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There is no shortage of winners when it comes to the surprising ascent of basketball star Jeremy Lin: the Knicks; Madison Square Garden Inc.; the fans; the NBA; Linsanity T-shirt sellers. But the loser has been Time Warner Cable, and its losing streak could last awhile.

Messing with TiVo's patents is a losing proposition for rival distributors of digital video recorders, as AT&T just became the most recent competitor to discover -- to the tune of at least $215 million.

Time Warner Cable Inc. has agreed to pull ads claiming its telecommunications services are carried on a fully fiber-optic network. The cable giant's decision came in response to a recommendation by a National Advertising Review Board (NARB) panel that Time Warner discontinue advertising claiming...

Having moved into a new neighborhood offering Verizon's (VZ) FiOS television service, I was eager to shed my cable company and try FiOS, which boasts a better picture at a cheaper price. After trying it for about a month, I find the picture quality to be superior to cable television. However, a...