Stories Tagged as
Cable
Cord-cutting options are getting closer to cable TV prices
Jul 3, 2020
YouTube TV now costs $65 a month, almost double its launch price just a few years ago.
Targeted ads aren't just online, they're on TV
by
Molly Wood
Feb 19, 2019
How targeted ads have migrated to your television
Why cutting the cord isn't so easy in the U.S.
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 19, 2018
TV has changed a lot, but cable has managed to stick around one way or another.
Pay TV operators zero in on password sharing costs them billions in subscriptions
by
Reema Khrais
Dec 20, 2017
Company execs say free watching costs them billions of dollars in subscriptions.
Netflix or cable? Why not both?
by
Scott Tong
Aug 8, 2017
The nation’s third-biggest cable company, Charter Communications, has a new feature for its subscribers: access to Netflix. More than half of the leading cable and subscription TV companies now offer Netflix. It wasn’t too long ago these forces were fierce rivals. So what’s behind the business of partnering instead? Click the audio player above to […]
Trump's love of cable TV creates an opportunity
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 6, 2017
President Donald Trump is a big fan of cable TV shows. That makes it more likely that advocates will try to reach him through advertising, which in turn could drive up ad rates.
Can the AT&T and Time Warner deal win over regulators?
Oct 24, 2016
The $85.4 billion merger is in for a tough legal fight.
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It's not just Barb, Netflix is also having a moment
Oct 19, 2016
Companies like Netflix and Amazon are disrupting TV by producing their own content.
The White House wants more competition, starting with the set-top box
by
Nova Safo
Apr 15, 2016
Why the President has singled out set-top boxes
Vice gets its own cable TV channel
by
Adriene Hill
Feb 29, 2016
Vice, perhaps best known for its digital content, is trying its hand at cable TV.