Sentences with phrase «for cable channels»

But that's a sunk cost if you're already planning to get one of these bundles for cable channels such as ESPN.

You'd still have to switch to a separate app for your cable channels, but that still beats switching inputs.

While AirTV didn't fare well in our review earlier this year, the device has steadily improved in recent months with a better guide and DVR for cable channels.

I wish one could pay only for the cable channels you wanted.

For example, you may be paying for cable channels you never see, or maybe you don't come close to your cell phone data limit.

If it were totally a-la-carte, there wouldn't be enough funding for some cable channels.

(Reuters)- Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) reported a bigger - than - expected drop in quarterly revenue as subscription revenue for its cable channel HBO and Turner television network disappointed Wall Street, sending the company's shares down as much as 9.8 percent.

Not exact matches

The grand plan is that the company will eventually have content available on the full range of media platforms anywhere in the world, from traditional print publications and cable channels to snappy websites with streaming video suitable for hand - held devices, as well as downloadable digital magazines.

For years, Canadian specialty channels depended on so - called mandatory carriage rules to get access to cable subscriber revenue and advertising revenue.

YouTube announced on Wednesday that it struck a deal with Time Warner's Turner entertainment division to get access to TNT, Adult Swim, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, and other cable channels for its paid TV service.

For only $ 35 a month, I can watch dozens of cable channels plus HBO and all of my local stations (except puzzlingly PBS, but more on that in a second).

Back in the old days of television programming — say, 15 years ago — most standup specials like Black's ran for a limited time on one of the three main cable channels that aired comedy (HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central) before being shuffled off to the archives.

And in 2007, Netflix launched its streaming service, allowing viewers to watch movies via the internet instead of renting a DVD or waiting for the show to appear on a cable channel.

Increasingly, their network and cable channel partners are refusing to license their shows to the independent streaming services — historically the active licensers of that content and now their chief competition for subscribers.

And yet it perfectly describes the cable system so far, where for decades people have been forced to pay for channels and shows they don't want just to access the handful they do.

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.

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.

Stewart expects that Canadians may be surprised that unbundling cable channels, or paying for an over-the-top service, may be more expensive than they assume.

The new report comes a few months after WSJ also reported that Facebook would be willing to pay up to $ 3 million per episode for potential high - profile shows — an amount that rivals the price of top shows on premium cable channels — as well as smaller outlays for original sitcoms and other scripted shows.

TV (broadcast and cable): You can catch thousands of hours of Summer Olympics coverage on NBCUniversal's two broadcast networks, NBC and Telemundo (for Spanish language coverage, and on eight different cable networks: Bravo, CNBC, the Golf Channel, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network, NBC Universo (Spanish language), the USA Network, and two «Specialty Channels» that will carry basketball and soccer games.

Oprah earned high marks for her tough - but - polite interrogation, getting Armstrong to clearly admit he took a «cocktail» of banned performance - enhancing drugs to win his big races, and the interview was a rare ratings win for her struggling cable network — the query «what channel is OWN» reportedly spiked on Google Thursday evening.

Allen's deal includes the 24 - hour cable weather channel and the Local Now streaming service but not digital elements such as Weather.com, Weather Underground and the Weather Channel app, which IBM bought in 2015 for around $ 2 billion.

Smaller cable channels such as Esquire are finding themselves vulnerable as more consumers cut back on pay - TV services, dropping their packages entirely or opting for a so - called «skinny bundle» of fewer channels.

But the decline of cable could be tough for smaller players, such as niche channels which currently get a share of cable fees but might not be able to attract subscribers on their own.

People hate paying exorbitant prices for cable when they watch maybe only a handful of channels.

It has local broadcast channels, premium cable networks, (some) sports and - crucially - the ability to save television shows for up to 30 days.

The cable channel giant just unveiled the teaser poster for the highly - anticipated seventh season of its overwhelmingly popular show, Game of Thrones.

Stillerman arrives at Hulu from AMC Networks, where he served as president of original programming for the AMC and Sundance TV cable channels.

Many professional standup comedians in the past might have signed big - money deals for comedy specials on HBO or some other cable channel.

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.

Pat Kiernan, a weekday morning anchor for local cable television news channel NY1 and a Chase customer, was using a Chase ATM at the Duane Reade inside Penn Station in New York City on Monday morning.

Cable ratings for Sunday have yet to be released, so it remains to be seen if HBO's massively popular series Game of Thrones was able to stand up against the NBA's season - ender, though it is also possible that last night's very poorly - timed outage for HBO Now — the premium cable channel's paid streaming service — could have sent at least some viewers over to ABC for the end of the Cavaliers - Warriors match - up.

So to review: This is the year that you'll be able to get HBO on the Web, without paying for any other cable channels, and ESPN on the Web, with just a handful of other channels.

The cable channel once known for its boxing and old movies did more than any other to usher in the era of prestige TV.

For one, mandatory carriage rules (designed to «safeguard, enrich and strengthen the cultural, political, social and economic fabric of Canada) dictate the channels that all cable providers are required to deliver to viewers.

Broadcasters including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS sued Aereo for copyright infringement, saying Aereo should pay for redistributing the programming in the same way cable and satellite systems must or risk high - profile blackouts of channels that anger their subscribers.

With the traditional magazine industry hurting, I knew they were on the hunt for new revenue streams with which to pivot their business (e.g., cable channel).

Vice, which is aiming for 50 staff in Dubai by the end of the year, will launch a website and digital channel this summer and is in active discussions about a 24 - hour regional cable channel to be broadcast from the emirate.

After a third quarter of nearly wall - to - wall Trump coverage, Fox News went from being the top - rated cable - news network to the top overall cable channel for the first time in its history.

It said that TV stations and broadcasters would be allowed to keep simsub «for the time being,» although cable and satellite companies would no longer be permitted to perform it on specialty channels.

Also, many cable channels post shows online legally for free.

If you've seen cable company packages, they usually pick a show with which to promote a certain channel, like Game of Thrones for HBO.

The streaming service does not release viewer data, saying that doing so is irrelevant to its business because it does not sell advertising or negotiate with cable operators for channel position.

Now, Vice is on the verge of getting its own cable channel, which would give the company a traditional outlet for its slate of non-news programming.

A cable channel would be a further step in a transformation for Vice, from bad - boy digital upstart to mainstream media company.

Engelhart likes that U.S. channels will be included in the starter cable packages — in the initial working paper, they were not — and added that the CRTC's establishment of a comprehensive wholesale code by next September to decide what telcos can charge for channels will also be a positive aspect in the process.

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.

The consumer pays the cable provider for a certain number of channels and those shows receive funding.

And using some complex mathematical formulas, MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson arrived at some interesting per - subscriber price projections for major cable networks operating in a world where channels get paid based more purely on the amount of people who actually watch them.

In order to start anything remotely resembling a conglomerate, even a miniature one, Trump would need a partner to pay for it, and he would likely have to purchase a cable channel from an existing player.