Comcast customers don’t have to worry about finding a new place to watch their favorite Disney-owned content for the next 10 years. Today, Comcast and The Walt Disney Company announced the signing of a new distribution agreement between the two companies. In addition to being able to watch a slew of ESPN, Disney and ABC more »

Hurricane Irene was thankfully not as devastating as it could have been. However, there were still some services outages that resulted from the pouring rain. Some Comcast customers for example experienced a loss of cable, internet and phone service for days. After some confusion, it seems that Comcast will credit at least some accounts affected by Irene.

Fox has made good on its promise to begin delaying new episodes of its shows by eight days to viewers who aren’t subscribed to cable, satellite or Hulu Plus. Attempting to watch the latest episode of Hell’s Kitchen on Hulu will result in a 90 second preview video unless you sign in with your Dish Network credentials. Dish Network is the only television provider Fox is working with at the moment.

Just when you thought it was safe to abandon cable in favor of an internet-dominated existence, Comcast comes along with an offer that’s tempting. Comcast is testing to see if offering a Motorola Xoom will get more customers to sign up.

Porn is something you wouldn’t think a cable company CEO would talk about. Even though porn brings in a lot of extra dollars, it’s one of those things that is too taboo for a lot of people. Interestingly enough, Time Warner’s CEO Glen Britt mentioned the demand (or lack thereof) for porn when discussing his company’s video on demand service during the companies Q2 2011 earnings conference call.

We’re starting to witness the beginning of a widespread television paywall. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but the days of watching new episodes the day after they air for free are limited. Fox recently announced it would delay the release of new episodes of its shows for eight days unless customers subscribe to Hulu Plus or Dish Network. Chances are Fox will gain the support of other major cable providers. How long before the other networks follow suit?

A lot of people (myself included) have cut the cable cord in favor of internet-fueled media consumption. The logic that led to this decision was simple. The way I saw it, I never watched that many television shows on cable anyway. I could just go online and watch them the next day while saving money at the same time. Well, the networks have gotten wise to devious little plans such as this. Fox for example, will soon delay the online releases of some of its shows for customers who don’t pay for television service.

Snakebyte is known for creating gaming peripherals such as game-themed controllers and headsets for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. At E3 2011 next month, snakebyte will debut a new kind of HDMI cable that is infused with Darbee Visual Presence technology. This technology is said to convert 2D images into 3D images.

As internet connection speeds increase and technology gets more sophisticated, the public is discovering new ways to consume media. For a good example of this, look at Netflix. Netflix currently accounts for almost 30 percent of downstream internet traffic in the United States. Netflix can be viewed on a computer, phone, tablet, game console, Blu-ray player, Roku and it’s even built into some televisions. Services such as Netflix helped create the idea of cable cord-cutting. That means that more people are cancelling their cable television service in favor of video services the internet has to offer.

Elgato revealed a new product today that will let you stream television content to a PC or Mac over a Wi-Fi connection. The HDHomeRun works with homes that receive television channels through a cable connection or a TV antenna. One end of the HDHomeRun screws into the wall and the other end is plugged into the unit. When that’s done, an Ethernet cable is plugged into the HDHomeRun and a router. That’s all it takes to get free HDTV beamed across your home.