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Game and channel surf on Xbox

Sep 30, 2011
Cable services like Time Warner and Comcast are said to be among the Xbox partners Microsoft is getting ready to announce, possibly as early as...

Comcast to launch internet access program for low income families

Aug 8, 2011
Comcast's Internet Essentials plan will be available in all 39 states the phone/internet/TV company reaches beginning in early September. For ten...

Hulu might get sold

Jun 22, 2011
Anyone wanna buy a Hulu? The online TV show and movie repository is widely rumored to be on the block with Yahoo said to be kicking the tires. All...

Comcast is set to turn Facebook into TV

Jun 15, 2011
On Thursday, Comcast CEO and chairman Brian Roberts is going to demo a new service the company is testing out in Augusta, GA. It's something...

Bloomberg in Cable Siberia?

Jun 15, 2011
Comcast was allowed to merge with NBC Universal earlier this year, PROVIDED the new entity follows some rules. Tuesday, Bloomberg filed a formal...

Skype on your TV

Jun 14, 2011
Comcast announced a deal with Skype yesterday to bring Skype calls to your TV through your cable. All you'll need is a camera, an adaptor box, and...

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Boston wants to take back its basic cable

May 10, 2011
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino filed an emergency petition with the FCC to have the right to regulate cable prices. Boston is mad that Comcast is...

The Tablet TV Wars are upon us

Apr 4, 2011
You will be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the battles commenced. Last week we told you how Time Warner caved to pressure from...

MID-DAY UPDATE: U.S. economy up 3.2% , Australia, Trans-Arctic shipping

Jan 28, 2011
The U.S. economy grew by 3.2 percent last quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, in its report on the nation's gross domestic product. Jill...