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Comcast continues to inject its own code into websites you visit
Even without the repeal of net neutrality Comcast continues to show disregard for a free and open internet by inserting its own code into webpages at whim.
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Comcast is planning to test a wireless network using Verizon’s spectrum
Comcast is using the Verizon network to test wireless service
Source: Comcast is planning to test a wireless network using Verizon’s spectrum
Comcast will launch short-form video platform in coming weeks
Comcast has long been rumored to be developing a short-form video platform, but now it appears the platform has a name and a time frame. Apparently, the platform could be called “Watchable”—although the name is not set in stone yet—and it will be launching in the next few weeks.
Business Insider reports that Comcast’s platform will host videos produced by Vox and Buzzfeed, which are backed by Comcast, in addition to videos made by “lifestyle and comedy sites like AwesomenessTV, Refinery29, and The Onion, news sites like Mic and Vice, as well as legacy brands like NBC Sports.” The video producers have agreed to let Watchable stream any unlicensed, original videos, which will be curated for Comcast customers that have an Xfinity X1 set top box, so the Web videos would appear alongside more traditional TV.
Video producers might be interested in distributing to Comcast’s new platform because of its advertising muscle. A source speaking to Business Insider said that the company wouldn’t pay its short-form video producers any licensing fees, but they would a portion of any advertising revenue. Also, the deals will be non-exclusive, so producers will be able to post the video in multiple places.
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Comcast VP: 300GB data cap is “business policy,” not technical necessity
Why does Comcast Internet service have a 300GB monthly data cap?
When asked that question today, Comcast’s vice president of Internet services, Jason Livingood, said that he doesn’t know, because setting the monthly data limit is a business decision, not one driven by technical necessity.
“Cable Cares,” a parody account on Twitter, asked Livingood, “Serious question, why are Comcast’s caps set so low compared to the speeds they’re being sold at? 100mbps can hit 300GB in 6hr~.”
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Report: Apple’s efforts to build a live-TV service have stalled
A report from Bloomberg today said that Apple is struggling to come to common ground with CBS, Fox, and Comcast-owned NBC in negotiations to offer a live TV streaming service much like Dish’s Sling TV.
The rumored service would be targeted at cord cutters, hosting a handful of live channels bundled together for about $30 to $40 a month. Back in March, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple’s service would include networks like ABC, CBS, Fox, and various subsidiary channels like ESPN and FX. Apple has been pushing hard to develop a news and entertainment ecosystem to keep its users locked into its product line—earlier this year Apple announced a music streaming service and a curated news platform.
Although a September launch date—which would have coincided with the start of the new TV season—had originally been rumored for the service, Bloomberg‘s sources now say that live-TV streaming won’t hit the market until 2016. Besides the stalemate Apple has reached with CBS, Fox, and NBC, Bloomberg says that Apple decided to put a live-TV service on the back burner because it “doesn’t have the computer network capacity in place to ensure a good viewing experience.” Network capacity is a big deal for live-streaming—in Sling TV’s early days it struggled with the crush of customers demanding March Madness games.
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