Intel’s cable-killing TV service takes a big step toward launching
Intel is hard at work on efforts that it hopes will shake up the pay-TV market and potentially kill cable as we know it today, …
TV Shows
Game of Thrones gets pirated almost 80% more than any other show
It’s a pretty good bet that HBO could expand its paying audience for Game of Thrones if it gave viewers the option to buy season passes on …
Cable customers file lawsuit aimed at breaking up bundles
No one is really happy with cable bundles these days and now some cable customers are filing a class action lawsuit aimed at breaking them …
Apple TV now supports HBO GO and WatchESPN
Apple on Wednesday announced that the HBO GO and WatchESPN apps are now available on Apple TV. The company also added support for news channel Sky News, …
Google’s big play with Fiber: Turn television into just another app
Google Fiber is certainly one of Google’s more audacious experiments and it’s now becoming clearer what the company’s long-term strategy is with its high-speed fiber …
Time Warner Cable reportedly offers companies extra cash to keep shows off Hulu
If you’re frustrated that HBO doesn’t make Game of Thrones and other hit shows available to watch on the web shortly after they air, then …
With Apple TV, Apple controls more than 70% of the digital media receiver market
Tim Cook revealed on Tuesday at the AllThingsD: D11 conference that Apple has now sold more than 13 million second-generation Apple TV devices. Even more …
The Xbox One’s creepy monitoring feature might track how often you sit through commercials
If you don’t want to be creeped out by the Xbox One Kinect sensor’s ability to track your every move in your living room, then …
Samsung, LG reportedly rush back to LCD TVs after OLED investments fizzle
OLED television sets are supposed to be the wave of the future, but early OLED adopters LG and Samsung have found that the future can …
The Xbox One likely won’t be a cable killer
Microsoft is trying to differentiate the Xbox One from rival consoles by giving it several key set-top box features for television sets but that doesn’t …
Good news for Google Fiber: Broadcast TV audiences are cratering faster than ever
The early reviews of Google Fiber are in from Kansas City and one of the most attractive features of the service seems to be how …
Ultra HD TV could see boost from plummeting prices
Recent reports suggested Ultra HD TV might not flop after all, and their prospects will only be helped by an early round of price cuts. …
ABC yanks newer episodes off Hulu, will be available for cable customers only
ABC isn’t taking kindly to Hulu subscribers who are watching its shows online instead of paying for monthly cable services. The New York Times reports …
Top cable lobbyist: No ‘a la carte’ needed, cable companies already provide ‘unparalleled choice’
Are you fed up with paying an $80 cable bill every month for dozens of channels that you never even watch? Not to worry, says …
Sen. McCain pushes new legislation to dismantle cable bundles
How much do consumers dislike cable providers’ bundling practices? So much that even Time Warner Cable’s CEO has started to publicly fret about a backlash. …
Time Warner Cable eyes Aereo-like service as way to ditch expensive bundles
As amazing as it sounds, it seems that Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt really does understand that customers are sick and tired of forking …
Google’s Schmidt thinks YouTube has crushed traditional TV
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has declared that Internet video has crushed traditional television. In a meeting with advertisers on Wednesday, the former chief executive said …
60,000 customers cut the cord on Comcast cable in Q1
There are now 60,000 fewer households willing to pay Comcast for its cable television services than there were a quarter ago. The New York Times …
Ultra HD TV might not flop after all
“Ultra HD” TVs from companies like Samsung and LG made a big showing at this past Consumer Electronics Show in January, but even the lead …
Broadcast TV’s nightmare begins as mobile apps dominate prime time
The latest data from analytics firm Flurry research shows that mobile apps are now used by more than 50 million people in America during the most …
Amazon is reportedly developing an Apple TV rival
Amazon is getting ready to make its biggest push yet into consumers’ living rooms. Unnamed sources have told Bloomberg Businessweek that Amazon is planning to release …
LG’s curved OLED TVs coming in second half of 2013
LG announced on Thursday that its “world-first” curved OLED TVs will launch in the second half of this year, Engadget reported. The company unveiled its …
Google Fiber adds HBO to TV lineup for additional $20 a month
Good news for Google Fiber subscribers who want to follow the adventures of Tyrion Lannister and the Stark family: Google on Tuesday announced that its …
Next-generation Xbox will reportedly take over TVs with deep set-top box integration
It’s becoming clear that Microsoft (MSFT) doesn’t want its next-generation Xbox to be just a gaming console. Unnamed sources have told The Verge that Microsoft …
Apple’s ‘iTV’ said to launch this year with ‘major innovation that will revolutionize the TV experience’
Apple’s (AAPL) own-brand HDTV has reportedly been in the works for years now, and it will finally debut later this year according to a new …
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant show how cable could die by a thousand cuts
Survey after survey shows that America’s major cable companies are among the least-liked businesses in the United States, but The Houston Chronicle’s Dwight Silverman sees hope …
Latest ‘iTV’ rumors point to 4K Ultra HD television for late 2013 or early 2014
Apple’s (AAPL) “iTV” is a lot like Guns’N’Roses’ chronically delayed Chinese Democracy album: Eventually the rumors about its existence will come true and it will …
Ultra HD TV might get off to stronger than expected start
Ultra HD TVs with 4K resolution were the talk of the Consumer Electronics Show this year, but not even the director of industry analysis at the …
Survey shows huge interest in an HDTV from Apple, but few willing to commit
Apple’s (AAPL) much rumored own-brand HDTV is among several highly anticipated new opportunities that industry watchers expect to help reverse investor sentiment once it launches. …
Verizon’s plan to shake up the TV industry: Only offer channels customers want to watch
Cable service providers in the United States are obligated to offer lesser watched channels if they want to carry some of the more popular names. …
