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Lesson 9: Cable Television

The Communications Act of 1934 recognized two kinds of regulated companies, broadcasters and common carriers. Cable fit in neither.

At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds

“This is one of those bills that quietly became a big one,” said doxo CEO Steve Shivers. But his firm’s cable price survey failed to note data-mobile-video bundles or the $82.99 pr...

Cable TV has shrunk from 100 million subscribers in 2016 to 62 million now. That decline may be over.

Cable TV had 100 million subscribers in 2026. Now it's about 62 million. That decline may finally be slowing. One big reason: sports, like the NFL.

Cable One Borrows $700 Million to ‘Preserve Financial Flexibility’

The company is hoping to close its acquisition of Mega Broadband Investments by Oct. 1

They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord.

They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.

A 1975 Boxing Match Helped Cable Channels Reach the Country

Satellite expanded programming, but most subscribers had one cable provider.

CTF Media eyes events expansion as traditional TV and broadband growth stagnates

Revamped CTF Media and Entertainment, which holds one of Hong Kong’s three free-to-air television licences, plans to expand its focus beyond TV programmes and broadband to entertai...

Broadband Competition Not Letting Up for Cable: Analysts

Comcast said 70 percent of its free mobile lines converted to paying customers

‘Cable One Currently Is Insolvent,’ CoBank Alleges

U.S. District Judge blocks Cable One from buying Vyve Broadband parent Mega Broadband Investments

AB Cable Install Expands Electrical Engineering Services in Gainesville

Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap

Cable industry to sue, says FCC can't repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.

Streaming vs. cable: What's the better deal these days?

Ready to "cut the cord" on streaming? It may make sense for your wallet.

Circle City Broadcasting Urging DIRECTV Customers to ‘Make the Switch’ to Comcast or Charter

A week into their retransmission consent dispute, CCB owner DuJuan McCoy claims DIRECTV is failing to recognize the value of the local coverage provided by his WRTV-ABC, WISH TV, a...

Convergence Fueling ‘Cable Comeback’ Against Fixed Wireless: Spectrum COO

He predicted ISPs will eventually need converged offerings to compete

All roads lead to cable

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on streaming platforms, FAST channels, and the future of entertainment, fo...

Cable One Takes on Mega Debt to Finance Vyve Broadband Acquisition

Regional ISP borrows $700 million apparently to help acquire the 55% of Vyve parent Mega Broadband Investments Holdings that it did not previously own

Streaming vs. cable: What's the better deal these days?

Ready to "cut the cord" on streaming? It may make sense for your wallet.

Cable One Asks Judge to Unpause MBI Acquisition

The ISP denied a lender's accusation that it was insolvent

The 1950s, When the Big Three Networks Had an Advantage Built Right Into America’s TV Sets

It wasn’t legislation that limited American television to three national networks – it was the FCC

Cable returns to growth in Dutch home broadband market in Q2

(Telecompaper) The cable broadband market in the Netherlands added 4,000 subscribers in the second quarter, the first increase since early 2020...

Lesson 8: The Distinctly American Style of Broadcast Television

A pause in new television licenses, ordered by the Federal Communications Commission in 1948 and meant to last six months, ran nearly four years.

Cable One, Escalating Debt Battle with CoBank, Challenges ‘Insolvency’ Allegation

Cable One says, ‘CoBank does not allege, nor could it, that Cable One has missed an interest or principal payment'

Cable One Gets Another Week to Close MBI Deal

The company is acquiring the 55 percent of MBI that it does not already own

Television and Radio – Oct. 24, 2026

On the Air Listings are for Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom analog/digital. *—premium station. **—retelecast. ***—delayed. Check your TV guide for latest updates. Television — Today C...