STREAMING VIDEO FROM CHARTER To borrow a line from Jimmy Durante: “Everybody’s gettin’ inta da act!” Dish Network’s February launch of Sling TV demonstrated the consumer appeal of an internet-only video streaming platform. And if imitation is the sincerest form…Continue Reading →
SHORT-FORM VIDEO ON COMCAST X1 If you’re like most people, you spend almost an hour every day watching internet video from YouTube, Vimeo, Yahoo, and other sources. It’s not likely, though, that you’d use your cable box for streaming it….Continue Reading →
The young, it has often been observed, love their mobile electronic devices. This love is a powerful force in the entertainment market. Primarily because of heavy tablet and smart phone use by millennials and other young consumers, half of all online video starts will be on…Continue Reading →
CHROMECAST ADDS SLING TV It was one of the unlikeliest corporate agreements imaginable. On Tuesday, September 29, Sling TV announced that it will support Google’s Chromecast devices. Sling TV is the brainchild of Dish Network. Launched by the satellite system…Continue Reading →
MY TECH CUSTOMER SERVICE APP When you have a delivery, repair. or installation scheduled for your home, you don’t want to wait for hours wondering when the technician will arrive. Dish Network doesn’t want you to wait, either. The satellite…Continue Reading →
What hath Sling TV wrought? Dish Network’s rollout of its independent streaming-only video platform has provoked a reaction in kind from its most prominent telecom and cable competitors. “If Dish Network can do this”, they evidently think, “then we can…Continue Reading →
WiFi THROUGH YOUR TV SET? Most of us are accustomed to receiving wireless phone and internet signals via WiFi connections. We wouldn’t expect to get the signals from a local TV broadcast station. According to researchers at Rice University, though,…Continue Reading →
COMCAST: WE’LL OFFER 10 GB/S BROADBAND TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS BY 2018 This is brave talk. Will Comcast be able to back it up? On Friday, August 21, an executive of the largest cable system operator in the United States said…Continue Reading →
CHARTER BUYS TWC & BRIGHT HOUSE Consolidation in the cable TV and internet industries is not over. On Tuesday, May 26, Charter Communications announced that Time Warner Cable had accepted its buyout offer, pending approval by the FCC and the…Continue Reading →
AI can flirt Will your computer flirt with you? It may happen sooner than you expect. Artificial intelligence (AI) software has advanced rapidly in the last two years, and “flirtation” in a computer operating system may not be far off….Continue Reading →