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Roku Dips Below $50, Adds HBO GO

Roku, which pretty much invented the cheap, easy-to-use Internet TV streaming box, is the sort of scrappy startup which you might have assumed would get steamrolled by mammoth competitors early on.

Instead, it’s continued to do well even as Apple and Google have muscled in on its territory—in part because it’s a fine product, in …

Netflix Becoming Largest Subscription Entertainment Company

Chances are, you’re paying for both cable and Netflix but recent data suggests that more people are doing the latter than the former. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s paid subscriber base should surpass 23 million, besting the 22.8 million of leading cable provider Comcast. Sirius XM’s also up there with 20 million subscribers loyal …

HBO To De-Bundle, Go Online?

HBO is reported to be considering stepping outside of existing cable packages and offering itself as a stand-alone service in order to raise its current subscriber base – and if that doesn’t work, it just might abandon television altogether. The surprise news came from Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, who told an audience at the UBS Global …