The commission votes Wednesday to end the "terrestrial loophole" that allowed cable operators to refuse local sports programming access to competitors. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

WASHINGTON — Soaring TV programming costs — combined with a slowly shrinking base of video subscribers — could drive a new wave of cable operator mergers, according to a panel of Wall Street analysts.

Basic cable networks have been facing the same audience fragmentation that broadcast networks have been facing since the 1980s. In 2009, ten basic cable networks reported percent double-digit audience ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a sign of how fast the business of television is changing, HBO’s chief executive said he is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ESPN/ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer says the main factor driving cable costs is not ...

Cable television networks may be the most lucrative divisions of many large media companies, but the networks are beginning to feel the pinch of dramatically higher programming costs. In 2006, TV ...

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Hargray cable subscribers will see heftier bills for the second time this year as the company adjusts prices to account for climbing programming costs. Customers will see their cable bills increase $7 ...

Last year, Americans collectively spent 31 billion hours watching sports on TV — a 40% increase from a decade ago. They watched football, baseball, basketball, hockey, horse racing, NASCAR, rowing, ...

While the ratings of many cable TV networks have been struggling, Disney+ has over 60 million subscribers in less than one year. (Photo by Nick Agro / AFP) (Photo by NICK AGRO/AFP via Getty Images) ...

The cable company blocked CBS-owned channels as the two sides fight over fees: Time Warner says CBS wants too much money for its programming, and it's trying to keep customers' bills down, while CBS ...

NBCUniversal announced Friday that it will be shut down its sports cable channel, NBCSN, at the end of 2021. Much of NBCSN’s sports programming will move to USA Network and to Peacock, the company’s ...