WASHINGTON — Robert Johnson and Alfred Liggins are good friends who share a unique bond: Each launched a successful cable TV network targeting African Americans, a rare achievement that makes them ...

For a long time, TV was a fairly sleepy business. You had three major networks in the US—less elsewhere—acting as gatekeepers. They chose their programming lineup each year, which attracted a certain ...

The tyranny of the cable box may soon see its end. Those expensive boxes have long been the only means through which people can watch TV if they want anything aside from basic. That’s given cable ...

The Federal Communications Commission today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to give consumers more choices in the set-top boxes they use to watch cable TV. The vote was 3-2, ...

The Federal Communications Commission has ditched its original proposal to reform the set-top box industry and accepted an alternative plan put forward by ca­ble companies, but is making changes that ...

The White House has thrown its support behind the Federal Communication Commission’s efforts to open up the cable box industry to third-party companies. In a blog post on cable boxes and competition, ...

As the FCC issues a proposal that could shake up television, a new coalition comprised of Hollywood studios and cable and satellite operators promises a fight. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

You likely don't think about your set-top box much, any more than you might think about your gall bladder. You live with the one you were assigned. The decision of which model you'd be stuck with was ...

As Apple unveils a TV plan to become the "cable box of streaming," it will face stiff resistance from Netflix and Comcast even as consumers increasingly cut the cord on traditional pay television. By ...

Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns. By John Koblin In 2015, the USA cable network was a force in original ...

James is wondering: Can he avoid Time Warner Cable’s monthly fee to lease a set-top box by purchasing his own hardware? In a word, no. There are no generic equivalents for the company’s digital boxes.