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.
Optimum
Optimum launches low-cost streaming TV package
Altice U.S. has unveiled a new low-cost streaming TV package for its Optimum Internet subscribers.
Optimum drops Bally Sports, but subscribers can still stream games
Optimum said it wasn’t fair that customers pay more for Bally Sports channels while the fate of regional sports networks is up in the air.
Connecticut AG sues Altice over Optimum Internet fees, service speeds
The state’s attorney general takes issue with a little-disclosed $6 surcharge that appears on Optimum Internet customer bills.
Altice loses 62,000 pay television customers during Q4 2023
The number of residential customers paying for Altice’s Optimum TV was 2.172 million at the end of 2023, the company revealed this week.
Altice lowering Optimum broadband Internet prices
Altice is lowering the standard price of its Optimum fiber-based Internet service, with some customers seeing a reduction of their bills by 20 percent.
Optimum appoints Jennifer Garrett as Chief Marketing Officer
Telecommunications service provider Optimum says it has appointed Jennifer Garrett to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, starting Tuesday.
Federal broadband program benefitting more urban households than rural customers
Only around 15 percent of the ACP’s 20 million benefits recipients come from rural areas, according to the FCC.
Optimum extends agreement for NFL Network, NFL RedZone
Optimum says it has reached a deal to continue offering NFL Network and NFL RedZone to video customers over the next few years.
Altice avoids carriage dispute between Optimum, Fox
Altice and Fox were able to reach a deal that averted a carriage dispute that had the potential to impact nearly 3 million Optimum subscribers.