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The Most Unlikely Hero In The Fight Against Cable

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 05.15.2013 | Technology

America's disgruntled cable subscribers have found a fighter for them in Washington: former presidential candidate John McCain. McCain (R-Ariz.) in...

Isabella Rossellini Unveils A Fascinating Look At Motherhood In Mammas

Greg Archer | Posted 05.09.2013 | TV
Greg Archer

Photo: Courtesy Sundance Channel There aren't many actresses--make that "artists"--that would slip into a Cuckoo bird outfit in an effort to illumin...

You Watch More Netflix Than Cable

Posted 04.11.2013 | TV

Netflix is more popular than cable, according to an analyst at BTIG Research. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings posted a public Facebook update touting tha...

Verizon's Latest Move Could Eventually Lower Your Cable Bill

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 03.18.2013 | Technology

What if, instead of paying for all of the hundreds of channels that your cable provider offers when you sign up, you could choose exactly which ones y...

There Are No Cord-Cutters

Lowell Peterson | Posted 05.14.2013 | Technology
Lowell Peterson

Television industry analysts warn about "cord-cutters" -- viewers who forsake cable TV subscriptions and instead watch the shows they love online. My question is, Which cord would these dangerous tech-savvy youth actually cut? Not the cord that connects them to the Internet.

Away With Cable Dependence But Up With Community Feeling

Michael Drew | Posted 05.07.2013 | TV
Michael Drew

Even though we have the privileges of personalized technology, down to recommended playlists based on our Netflix and Amazon Prime choices, I think that we still want to connect on a broader scale. We still want community.

Will 2013 Be the Year of the Cord-Cutters and Cord-Nevers?

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 04.24.2013 | TV
Brandon G. Withrow

It's true that cable still owns TV viewing -- and for as long as it holds the lion's share of sports viewing, it will maintain that heavy hand. But how long can that last really?

Intel Might Beat Apple In Solving TV

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 04.14.2013 | Technology

Intel Corp. said Tuesday that it will sell a set-top box that brings Internet-delivered movies and shows to a TV set this year. Erik Hu...

The Internet Is Not Free

Lowell Peterson | Posted 04.10.2013 | Technology
Lowell Peterson

In the ceaseless debate about whether information yearns to be "free" on the Internet, it seems to me that one important fact is overlooked.

Netflix or Heinz Ketchup?

Michael K. Powell | Posted 04.09.2013 | Technology
Michael K. Powell

Last week, Netflix launched the entire season of House of Cards. Some admirers of the strategy breathlessly insist it marks the end of traditional cable networks. While that viewpoint is fanciful, this kind of experimentation simply shows a healthy marketplace that is always looking for the next big thing.

'Haven' Is A Place On Earth

Gerry Gavin | Posted 03.17.2013 | Religion
Gerry Gavin

When I come across science fiction that really tries to delve into the circumstances of what can be created by the real-life energies of love and fear, and does it well, I want to shout it from the rooftops. Such is the case for the TV show "Haven," which is about to wrap up its third season.

8 Things You're Paying Too Much For (and How to Stop!)

Adrian Nazari | Posted 02.19.2013 | Business
Adrian Nazari

Have you ever considered whether you're overpaying on things like your cable bill, loans or credit cards? Re-evaluate those items and you can save a lot of money.

24-hour News Coverage: A Waste of Everybody's Time

Becky Hayes | Posted 02.17.2013 | College
Becky Hayes

After following the 2012 presidential elections for the past three months, I have noticed how the media covers politics -- and I am not exactly liking what I am seeing.

A Modern 'Pride & Prejudice' Courtesy Of Jennifer Love Hewitt?

Posted 12.11.2012 | TV

Move over Colin Firth, Lifetime is reportedly looking at adapting a modern-day version of "Pride and Prejudice" for the small screen, to be produced b...

Why Are Cable Companies Forcing People To Turn To Piracy?

The Daily Beast | Posted 01.28.2013 | Technology

Hint: they're not. Also, they're probably better at running their business than their many, many freelance marketing consultants among the digerati....

Joe Satran

How A Broadcast TV Channel Cornered The Cable Movie Market

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Satran | Posted 08.11.2012 | Entertainment

NEW YORK -- Want to watch "Avatar" or "The Avengers," the two highest-grossing movies so far in the 21st century, on TV? How about "The Social Network...

Rogue Employee Allegedly Soaks Comcast For $2.4 Million In Illegal Cable Hookups

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 08.08.2012 | Home

If the charges against Alston Buchanan are true, he's helped keep a lot of Philadelphia residents on the couch. Buchanan, 28, was one of five men r...

Biggest Financial Scandal In History Is Getting No Airtime

Mark Gongloff | Posted 10.01.2012 | Business
Mark Gongloff

The biggest financial scandal in history has gotten all of zero minutes' air time on the ABC and NBC nightly news broadcasts and only a little more time than that on CBS and the major cable news channels.

Ask the Readers: Best Alternatives to Cable Television?

J.D. Roth | Posted 09.26.2012 | Home
J.D. Roth

If you've managed to cut your ties with cable, how do you watch sports? How do you watch the news?

On the Media: Finally Seeing the Link Between Climate Change, Disasters?

Bob Keefe | Posted 09.03.2012 | Green
Bob Keefe

Given the extreme weather we've been seeing lately, it's becoming (finally) clear to many journalists that we have a trend in our weather patterns -- a trend exacerbated by climate change, according to legitimate climate scientists.

Aaron Sorkin's Next TV Show: Guy on Street Corner Yelling Things

Spencer Green | Posted 08.26.2012 | Comedy
Spencer Green

Emmy and Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin has announced his latest small-screen enterprise, a show titled Guy on Street Corner Yelling Things, in which a guy yells about various topics for the duration of each episode's five-hour running time.

The Reality of Cable TV

Gregg S. Lipman | Posted 08.26.2012 | TV
Gregg S. Lipman

The trend of jettisoning a brand's original DNA in favor of ratings is everywhere in cable right now -- and as a branding professional, I wonder how that will affect the overall branding of TV in the long haul.

TV: An Intervention

Evan Shapiro | Posted 08.05.2012 | TV
Evan Shapiro

So, how does the TV industry innovate to capture the audiences they are at risk of losing forever? How do you get cutters to keep the cord?

Ad Skipping: Careful What You Wish For

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 05.18.2012 | TV
Dennis O'Brien

No one likes watching TV commercials, except, perhaps, during the Super Bowl. Even those whose livelihoods depend on them have a hard time convincing family members not to fast forward past them in this DVR age.

Video Apps That Are Upfront and Personal Will Ultimately Dominate the Television Industry

Brad Spirrison | Posted 07.16.2012 | Technology
Brad Spirrison

Cable and the Internet permanently took viewers away from the broadcasters, while the time-shifting magic of DVR technology makes watching any scheduled television show outside of sporting events a rarity.