Charter’s Spectrum Cable has announced changes for the way its customers can access video content going forward — both the shows they watch on television and the shows they stream. Currently, Spectrum ...

For a cable box replacement, the Xumo Stream Box could be better at doing cable things. With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This ...

The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying to catch up with ...

One of a TV bill’s more obnoxious components doesn’t cover any channels or provide any entertainment whatsoever, unless “fussing with the remote” counts as fun: the fees you pay to rent a box to ...

The FCC is considering an “Unlock The Box” proposal that would require TV providers in the United States to provide their content in a way that would let you access the channels you pay for on ...

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When is a cable TV box more than just a cable TV box? In Massachusetts, it’s when you can tack on a 6.25% user tax. Beleaguered cable TV consumers — virtually all Comcast/Xfinity customers — already ...

New York (CNN) — The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying ...