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New Rochelle, NY
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FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Skydance Media's $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global, which critics have blasted as a move to appease President Donald Trump. The FCC cleared the deal in a 2-1 partisan vote on Thursday, July 24, officially creating the Paramount Skydance Corporation. The approval comes about three weeks after Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump that many legal experts called frivolous. In approving the deal, the FCC said Skydance has committed to what the two Republican commissioners consider to be "unbiased journali…
Massapequa, NY
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Three Cable Companies Hiking Prices For 2020
There may be a new batch of “cord cutters” coming around as three cable TV services announced their intention to increase costs for consumers. According to Consumer Reports, Comcast, AT&T, and Spectrum all have plans to hike prices for cable TV subscribers for 2020. The price hikes come as additional streaming options from networks have become more prevalent. Last month, Comcast raised prices for its Basic TV package from $30 to $35 monthly, with an increase for their Broadcast TV package rising 50 percent from $10 to $14.95 each month. “Rising programming costs — most notably for bro…
Mahopac, NY
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Spectrum Raising Prices For TV, Internet
Customers in New York that use Spectrum for their cable and Internet services can expect to see a bigger bill moving forward. The company announced that it will be raising rates for some Spectrum TV Select silver and gold plans, as well as the broadcast TV surcharge and the cost the digital receivers. Customers on only use the Internet service will also see raised prices. "The Broadcast TV Surcharge reflects the continually and rapidly rising cost of local broadcast channels. For TV, this is the first changes in the package price of our new Spectrum TV Select, Silver and gold plans since …
Mount Vernon, NY
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Spectrum Will Increase Cable Costs
With more and more Americans continuing to cut the cord and cancel their cable packages, Spectrum announced that those looking to continue its television service will soon be paying an increased fee. Spectrum announced that they will be increasing their broadcast TV price from $8.85 to $9.95 monthly. Their receiver costs will go from $6.99 to $7.50, while digital adapters will rise from $4.99 to $5.99 apiece. The Latino View add-on is also going to see a dollar monthly increase. The price bump is expected to take place starting on Thursday, Nov. 1 in New York. In a letter to customers, Char…
