If you’d like to use the interface on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 set-top box—and you should, it’s fantastic—but aren’t so sure about the box itself, stay tuned. By the end of 2018, roughly two-thirds of the ...

A followup to this article has been published. In “Comcast: Cable Modem Rentals Contribute More Than Olympics” I left Comcast ’s set-top box rentals out of my analysis because I didn’t think customers ...

Though there are plenty of arguments for cutting the cord, many of us simply aren’t ready to let go of cable TV. But traditional TV service providers can’t sit still; they need to up their game to ...

The No. 1 cable company today unveiled its Xfinity TV Partner Program, which will enable Comcast’s TV customers to access their programming without a company-supplied box. It also announced deals to ...

Comcast might be getting ready to cut the cord: the company is reportedly planning a streaming set-top box for its internet customers, according to CNBC. The upcoming box is said to be able to combine ...

According to a new report from CNBC, Comcast is planning its own hardware streaming TV box for broadband-only customers. The box is said to integrate apps and services including Netflix, Amazon Prime ...

Well, this is quite a blow to basic cable viewers. Up until recently, Comcast has allowed subscribers to access certain channels without adding a set-top box for every TV -- instead, you'd simply ...

Google and Comcast announced a new deal this morning that will see the YouTube application installed on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 set-top boxes nationwide later this ...

Nearly a decade ago, Comcast promised liberation from the tyranny of the cable box. But today its control seems here to stay—as does big cable's control over how you consume the programming you pay ...

In the shadow of an expected debut to Apple's hotly anticipated streaming service, Comcast on Thursday announced Xfinity Flex, a new platform that offers Xfinity Internet customers access to a range ...

It's no secret that cable companies hate the Federal Communications Commission plan to make TV channels more widely available on third-party devices and applications. The proposal would force pay-TV ...

Tom Wheeler, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently said he wants to make it easier for us to buy our own cable-boxes. President Obama even issued an executive order ...