Comcast Is Buying Time Warner Cable to Make Big Cable Even Worse

Comcast Is Buying Time Warner Cable to Make Big Cable Even Worse

Time Warner Cable is getting swallowed by the only monster bigger than itself: Comcast. That means the biggest cable provider, Comcast, is buying the second biggest cable provider, Time Warner Cable, to form a ridiculously ginormous cable company that’ll deliver unsatisfying service under one iron fist. We should all hold each other as big cable just gets bigger and badder.

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If the Cable Guy in Porn Was From Time Warner (NSFW)

If the Cable Guy in Porn Was From Time Warner (NSFW)

There’s a reason porn isn’t renowned for its gritty realism: Reality sucks. Lonely housewives are sadder/more covered in cat hair; pizza boys are pudgier; and the Time Warner guy is, well, just all around horrible.

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TWC TV App On The Xbox 360 Gets Video On Demand (VOD)

TWC TV App On The Xbox 360 Gets Video On Demand (VOD)It was just last week that we brought you word of Time Warner Cable (TWC) adding in TWC TV app support to a different platform in due time, and we are glad to say that the day has finally arrived. The TWC TV app was launched on the Xbox 360 platform in August earlier this year, and there was also the promise to offer Video On Demand (VOD) capability before the holiday season arrived in full swing, and we are glad to say that this promise has come true.

From today onward, Xbox Live Gold members who reside in the US and are also Time Warner Cable subscribers are now able to enjoy On Demand content right there and then on their Xbox 360. Of course, this also means that they are able to enjoy access to nearly 300 more channels of live TV which the TWC TV on Xbox 360 app currently has on offer. That is not all, though, as Kinect for Xbox 360 will allow you to control your favorite TV shows via a remote-free experience, relying only on voice as well as gestures. It is almost as though you have graduated from the Jedi Temple and have fantastic Force powers! [Press Release]

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    Get HBO From Time Warner Cable Without the Filler Channels

    Get HBO From Time Warner Cable Without the Filler Channels

    The home of Girls, Game of Thrones, and Boardwalk Empire has become part of another low-cost cable TV bundle. This time, it’s Time Warner serving up HBO without the all the filler cable channels you’ll never watch.

        



    Time Warner Is Setting HBO Free For $30/Month

    Time Warner Is Setting HBO Free For $30/Month

    Time Warner is now offering a new, affordable plan that lets you get HBO and about 20 channels for just $30/month for the first year. Great news for anyone who doesn’t want to be saddled with 70 channels they’re never watching.

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    Showtime Anytime lands for Time Warner Cable subscribers

    Time Warner Cable has announced some good news for subscribers that have Showtime on their cable plan. Subscribers to Time Warner can now get access to the Showtime Anytime authentication service. This service allows free, on demand access to Showtime content on mobile devices. The service is available on PCs, iPhone, iPad, Android devices, and […]

    Time Warner Cable giving away TV antennas to subscribers hit by CBS blackout

    The CBS blackout for many Time Warner Cable subscribers has been a long, annoying reality for the better part of a month now, and as such the cable service provider is giving away a limited number of TV antennas. In doing so, those affected who happen to grab one before inventory runs out will be […]

    Time Warner will briefly lift its CBS programming blackout on Thursday night, just long enough to ai

    Time Warner will briefly lift its CBS programming blackout on Thursday night, just long enough to air the Democratic NYC comptroller debate. It’s a small victory for democracy in a feud that’s been grinding on since August 2nd. [WSJ]

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    TWC Is Installing Another 1000 Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in Manhattan

    TWC Is Installing Another 1000 Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in Manhattan

    We’re not always the biggest fans of Time Warner Cable; it’s unreliable, expensive, and they don’t seem to care two hoots about improving it. But we applaud the company’s plan to beef up the free Wi-Fi coverage it offers customers—especially in the congested airspace of New York. Beyond the 1700 hotspots already out there in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, the company will have 1000 ready to go in Manhattan by mid-July. [TWC]

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    Time Warner tipped to keep TV offline with incentives to content groups

    If you planned on getting your fair share of your favorite television show courtesy of the folks at Time Warner this upcoming entertainment season, you’d better guess again. According to sources speaking with Bloomberg – the anonymous type – Time Warner is offering incentives to media companies to keep their content away from the web.

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