The Justice Department says the merger could lead to $ 463 million in extra fees being passed along to
cable subscribers each year.
For years, Canadian specialty channels depended on so - called mandatory carriage rules to get access to
cable subscriber revenue and advertising revenue.
Comparable services were previously only available to
cable subscribers, but Rogers is looking to get ahead of the unbundling wave
But that point of view neglects the reality that many
cable subscribers pay for those streaming services already.
A loss of
cable subscribers, and the revenue that comes with them, doesn't mean a completely equal loss in total revenue for the industry, however.
With every passing quarter, however, that behavior becomes less of a bogeyman and more of a painful reality — and the latest survey of
cable subscriber numbers has a little something for both sides of that debate.
The job cuts follow a loss of
cable subscribers and a miss in its quarterly earnings last summer.
To get ESPN channels on its distribution platforms, Time Warner Cable pays Disney $ 4.69 per
cable subscriber, per month.
Twitter is also said to be working on a way to allow
cable subscribers to log in to their accounts so that they can watch cable programming through Twitter and also follow along with tweets about the content.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s leap into the mobile market could add billions to the company's service revenue, but
cable subscriber growth and retention remain job No. 1, according to Deutsche Bank.
Cable operators and
cable subscribers also regularly respond that ESPN is among the most valued networks.
Analyst Rich Greenfield, a frequent skeptic about ESPN's future in a cord - cutting world, commissioned a study that found that 56 % of
cable subscribers would drop the sports network and ESPN2 to save $ 8 a month.
The bad news is it's only available to authenticated
cable subscribers and there are also ads (Doh!).
Apparently finally learning of this wild new thing called the Internet, NBC is showing every sport and event online, live, for free (assuming you are
a cable subscriber, of course)-- if you like the Olympics, go ahead and get friendly with NBC's Live Extra.
The vandalism affected 30,000
cable subscribers and caused $ 12,000 in damage, sources said.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Some Spectrum
cable subscribers will have to adjust the way they watch television.
Since this announcement, many people were complaining that it is too complicated to be
a cable subscriber and then get it running properly on the Kindle Fire.
According to the latest full year report compiled by BI Intelligence, cable companies reported the lowest amount of
cable subscribers in years, but growing broadband internet subscribers:
Due largely in part to NFL Sunday Ticket, DIRECTV is the satellite market leader and is gaining on
the cable subscriber base as well.
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.
The softwaremaker has also suggested that cable companies could use the Xbox as a device to authenticate existing
cable subscribers to watch shows and interact with their Xbox LIVE friends.
If you're
a cable subscriber thinking of ditching the service, this may inspire you, especially since there are much more efficient ways to watch TV shows and stream other media.
In his view, any drop in
cable subscribers is attributable to the economy and is not due to «some kind of distribution change.»
While Comcast did just release a beta version of its Roku app, it won't save
cable subscribers much money.
AUSTIN, TX — At a moment where many
cable subscribers are cutting the cord and looking for a new option, representatives from Hulu, YouTube and Amazon took to the stage at SXSW to talk about the state of the over-the-top industry.
Premium network Showtime on Thursday updated its official apps for iOS with support for downloading episodes, giving both cord cutters and
cable subscribers the option to watch programs like «Homeland» and «Billions» without an internet connection.
Comcast lost another 125,000 residential
cable subscribers in its most recent quarter, while DirecTV lost 90,000.
For the past couple of weeks, the talk about putting network programming online has centered on cable and plans by Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), among others, to make much of it available only to
cable subscribers.
For
cable subscribers, the $ 120 HDHomeRun Prime supports CableCARD input, but some channels — such as HBO — have extra encryption to prevent recording.
If you don't have one of
the cable subscribers listed above (or even if you do), you can also control your TV using Alexa and a Logitech Harmony Remote.
If you're a Spectrum
cable subscriber, you can record only two shows at once for every DVR receiver you rent from them.
A skeptical
cable subscriber might think, «Well, at least I can fast forward through commercials!»
You can access them if you're
a cable subscriber and your cable company is listed among the providers.
Like the existing TiVo Bolt, the Vox serves as either a DVR for
cable subscribers or a way to record free over-the-air channels from an antenna.
The Fire TV Stick's search listing for Veep obscures the fact that HBO Go offers episodes free to
cable subscribers.
Introduced in December of 2016, Single Sign - on is a feature for iOS 10 and tvOS 10 that's designed to allow
cable subscribers to sign in once with their cable credentials to gain access to all cable - restricted content in iOS and tvOS apps.
When using an app that supports the feature,
cable subscribers won't need to sign in again to access content that requires a cable subscription.
Whether you're
a cable subscriber or a cord cutter, here's how to watch March Madness games on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
This approach still has plenty of appeal for
cable subscribers — as of last summer, more than three quarters of Hulu users also subscribed to a big pay - TV package — but it's also turning Hulu into a sort of «cable lite» for cord cutters.
Admittedly, over the past 12 months the same folks have worked themselves into a frenzy as
cable subscribers have finally started to decline, but I for one am a little stingy with credit for any prediction made annually for years.
The Extend box, which comes with video transcoding, costs $ 179, and the Prime, which is for
cable subscribers, costs $ 115.
Provided
cable subscriber with the best possible installation, while maintaining all system specifications, and procedures.
Not exact matches
Comcast may have added
subscribers overall, but its NBCUniversal unit reported some weakness in
subscriber numbers, saying growth in revenue was «partially offset by a decline in
subscribers at our
cable networks.»
Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves estimated that the top 8
cable companies lost 463,000
subscribers in the second quarter of 2015 compared to a decline of 141,000 for the second quarter last year.
AT&T (t) unveiled DirecTV Now in November, offering
subscribers access to watch more than 100
cable TV channels over the Internet starting at $ 35 a month.
According to a report by Jefferies, Netflix utilizes social media more effectively than
cable television, which may drive
subscriber numbers.
The
cable giant may be doing better than the rest of its competitors when it comes to hanging on to TV
subscribers, and its Internet access business also provides plenty of cash flow from cord - cutters and streaming fans.
But someone clearly forgot to tell Comcast that its
cable business is supposed to be shrinking — in the latest quarter, the company added more
subscribers than it has in almost a decade.
Given the amount of money that ESPN gets per
subscriber — the highest in
cable land at an estimated $ 6.41 each per month — that means the network has given up half a billion dollars in revenue.
That is among the findings of a new report from Englewood, Colo. - based research firm IHS which shows Canadian
cable providers lost over 10,000
subscribers in Q2, making for three straight quarters of losses (satellite has recorded losses for five straight quarters).