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Now that AT&T has agreed to acquire satellite TV provider DirecTV, the nation's other large satellite service, Dish Network, needs to find a partner or risk being marginalized to the point of...
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Not only are Comcast and Time Warner Cable the worst providers of both cable TV and Internet service, the two industries in which these companies operate are the most hated by American consumers.
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GoPro S-1 FilingWhen 24/7 Wall St. identified and highlighted what we expected to be the top 10 initial public offerings for 2014, one of those was GoPro. And now GoPro has filed for public documents...
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ThinkstockWhen the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) last looked at pay TV providers, the view was not very pretty. A report released Friday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
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Sue KatzThough barely a blip on the U.S. radar, the Eurovision song contest is among the most-watched TV programs in the world. More than 170 million viewers worldwide watched the 2013 contest and...
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ThinkstockThe number of TV channels the average American commands through the living room remote control has risen by nearly 50% in the past six years. And now those channels are becoming...
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In a move the company telegraphed last month, Netflix confirmed Friday that it will raise the price of its streaming video service by $1 a month to $8.99 for new subscribers.
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If the reports are true, Apple is within a few pen strokes of paying $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, a maker of pricey headphones and home of a seriously underwhelming streaming music service.
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Downloads for April indicate that the total market for apps grew by 1.5% in the month. Also, the Apple App Store posted a small revenue gain, compared with a small revenue loss at the Google Play...
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Dish Network reported mixed first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The good news for Dish here is that broadband revenue doubled to $83 million.
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King Digital Entertainment released strong first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Wednesday morning. The company said gross bookings were up 193% year-over-year.
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Churchilldowns.comThe Kentucky Derby is one of those events that pulls in viewers who never even bother with watching horse racing any other days of the year. It is also represented as the oldest...
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Maybe Sprint will buy T-Mobile , just like Comcast may buy Time Warner Cable. If either deal gets through the gauntlet of government regulation, it will be because certain assets have been sold.
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Charter Communications seems to have driven a harder bargain with Comcast than was first reported. In the deal announced Monday, Comcast agreed to divest systems with about 3.9 million subscribers.
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courtesy of DisneyDespite the wild success of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” which has held the top spot at the box office three weekends in a row and grossed over $208 million at the...
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