Comcast has apparently started testing its own web-connected cable boxes in an Augusta, Georgia pilot program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The project is referred to as “Xcalibur” internally ...

The upshot is that it’s now a lot easier to decide whether cable TV is still worth it, or to determine whether your current cable TV plan is overpriced. Let’s walk through Comcast’s and Spectrum’s ...

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When is a cable TV box more than just a cable TV box? In Massachusetts, it’s when you can tack on a 6.25% user tax. Beleaguered cable TV consumers — virtually all Comcast/Xfinity customers — already ...

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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced Wednesday plans to spin off several major cable television networks and digital properties into an independent media company called SpinCo, marking a ...

Breaking off the bundle of channels that includes CNBC, Syfy, and MSNBC is expected to take up to a year. Breaking off the bundle of channels that includes CNBC, Syfy, and MSNBC is expected to take up ...

It seems the governor isn’t the only one trying to squeeze additional consumption tax dollars out of its beleaguered residents. And of all places, cable TV subscriptions, already a sore subject with ...