CableCARD
Howard Stern one of many TiVo users affected by end of CableCARD
The company that provides service to Stern's home — believed to be Optimum — no longer supports CableCARD, making it impossible to pull in cable TV channels with various TiVo devices.
Comcast, Altice U.S. to stop offering CableCARD to customers
The providers are taking an initial step to move away from a piece of hardware that allowed subscribers to watch digitally-encrypted TV channels using third-party set-top boxes.
FCC drops rule requiring cable companies to provide CableCARDs
The rule was intended to foster competition and innovation in the consumer cable box space, but the FCC admits that never happened.