Cable & Satellite News

QUESTION: If you were to start from scratch with a TV system in your home, how would you do it? We subscribe to Comcast's very basic programming level but are considering alternatives, including smart TVs that can display programs available online through our Mac Pro laptop.

The annual Information Sector report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index shows that customers are happier with telecommunication services and technologies than they were a year ago.

The alert we received on Monday warned us not to tip off Sanislo Elementary librarian Craig Seasholes that CenturyLink rep Sue Anderson would be visiting the school with a surprise for him - a big $5,000 check as part of the CL/Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Teachers & Technology grant program .

Vodafone NZ lost 7,000 mobile customers in the first three months of this year - its ninth straight quarterly decline.

On Thursday, Pandora Media Inc will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise.

Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.

J.D. Torian says his blood, sweat and tears for the past eight years have been invested in making Austin's Pizza a success and now with a sudden phone service problem, his livelihood and that of 225 employees is in jeopardy.

Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Needham & Company raised their price target on shares of ViaSat from $50.00 to $66.00 in a research note to investors on Friday.

Flash Flood Watch expires at 7:00 PM on 5/21, issued at 9:29 AM Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

AT&T has announced a suite of home-security and home-automation services in the Twin Cities to complement its familiar wireless voice and data offerings.

Charter Communications increased 8 percent in the American Customer Satisfaction Index in the past year, finishing with an overall score of 64 out of 100, second behind Cox Communications.

Charlie Ergen, the chairman of U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp , has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's wireless airwaves, a source close to Ergen told Reuters.

The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

The WGA West has called a noontime picket and rally in support of striking writers on Fashion Police , the union announced in an email to members.

The company also added 277,000 subscribers through its worldwide partnerships with multisystems operators, primarily Virgin Media.

AT&T is enhancing its South Carolina network staff with plans to hire 70 new employees as it looks to expand both its wireless LTE network and wireline U-verse services throughout the state.

Ruma Chopra talked about her book Unnatural Rebellion: Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution .

A new Apple HDTV concept video has surfaced online, imagining what Apple's long-rumoured television, dubbed iTV, could look like, and the features it could bring to our living rooms.

It's been high times for Sirius XM Radio . After posting another 5-year high and gaining over 3 percent for the week, the satellite radio company closed on Friday at the goalpost mark of $3.50. Meanwhile, Google showed it had a streaming radio service up its sleeve and unleashed its "All Access" package in advance of any iRadio service.