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Time Warner, others offers free preview of up to 14 hockey channels
Free preview alert: 14 hockey channels that are part of Time Warner Cable’s special $160 sports package are now free to all digital cable customers through Oct. 24. The channels are part of NHL Center...
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Free NBA preview for Dish subscribers this week
DISH Network has started a week-long free preview of its NBA League Pass, which otherwise costs around $170 for the season. The free access to channels 560 to 572 ends Tuesday, Nov. 3. The NBA League...
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Cox wants you to vote which O.C. high school should be on TV
As the local cable companies delve into adding extremely local flavor, Cox Communications is offering a new twist on broadcasting local high school football games. It wants viewers to choose which one...
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Time Warner adding 21 HD channels in December
Can you stand another Time Warner Cable story this week? If you are a subscriber, this is a one we’ve been waiting for: The company just told me that 21 more HD channels are now being rolled out to...
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Movie coupons, caller ID, ESPN are latest U-verse TV apps
There are three more things AT&T U-verse customers can do on their TV: See who’s calling on the phone, watch four ESPN channels at the same time (for ESPN Full Court customers only) and get...
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Who’s bringing 3D content to 3D HDTVs
Probably the biggest 3D news at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is the 3D content that is coming to TVs very soon. ESPN, Discovery and others announced moves into the 3D market. Three more...
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FiOS TV free previews: ESPN Full Court, NBA
Free previews ongoing and coming to Verizon FiOS TV viewers: Through Jan. 15, FiOS TV customers get free access to ESPN Full Court, which broadcasts college basketball games. Typically, this is $114...
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Time Warner Cable named Anaheim Ducks telecom provider
Time Warner Cable has been named the official communication provider of the Anaheim Ducks and Honda Center. What does that mean? It’s a business partnership, a sponsorship that essentially makes the...
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FCC says cable sports hogs must share broadcasts
Updated, 4:08 p.m.: More details are now coming out. The FCC has finally made the 87-page ruling public and issued a press release. Plus I’ve heard from Cablevision. See updates below....
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Boost’s $2.5 million bet: Super Bowl ad to parody 1985′s ‘Shuffle’
Boost Mobile officials won’t say how much they’re paying to air a new 30-second commercial during a football game on February 7. But that game, which one research firm estimates costs $2.5 million to...
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Beyoncé, Batman, the 2010 Super Bowl and Vizio
Update: New photo from Vizio on right… Vizio’s latest super-celebrity endorser Beyoncé Knowles-Carter will indeed star in the Irvine HDTV company’s Super Bowl 2010 commercial, the company said this...
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Boost Mobile turns Super Bowl ad into ringtone for charity
Boost Mobile won’t say how much it spent on its 30-second Super Bowl ad, which stars aging members of the 1985′s Chicago Bears redoing their “Super Bowl Shuffle.” But it has figured out how to help...
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Full Olympic coverage online but only for paid TV customers
In anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which begins tonight, every TV provider is promoting its programming. Time Warner Cable’s press release says, “Unprecedented Coverage.” Cox Communications...
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New soccer channel debuts on Dish, DirecTV and FiOS
Noted: If you love soccer, a new channel is coming your way. Fox Soccer Plus debuts today on several TV services. But it may not come cheap. See below for details. The new channel is part of Fox...
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Free TV preview alert: NHL Center Ice
Hockey season is halfway through but there’s still plenty of time to pay $80 for the NHL Center Ice channel. Or just watch it free this week if you happen to be a customer of certain TV providers. The...
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Entire March Madness coverage is free for Time Warner users
College basketball fans who want to catch the finals this month can watch the entire March Madness tournament for free beginning March 8 — if they happen to be local Time Warner Cable customers. The...
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Versus is back on DirecTV
Good news for DirecTV sports fans: The satellite TV service is bringing back VERSUS, a sports channel that viewers lost last summer when owner Comcast and DirecTV failed to come to an agreement. As...
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Time Warner Cable adding new HD sports channel, plus 2 more
No, the NFL channel isn’t coming to Time Warner Cable. Now that that’s out of the way, there is a new HD sports channel just around the corner for Orange County and Los Angeles customers. Called iN...
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NHL Network offers free preview this week
Like hockey but don’t want to pay for it? There’s a free preview of the NHL Network channel in standard and high-definition this week. The free preview ends March 26. I’ve confirmed that the freebie...
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Cox getting into 3D; ESPN 3D starts in June
Take a day off, miss some big 3D news. DirecTV offered us an update yesterday on one of its upcoming 3D TV channels. We knew ESPN 3D was coming, but now we know when: June 11. More notably, Cox...
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Time Warner adds baseball channel free for 1 week, $179 for season
Is the batter up? Who’s on first? Customers of Time Warner Cable and other paid-TV providers can find out for free this week as MLB Extra Innings channel offers a free preview through April 11. Time...
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Time Warner joins 3-D cable frenzy for Tiger’s return
Time Warner Cable has put its foot in the 3-D TV ring and said Wednesday it will offer the upcoming Masters Tournament in 3-D. The golf event, which has the added publicity of Tiger Woods returning to...
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