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Google May Be Your Next Cable Television Provider
11:20AM 11/14/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Media, Google , Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Stocks in the News
If you're fed up with escalating cable bills, fuzzy satellite TV reception, and unresponsive customer service, Google is starting to think inside the box: The world's leading search engine may be ready to launch a broadband television service as early as next year.
It isn't easy being a cable and Internet service provider these days. Consumers are turning to cheaper options, and they're tired of paying for channels they never watch. Networks are demanding more money. Add in performance issues, it's no surprise cable companies and wireless carriers among the country's most hated companies.
Can Comcast Cope with All the Cable Cord-Cutters?
9:35AM 11/04/2011
Don't look now, but the cord-cutting trend continues for Comcast. Though the country's largest cable provider tried to mask its woes with upbeat spin in its quarterly report, Comcast is serving 577,000 fewer households than it was a year ago.
After Blockbuster Buyout, Will Dish Take on Netflix in Streaming Video War?
4:00PM 4/06/2011
Company News, Media, Netflix, Blockbuster, Comcast, Market News
Most subscribers to Dish Network probably picked the satellite television provider based on its low cost. But now that Dish has purchased the library of one-time movie rental powerhouse Blockbuster, it's poised to compete with the likes of Netflix for the streaming-video market.
Will a Lack of A-List Advertisers Kill the 'Glenn Beck' Show?
9:00AM 3/22/2011
Glenn Beck's show still has higher ratings than all of its 5 p.m. cable competitors put together, but it has been losing viewers at an alarming rate. And it's got fewer -- and less prestigious -- advertisers than "The Situation Room" or "Hardball with Chris Matthews." Will Fox pull the plug?
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Hulu Gets 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' Back
6:30PM 2/03/2011
Hulu reached an agreement with Viacom that will once again allow the video site to air episodes of Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" and Stephen Colbert's "The Colbert Report," 11 months after the shows were pulled from the site.
Netflix Ranks Internet Speeds, and Canada Leaves America in the Dust
11:20AM 1/28/2011
Netflix, the largest video-streaming company in the world, has been tracking the download speeds of North American broadband ISPs. On Thursday, it posted a chart of its findings: On average, ISPs in Canada handily beat their U.S. counterparts.
Ad Buyers Don't Trust Oprah's OWN Network... At Least, Not Yet
5:00PM 1/21/2011
Would you spare a minute for Oprah Winfrey and her new cable TV network OWN? Apparently, ad buyers won't.
About 75% of deep-pocketed ad buyers interviewed in a Deutsche Bank survey said that they do not plan to buy commercial time from The Color Purple star. Perhaps it's because the color green --...
Comcast Wins Government Approval to Take Over NBC
2:21PM 1/18/2011
Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Comcast, Stocks in the News
The federal government on Tuesday gave Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable company, the green light to take over NBC Universal, home of the NBC television network.
Comcast is buying a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co. for $13.8 billion in cash and assets.
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