Time Warner Cable will no longer market their HD services as “free” according to a company statement which followed a Better Business Bureaus recommendation. Multichannel reported yesterday The National Advertising Division found TMC had been using the term “free” for about two years when the price of HD service had actually become embedded in the price of its regular service. Therefore, it shouldn’t be called free. Full Story
The New York Times reported on Monday that what is currently free to be had by you and me (thank you Hulu!), might only be available by subscription tomorrow. Time-Warner Cable is leading the pack to make currently free VOD via web a thing of the past as soon as possible. Full Story
DISH Network suffered a 14-percent drop in shares this morning, after marketing partner AT&T decided it would end their contract next year in favor of rival satellite television provider DirecTV. On January 3, AT&T will start a multi-year agreement with DirecTV. Full Story
AT&T added 4 new HD (high-definition) channels to its U-verse service. Customers who subscribe to the U-400 package will now have access to at least 46 HD channels. The added channels include: USA Networks HD, Sci Fi Channel HD, Bravo HD, and CNBC HD.
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