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Time Warner Cable recently introduced a new bundle aimed to win back cord-cutters who think cable TV has become too expensive. The “Starter TV with HBO” bundle includes access to 20 channels, including local channels in HD, as well as HBO and HBO Go, for $30 a month. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it Continue Reading →

It’s been obvious for some time that Twitter sees television as a major way in which it can participate in, drive, and profit from the broader cultural conversation. It’s about to become an even more useful tool, thanks to a number of new partners signing up for Twitter and Comcast’s See It platform. Announced earlier Continue Reading →

After nearly a year in beta testing, NimbleTV’s streaming service is at last ready for prime time. Anyone with an address in the New York City area can sign up to watch local cable programming anywhere they have a fast internet connection; they just need a web browser, an iOS device or a Roku player. Continue Reading →

Google isn’t giving up its living room ambitions. The company is said to be working on a “Nexus TV” device that will run Android, stream video from services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, and play a selection of video games. The rumor comes from The Information’s Amir Efrati, who cites an anonymous Google employee. The Continue Reading →

Ultra HD sets – also known as 4K set – were the new new thing at this year’s CES, and we’ll see even more awesome advances in the technology at CES next month. The picture quality and color space are amazing, but watching 4K video displayed on a 4K screen that’s as wide as an Continue Reading →

Digital media pioneer Jeff Einstein started writing about media as addiction in 2004. Back then, he observed how our fealties and addictions to the media and digital devices in our lives had already begun to turn against us, like an addiction to any other narcotic. Of course, back then almost everyone thought he was crazy. Continue Reading →

Netflix’s first original series for kids, Turbo Fast, will debut on December 24th. The show is a collaboration between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation, borrowing characters from the studio’s feature film Turbo. But with its latest original programming, Netflix is deviating from the all-at-once release strategy it’s followed for House of Cards, Orange is the New Continue Reading →

Time Warner Cable (TWC) is experimenting with cheaper bundles to keep people from cancelling cable: The pay TV provider just introduced a Starter TV with HBO bundle that includes access to 20 channels, including local broadcasters in HD, as well as HBO and HBO Go, for $30 a month (hat tip to Lightreading). TWC is Continue Reading →

Massive Ultra HD TV (or 4K) sets were the new new thing at the last International CES, and we will see incredible advances in the technology at the upcoming show. 4K picture quality is amazing, the color space is magnificent and, to be as non-technical as I can be – the moment you see a Continue Reading →

Intel is asking about $500 million for OnCue, the online pay-TV service that the world’s largest chipmaker developed before dialing back its ambitions, according to people with knowledge of the process. Intel is seeking to secure a sale by year-end, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. One Continue Reading →