Comcast Raises Price For MLB Extra Innings
Comcast has revealed at its web site that its ‘early bird’ price for the 2018 MLB Extra Innings plan will be $163.96, which is roughly $9 (and 5.8 percent) higher [...]
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Watch ESPN: Does It Require a Comcast Video Sub?
Q. I’m a Comcast video subscriber and I’ve been enjoying watching all kinds of sports on WatchESPN. But I’ve been thinking about getting rid of my video service and [...]
How YOU Can Fix Your Cable TV Box
Q. I have Comcast and sometimes my cable TV goes out. I’m never really sure what to do to try to get it back on, short of calling a Comcast repair person, which can cost [...]
Why Does Cable & Satellite Keep Raising Prices?
Q. My DIRECTV bill just went up again! Why do they raise prices every year? I don’t know how much longer I can take it! Haven’t they heard about cord-cutting? Do [...]
Does Comcast Offer a Live Streaming Service?
Q. Does Comcast have a streaming service like DIRECTV Now and Sling TV? I would like a cheaper way to watch my favorite shows. — Tony, Boston. A. Tony, you’ll [...]
Comcast & DIRECTV to Offer Winter Olympics In 4K
Comcast has confirmed that it will offer the 2018 Winter Olympics from South Korea in 4K to customers with new X1 set-tops that can display the new picture format. In a post [...]
Comcast Loses 33,000 Video Subs In 4Q
Comcast reported today that it lost 33,000 net video subscribers in the fourth quarter, compared to a gain of 80,000 in the 2016 fourth quarter. The 2017 fourth quarter [...]
Comcast: 241% Increase In Broadcast, Sports Fees In 3 Years
Comcast has increased its ‘Broadcast TV’ and ‘Regional Sports’ fees by a combined 241 percent in just three years, far more than any other major pay [...]
Pay TV Fee Hikes: Old Habits Die Hard
News Analysis Dish yesterday became the fourth major pay TV operator to announce a price increase in their 2018 monthly programming packages for existing subscribers. The [...]
Comcast Signs Up Epix, But What About DIRECTV?
Comcast has agreed to carry Epix, leaving DIRECTV as the last major pay TV operator not to offer the premium channel. Epix said in a press release today that it will be added [...]
Study: Top Pay TV Ops Lost 405,000 Subs In 3Q
The 10 largest pay TV operators lost 405,000 net video subscribers in the third quarter, compared to a loss of 250,000 in last year’s third quarter, according to [...]
Comcast Now Offers Netflix In 4K
Comcast has announced that its Netflix streaming feature now includes the service’s 4K programming. The cable operator has offered Netflix streaming on its X1 set-tops [...]