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Alphabet picks former cable exec to run its Google Fiber division
The Alphabet division behind Google Fiber finally has a replacement leader 5 months after its former chief left. The tech giant has hired Dinesh Jain, most recently Time Warner Cable’s former chief operating officer, as the Access team’s CEO. He’ll watch over business in the nearly 20 markets where both Fiber and Webpass operate. There […]
How blockchain could kill both cable and Netflix
GUEST: Blockchain technology, powered by nodes of peer-to-peer computers around the world, is on the rise. So can we expect decentralized entertainment applications built on blockchain to replace streaming services like Netflix or Amazon and be the final death knell for Cable? Video production studios have already seen a lot of disruption recently. Websites like […]
This live TV streaming service has all the benefits of cable without the drawbacks — and you can try it for free
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Sling TVThanks to the low prices and large catalogs of video streaming services, it’s easier than ever to cut the cable cord. But sometimes it’s convenient to watch […]
Peter Thiel is reportedly in touch with the Mercer family about launching a conservative cable network
Drew Angerer/Getty Images PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel is looking to develop a conservative cable-news outlet to rival Fox News, BuzzFeed News reports. Thiel had been working on the project with Fox News founder Roger Ailes before Ailes died in May, but has since moved forward with the project, according to the report. Thiel, who sits […]
After beating cable lobby, Colorado city moves ahead with muni broadband
Enlarge / Still from an industry-funded ad warning against municipal broadband in Fort Collins, Colorado. (credit: Priorities First Fort Collins) The city council in Fort Collins, Colorado, last night voted to move ahead with a municipal fiber broadband network providing gigabit speeds, two months after the cable industry failed to stop the project. Last night’s […]
Ratings: Rose Bowl Flirts With 27 Mil in Double OT, No. 5 Cable Audience Ever
Monday night’s ESPN/ESPN2 simulcast of what turned out to be a double-overtime, 54-48 victory for the Georgia Bulldogs over the Oklahoma Sooners drew 26.83 million total viewers, up 39 percent from last season’s first CFP Semifinal on the same two networks. RELATED
Chase Freedom Q1 2018 5x Bonus: Mobile Wallets, Gas Stations, Cable and More
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Bad Sex Awards DROPS Vince Cable novel but includes THIS shocking scene from Wilbur Smith
The Bad Sex Awards were established with one aim: “To draw attention to poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction.” To that noble end, many people nominated Cable’s debut thriller Open Arms. However, the organisers have revealed their shortlist and the politician simply did not make the cut. Was his […]
FCC tries to help cable companies avoid state consumer protection rules
Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle. (credit: Charter) The Federal Communications Commission is intervening in a court case in order to help Charter Communications avoid utility-style consumer protections related to its phone service in Minnesota. The FCC and Charter both want to avoid a precedent that could lead other states to impose stricter consumer protection rules […]
