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Home Theater
March 24, 2008 |
Satellite Providers Can Ax Local HD Local stations suffered a setback in the transition to digital television last week when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that satellite providers needn't carry local signals in HD till 2013.   |
Home Theater
January 25, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Cable Sports Loophole Closed FCC votes to prevent video providers from withholding local sports. |
Home Theater
March 18, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Court Broadens Cable Program Access A federal appeals court has forbidden cable operators to maintain exclusive access to programming from networks they own. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
David Lee Smith |
DirecTV Churns Out One Solid Quarter With subscriber defections slowing, DirecTV was able to increase its quarterly income by more than 40%. From the perspective of savvy investors, it looks like there is money to made from DirecTV. |
Home Theater
February 10, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson |
FCC Likes A La Carte A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report concludes that many consumers could be better off if cable and satellite companies provide all of their current networks on an a la carte basis, letting consumers pick the channels they want. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Cablevision Rides Ad Sales to a Solid Quarter Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable turned in stellar performances this quarter, as cable's earnings season reaches a satisfying conclusion. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2005
Rich Duprey |
No Jams on Info Freeway The Supreme Court says cable Internet operations are information providers, not telecoms. Information services will inevitably evolve over time, and this ruling will help foster new developments. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008
Joel Johnson |
How to Get the Best HDTV When Satellite Carriers Degrade Quality Over-the-air HD signals tend to be of very high quality -- and they are free. All you need to receive them is an HDTV and an antenna. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Cord-Cutting Is for Babies Comcast will likely show us all that its future is brighter than ever. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can Cable Still Reward Shareholders? The sector's done well lately, but what new issues might cable operators be facing? Time Warner Cable... Comcast... etc. |
Home Theater
September 18, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Problems Loom in DTV Transition Until now concerns over the transition to digital television, scheduled for 2009, have centered on broadcast-dependent viewers. But satellite viewers may be in for trouble too. |
PC World
June 2004
Anne Kandra |
The Cable-or-Satellite Conundrum TV lovers finally have a real choice. Here's how to pick the right cable or satellite service. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Anders Bylund |
How IPTV Could Conquer Cable In the next few years, TV delivered over the Internet will force cable and satellite broadcast operators to alter the ways in which they do business. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Trumps Cablevision Let's compare cable industry leader Comcast and Long Island's Cablevision to see why there's such a big P/E mismatch. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Who Will Control Your Broadband? The Cable-Telecom skirmish is beginning to hit home for apartment and condo dwellers. If the FCC has its way, they may soon be able to freely choose their broadband providers. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004
Phil Wohl |
EchoStar Builds Momentum The satellite TV provider adds more subscribers than expected. Investors should ride the wave of new satellite customer additions, yet be wary that one big, bad quarter could produce a wipeout. |
Home Theater
September 14, 2007 |
FCC Adopts Cable Transition Rules This week the Federal Communications Commission finally decided on "must carry" rules. All channels on your local airwaves must be available to all cable subscribers, whether their TVs are digital or analog. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Commodity Broadcast Media Is a Dish Served Cold One of the satellite TV operators has figured out how to survive in the Internet age and the other one hasn't. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Rich Smith |
Cable Coalition Cracks Cablevision breaks ranks to support a la carte channel pricing. If giving the customer what it wants won't really bankrupt the cable providers, well, that's good news for cable companies and their investors alike. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
David Lee Smith |
The Cable Guys Are Better Than You Think With all of cable now having reported earnings, Comcast still leads the pack. |
Home Theater
November 24, 2003 |
NBC - Digital Expansion? The television network is considering its options in the digital broadcasting game, including five new digital channels and video-on-demand. |
Home Theater
February 1, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite Ops Sue Over MA Tax DirecTV, Dish say the tax will drive their subscribers to cable. |
Home Theater
March 12, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
ABC Fight Prompts Cable Plea Cable ops petition for new rules following Oscar-night fracas. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Cablevision Denies Dolans the Glory Cablevision turns down another offer from the founding Dolan family, however, a buyout of the company remains likely. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Solid Numbers Merit Your Attention Comcast shares are slowly heading north. Why not take a close look at the company? |
Home Theater
October 19, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
NY Viewers Bruised in Carriage Smash In cable rebroadcast dispute, two major local channels go dark. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Dish Is Winning -- For Now Dish Networks has the digital dogs of war nipping at its heels. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Cablevision Changes Channels Cable operator ends the ill-fated Voom Saga amid big losses, but strong subscriber growth -- and swaps assets with former partner News Corp. Today, the stock is advancing solidly. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Cablevision Captures Customers The cable company trims losses amid strong subscriber growth. Shares rose slightly despite posting a quarterly loss. |
Home Toys
August 2005
James Russo |
Choosing a Home Satellite TV System DirecTV vs. Dish Network and Cable |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Pulls the Plug on DISH Network Disney and DISH battle over HD channel programming fees. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2007
David Lee Smith |
A Noisy Quarter at Cablevision Investors, keep an eye on this cable company despite the chaos. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
Matthew Brown |
Comcast's Bread Loses Its Butter A drop in subscribers may suggest stiffening competition. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Controlling Interest in Net Access Supreme Court hears the case of opening cable Internet access to competition and regulation. The decision will have important consequences that may become irrelevant if satellites, power lines or other means of transmission become more prevalent. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Got 'Em Spoiled With a string of terrific quarters, Comcast may have raised expectations too high. In spite of excellent numbers, shares dropped 4.7% after releasing results. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
Is Cable's Business Model Kaput? After the Fox-Time Warner dispute, consumers and service providers alike have reasons to support change. |
Home Theater
April 23, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Satellite HD and 3D Channels Grow Both DirecTV and Dish Network beef up their high-def content. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Comcast's Triple-Play Slide Growing concerns about competition from satellite TV providers, telephone providers, and the slowing pace of customer additions, has caused Comcast's share price to tumble since mid-July. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2007
David Lee Smith |
You Sank My Comcast Battleship! With more competition, regulation lurking, and growth slowing, Comcast's world has worsened. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Satellite's Hot Pursuit Of Cable In the all-out war for subscribers, the satellite industry is clearly winning out over the cable industry. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007
Brendan Mathews |
DirecTV Dishes Out High-Def The satellite-TV provider has a leg up in a tough industry, thanks to its aggressive focus on HDTV. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
David Lee Smith |
The Television Giants Are Rumbling A look at the conflict between broadcast companies and cable operators and what investors should pay particular attention to. |
Home Theater
October 12, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Customers Like TV Services Better Satisfaction scores are up for telco, satellite, and cable providers. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
David Lee Smith |
A Dish (Network) to Set Aside While Dish added subscribers in the quarter, its rate of growth fell from the prior period. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2008
David Lee Smith |
The Case of Verizon vs. Time Warner Cable Verizon sues Time Warner Cable, claiming an ad misrepresents Verizon's fiber-optic services. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Television Isn't Dead Comcast makes your cable subscription even stickier. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2009
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Can't Buy Mr. Market's Love Despite Comcast growing its earnings 53% for the quarter, its shares hit reverse. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Is Dish Starting to Leak? Earnings are up, but sub growth is down, and Dish Network is having trouble keeping up with its competitors. |
Home Theater
February 26, 2009 |
Cable Shows to Go Online Cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet. |
