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 →
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 →
COMCAST GIVES UP ON TWC MERGER It was to have been the biggest media merger of all time. Had it gone into effect, the deal would have combined the largest and second-largest cable TV and internet systems in the United…Continue Reading →
VERIZON FiOS CUSTOM TV The customary pay TV bundle may soon be tossed onto the ash heap of history. Smaller and more flexible channel packages are gaining ground in the multichannel TV market, as cable and satellite system operators scramble…Continue Reading →
NEW TV TECHNOLOGY: WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? Are you in the market for a new TV set? You may want to look into some of the new TV technology becoming available now and in the near future. Organic Light-Emitting…Continue Reading →
SLING TV: DISH NETWORK’S MOBILE STREAMING PLATFORM The multichannel TV market is getting steadily more complicated. New recording and time-shifting technologies, the 4K resolution standard, High Dynamic Range color standards, the streaming of video to mobile devices, and other advances…Continue Reading →