Recent content by MartyDe

On my street in CT there are 2 fiber companies plus Cox cable.

Looks like Sony, Apollo want to make a move on Paramount. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paramount-jumps-report-sony-pictures-092905964.html

Also saw this article that Netflix is going to stop quarterly reporting in 2025. https://www.reuters.com/technology/netflix-crushes-subscriber-forecasts-second-straight-quarter-2024-04-18/#:~:text=Netflix%20said%20it%20will%20stop,when%20major%20milestones%20are%20reached.

Now that UCONN Women's Basketball is over I am looking at streaming services. I want them to carry SNY, a local NY sports network. SNY carries some UCONN women's games. I see that Hulu has SNY for my CT zip code as well as the locals. I would stream via my existing Amazon firestick. Cox TV...

Interest article. It seems like a good way to help the bottom line. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-03-14/why-your-favorite-streaming-shows-are-showing-up-on-old-fashioned-tv#:~:text=Original%20series%20created%20to%20drive,to%20keep%20pace%20with%20Netflix.

And ESPN has a plan. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/espn-executives-plan-survive-demise-cable-tv-rcna144416

I won't put down streaming, in fact I have a Firestick. I will give a positive to cable because I can hand the cable remote to my wife and she can find the UCONN women's basketball game by hitting the cable number for any one of the five channels they appear on. Well worth the money.

69 for me on that link. Chrome browser. This is strange.

Nasty

Thank you Bruce, I hope this really ends this.

Looks like a new price increase. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-raises-prices-on-some-subscription-services-including-apple-tv-155224791.html

Is this a new trend? https://www.thelcn.com/news/local/spectrum-launches-new-device-option-to-replace-cable-box-xumo-tv/article_5259d16b-f033-5528-913c-6bc4b06499de.html#:~:text=Spectrum%20Cable%20customers%20have%20the,streaming%20and%20traditional%20TV%20landscape.

Here's a switch. The Suns are giving away free antennas so folks can see the games. Made a deal with off air TV. https://cordcuttersnews.com/phoenix-suns-give-away-free-tv-antennas-to-fans-after-walking-away-from-cable/

Saw this today. Local channels want streaming to be classified like cable so they can get more income. https://cordcuttersnews.com/local-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-owners-demand-the-fcc-reclassify-youtube-tv-fubo-directv-stream-more-as-cable-tv-companies/

First I'm back to cable so my wife can see UCONN women's basketball. Easy for her to operate. Today I recieved an ad from GoNetspeed which is on my street. They offer a good price for 500 Mbps up and down. Next they have tied in with Directv which is offering four levels of TV starting at 75+...