributors to sell
cable television channels only
in prepackaged
bundles and prohibited sale to consumers on an «a la carte» or unbundled basis.
Why are
cable TV
bundles so expensive
in the first place?
There are also add - on fees, like installation (read: plugging
in a box) fees,
cable box rental fees, and additional costs for using service on more than one TV (adding a second TV raised the above Optimum
bundle to over $ 100 a month).
When I first moved into my apartment
in 2012, a
bundled cable and internet package was still the default choice for renters.
Is it like
cable, where they
bundle in things you don't need so they can jack up the price?
It's great to find a USB 3.0
cable in the box when many manufacturers actually support the feature on the smartphone, but decide to
bundle a USB 2.0
cable with the device.
Bundled board add -
ins get a massive makeover, with a high - quality front panel headphone amplifier and 10G Express Ethernet adaptor card both included
in the package, along with an extra fan controller and a stack of
cables and other goodies.
Actually, paying subscribers don't equal viewers, even though the likelihood that someone subscribing to GBTV is tuning
in is higher than someone subscribing to Current.tv as part of a
cable bundle.
After seeing her combined Internet and streaming bills climb to about $ 112, the 31 - year - old, who works
in digital media, made a call to a
cable company, which offered an Internet and
cable bundle that was $ 20 more per month than what she was paying as a cord cutter.
As of this writing, Hulu's streaming
bundle is still
in beta (which is why we haven't assigned it a bottom - line score), but it's a compelling package that combines popular
cable channels with access to Hulu's existing on - demand catalog for $ 40 per month.
Plex Live TV and DVR fill a void
in the current media consumption landscape by offering both major local and international network programming, with news and sports, at a fraction of the cost of traditional
cable or satellite packages, skinny
bundles, and other live TV streaming services.
If the bloated
cable bundle taught us anything, it's that consolidation around a small number of programming sources becomes unhealthy
in the long run.
And it does so at a price that may be cheaper than a
cable bundle, especially once you factor
in cable's hidden fees and equipment rental costs.
However, Apple does not
bundle a fast charger with the new iPhones which means that if one has to experience fast charging on their iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, they will have to separately buy a 29W USB - C to Lightning MacBook charger which comes
in at a hefty $ 49 and an equally expensive USB - C to Lighting
cable.
Preorders for the $ 549 PlayStation VR
bundle, which only includes the headset, necessary
cables and microprocessor unit, will launch later
in the year.
Without the universal audio output port, Apple is
bundling Lightning EarPods and a Lighting - to - headphone jack
cable in every unit of the new iPhones.
Inside the box of three units are three separate, slimline white power supplies with long, two meter
cabling neatly wrapped
in a
bundle and a single, thin Ethernet
cable.
But this selection, so far, is largely limited to those channels that are already available over-the-top through standalone subscriptions — not those that come
bundled in larger TV subscriptions, like broadcast networks or top
cable channels.
Also noteworthy on this front is the lack of an
in - line mic or remote control with the
bundled cable.
In addition, though it has its own streaming product, CBS recently has been making a number of «skinny
bundle» deals with the newer crop of live TV services aiming to replace
cable, including the above - mentioned DirecTV Now, as well as Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV and fuboTV.
Included
in the
bundle are the LG G4, headphones, a microUSB
cable, the main charger, the battery and other gifts such as a North America AC adapter, car charger, premium screen protector, extra data sync and charge premium USB
cable, and a stylus pen.
Beyerdynamic also
bundles in a nice carrying case that has slots for each earbud and a thing to roll the
cable around.
Thus far, most of the earphones that are
bundled with fitness apps or heart rate monitors have been
in the neckband /
cabled realm.
The availability of any accessories that came
bundled with the device you're looking to trade
in may not necessarily impact your quote but Cashify still recommends users present their handsets with any chargers, headphones,
cables, and other electronics that accompanied their old smartphones.
The portable pack comes
bundled with two USB ports, one is a normal USB
cable while the other one is a smaller and more advanced USB Type C
cable found
in newer phones.