It’s a hotly debated topic. Should Netflix pay ISPs for the bandwidth usage generated by its popular streaming platform? Count Korean ISP SK Telecom in the yes camp, as that ISP is now suing Netflix to recoup bandwidth costs. Netflix…

It’s a hotly debated topic. Should Netflix pay ISPs for the bandwidth usage generated by its popular streaming platform? Count Korean ISP SK Telecom in the yes camp, as that ISP is now suing Netflix to recoup bandwidth costs. Netflix…
Today we’re announcing the launch of the Xfinity Stream app on Flex, giving Flex customers a simple path to try out Xfinity TV while keeping them within the Flex experience they enjoy. In just a few clicks of the remote,…
Mattoon, Illinois — Oct. 1, 2020 — Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:), a top-10 fiber provider in the U.S. offering a wide range of broadband and business communications solutions, is introducing CCiTV to residential and small and medium business customers in its California and Illinois service…
September 23, 2020 | Grand Forks, ND – Midco’s newest product – MidcoTV, an all-streaming, personalized TV service – is now available in Grand Forks “TV consumers have changed over the years. They want to access all of their shows with…
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Legacy pay-tv consumers have been the victims of ugly battles between TV networks and pay-tv distributors (cable, DBS, and telcotv providers) for quite some time. Those same battles have come…
Although AT&T has been facing a range of critics for the company’s video strategy and has had some disappointments on that front, AT&T CEO John Stankey continues to see video as key to the company’s strategy. At an online financial…
09.09.2020 — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Verizon Media, a leader in innovation, content and commerce, announced the launch of two new Yahoo features, “Watch Together” and “Yahoo Sports PlayAR.” WATCH TOGETHER The new Yahoo feature Watch Together, is a co-viewing…
09.02.2020 — BASKING RIDGE, N.J. Verizon Media is expanding its omnichannel programmatic platform today, announcing an advanced TV partnership with DISH Media in which Verizon Media’s demand-side platform (DSP) will provide automated access to DISH’s household addressable ad inventory. The…
More than a billion streaming TV and video devices are now in use worldwide, according to streaming TV market share research from Strategy Analytics. Researchers track devices in 27 countries. With a 17% market share, Samsung is the leading streaming…
New York, NY — July 15, 2020 — Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new highly anticipated streaming service, will officially launch tomorrow offering consumers across the country a world-class collection of the best live and on demand programming from NBCUniversal and beyond. Peacock…
A partnership between Innovative Systems (IS) and regional video provider Aureon will expand video streaming options to 60+ video and broadband providers throughout the Midwest. Based in Iowa and previously known as Iowa Network Services, Aureon provides centralized video headend…
Online video consumption is up and pay-TV take rates are down in new research from Parks Associates. The research – entitled “Set-top Box Innovations and Trends” — found that weekly online video viewing has climbed to seven hours for U.S. broadband…
What’s happening with broadband and why is it important? Find out by subscribing to Telecompetitor’s newsletter today.