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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charter’s Spectrum Cable has announced changes for the way its customers can access video content going forward — both the shows ...

Today, consumers looking to take HDTV cable services must acquire an HDTV-compatible cable decoder box to view the new channels. This can come either directly from a local cable operator or from one ...

Q: Many television programs indicate they are “closed captioned” for the hearing impaired. What must one do to receive this service? A: You need a closed caption decoder, which looks like a cable box ...

PITTSFIELD —First it was South County, then it was Northern Berkshire, and soon it will be Pittsfield's turn. On Tuesday, Charter Spectrum will establish an all-digital signal in Pittsfield, something ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s hard to get excited about a cable box. It’s basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out. But it’s at the ...

LOCAL television decoder-box manufacturer UEC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Altech, has announced a series of orders worth R218m in Europe and the Middle East, and says it is confident that it will ...

Although the ink isn’t even dry on a new set of compatibility agreements for digital television receivers and digital cable services, one cable operator is preparing to take an HDTV service offer to ...