WASHINGTON — Robert Johnson and Alfred Liggins are good friends who share a unique bond: Each launched a successful cable TV network targeting African Americans, a rare achievement that makes them ...
For a long time, TV was a fairly sleepy business. You had three major networks in the US—less elsewhere—acting as gatekeepers. They chose their programming lineup each year, which attracted a certain ...
The tyranny of the cable box may soon see its end. Those expensive boxes have long been the only means through which people can watch TV if they want anything aside from basic. That’s given cable ...
The Federal Communications Commission today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to give consumers more choices in the set-top boxes they use to watch cable TV. The vote was 3-2, ...
On February 18, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched two proceedings designed to promote competition in the video marketplace—a proposed rulemaking related to devices used to ...
James is wondering: Can he avoid Time Warner Cable’s monthly fee to lease a set-top box by purchasing his own hardware? In a word, no. There are no generic equivalents for the company’s digital boxes.
Tivo on Tuesday took a step forward in marrying TV with the Web, introducing a new set-top box that will bring cable programming and streaming content from the Internet to TV screens. Tivo’s Premiere ...
Tivo on Tuesday took a step forward in marrying TV with the Web, introducing a new set-top box that will bring cable programming and streaming content from the Internet to TV screens. Tivo’s Premiere ...