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Why Comcast Wants to Limit Internet Data Usage by Its Customers
Subscribers in 18 more states will have to pay more if they use more data.
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Pasadena will tax Netflix, Hulu and your city might be next
California cord cutters may have escaped cable’s annoying commercials, but in some cities, including Pasadena, they won’t escape its tax. The city’s finance department decided Thursday to apply a 9.4 percent tax on “video services” to subscribers of streaming video providers such as Netflix, HBO Go and Hulu. The tax begins Jan. 1. Pasadena won’t be alone either.
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2016's five best internet media streaming devices
A new generation of streaming devices give cord-cutters a wider away of good choices than ever. Here are the best of the best.
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Dave Chappelle Sets Three Netflix Comedy Specials
Dave Chappelle has cut a deal with Netflix for three new comedy specials. The projects will mark Chappelle’s first standup TV specials in 12 years, and it marks another aggressive push by Netflix in the standup comedy arena. “Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy — searing, vital, and now more than ever, essential,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix’s VP of original documentary and comedy. “Dave’s three new specials promise to be some of the most anticipated events in comedy.”
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How to pick out the best high-end TVs for the buck this Black Friday
Here's what you need to know to make your best buying decision.
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How to figure out which streaming media device to buy
Picking a streaming-media player to watch Netflix and Amazon on your TV may seem like a simple process in comparing features and prices, but it’s actually rather difficult. Some companies, like Amazon and Apple, run their own digital video stores, produce shows and sell streaming-media hardware, which can push them to restrict content in ways that might make economic sense for them, but will probably annoy you, the paying customer.
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Sling introduces streaming TV cloud DVR beta
Want to save online streaming shows to watch later? Sling has your back.
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Netflix says it is finally adding offline playback
FINALLY. Netflix is letting us save shows to watch offline.
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Netflix and Amazon secure 17 Golden Globe nominations
While Amazon and Netflix are now regular names during awards season, the Golden Globes helps provide a good benchmark for how the wider industry rates their output. For the 2017 Globes, TV honors are even, with both companies securing five nominations each. As for movies, Amazon drama Manchester by the Sea has a whopping five nominations.
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Attention, cord-cutters: Here are the best internet video streaming services
Internet streaming services, such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, and DirecTV Now are getting to be almost as expensive as cable services, but Amazon Video, Netflix, and Hulu are still bargains.
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Netflix, Youtube and Amazon are the Most Popular Streaming Services
Netflix, Youtube and Amazon, are the most popular web streaming services. In the 2016 report on global web phenomenon, Sandvine, an analytics firm, shows that Netflix accounts for more than one third of all downstream web traffic in North America. Netflix is followed by Youtube, Amazon Video and a few other streaming services, see below.
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YouTube launches its own streaming TV service
Another way to cut the cord!
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YouTube TV launches today. It has some cool features and some big drawbacks
YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the Internet.
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Can YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Sony PlayStation Vue survive the death of net neutrality?
These internet-based TV systems face a hostile market since they must compete with ISPs.
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Comcast Is Planning a Netflix Rival Using NBC Shows
Comcast Corp. plans to introduce an online video service offering hit shows from its NBCUniversal TV networks in the next 12 to 18 months, an effort to compete with rivals Netflix Inc. and CBS Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Babylon 5 finally available for online streaming
At last, the 1990s show is available.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group Has Deal To Buy Tribune Media's TV Stations
Sinclair's holdings are already vast and the deal, which needs federal approval, would give it stations in seven of the top 10 markets. It would further propel consolidation in the industry.
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TV’s ad dollars aren’t going away but TV’s viewers are
The TV business just completed its annual “upfront” week, where the big networks advertise their shows to advertisers. As always, this involved glitzy presentations and lots of booze. One new twist this year: The networks took time to denigrate Facebook, Google and the rest of the digital advertising world. Those guys have real problems, but they pale compare to TV’s real problem: Its audience is melting away, year by year.
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AirPods automatically pair with Apple TV starting with tvOS 11
When you pair AirPods to your iPhone, the wireless earbuds are automatically paired to iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches with the same iCloud account thanks to automatic setup.
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49% of Pay TV Subscribers May Leave Current Providers in Next 6 Months
High prices, poor customer service, and an increase in streaming services are causing more consumers than ever to think about ditching or switching their cable or satellite TV service. According to a new report from TiVo, a whopping 48.9% of pay TV customers are thinking about leaving their current providers within the next 6 months.
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