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Comcast Xfinity introduces RealTime4K, flexible Multiview for NBC’s Super Bowl LX, Olympics
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (441+ words) Comcast has developed a new low-latency RealTime4k technology to provide a richer, faster Super Bowl viewing experience of the NBC broadcast for its Xfinity customers, as well as several new navigational features for its Milan Cortina Winter Olympics coverage. RealTime4k reduces the…...
YouTube TV pulling ESPN networks as Disney, Google fail to reach deal
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (416+ words) ESPN networks are going dark on YouTube TV, as Google and Disney could not come to a carriage agreement nor an extension before the deadline for the entire suite of Disney networks. Sources close to the talks tell SBJ that…...
TikTok’s U.S.-only split could shake up sports and entertainment marketing
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (888+ words) One of TikTok's greatest assets has been its unified global audience " a single post could reach millions worldwide. That advantage vanishes if the platform splits into a U.S.-only app. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers, who rely on global stars like…...
Enterprise Center gets WiFi upgrade for NHL season
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) Verizon Business has completed a major converged network (Wi-Fi) solution refresh at Enterprise Center. Working alongside Wi-Fi provider Extreme Networks and the St. Louis Blues, Verizon's integrated network solutions and services will provide wireless connectivity for everyone from athletes and…...
Report: Charter could combine with Cox
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (122+ words) Charter Communications is "in advanced talks to combine with privately held" Cox Communications in a deal uniting two large US cable providers. Report: Charter could combine with Cox Sources said that Charter Communications Inc. is "in advanced talks to combine…...
ESPN’s DTC service could speed up cable TV industry erosion
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (48+ words) Both ESPN and the rest of the TV industry "know there are people who might stop getting cable TV once they can just get ESPN" on the company's DTC streaming service, which will cost $30 per month. ESPN's DTC service could…...
Nielsen: NCAA hoops spikes March cable TV usage
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) Cable's share of total TV viewing in March got a boost from the NCAA's basketball tournaments, per new data from the Nielsen Gauge. The medium had 24% of TV usage last month, boosted by a 29% lift in cable sports viewing. Nielsen:…...
YES, Comcast avoid blackout with new deadline
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (49+ words) Comcast and YES have reached an agreement to extend the deadline of a new carriage fee deal to 11:59pm ET on March 31, delaying the removal of YES Network from Comcast's lineup, which had originally been set for midnight Friday. YES, Comcast…...
DirecTV’s MySports package adds free ESPN+ sub
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (201+ words) DirecTV added ESPN+ today to its month-old MySports TV package at no additional cost for subscribers. The $69.99 per month streaming offering already included a suite of channels from Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox, NBC and Disney. Episode 1 of SBJ's "Inside the…...