The commission votes Wednesday to end the "terrestrial loophole" that allowed cable operators to refuse local sports programming access to competitors. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

Basic cable networks have been facing the same audience fragmentation that broadcast networks have been facing since the 1980s. In 2009, ten basic cable networks reported percent double-digit audience ...

As studios prioritize streaming platforms, unscripted shows increasingly provide a rare return on investment for basic cable. By Mikey O'Connell The twilight of basic cable’s scripted era has arrived.

Comcast Corp. is cleaving off a huge chunk of its television portfolio to create a new company composed of its cable channels, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA Network. The Philadelphia-based cable giant ...

While Netflix and HBO Now offer tons of content online, neither makes a good replacement for live television—but don’t give up your streaming dreams. New services exist that do offer a good ...

ACUSHNET -- The cable television programming flap of early spring promises to become a summer issue as lively charges of censorship and intimidation were traded at last night's selectmen's meeting.