Texas Woman Wins $229,500 from Time Warner Cable Because of Robocalls
Robocalls are the worst but I would gladly take 153 of them over the course of a year if it meant a quarter-million dollar judgment against Time Warner Cable.
Time Warner Cable Had a 12-Hour Wait for Customer Support on Fight Night
If you were hoping to watch the matchup between horrible man Floyd Mayweather and the less horrible Manny Pacquiao, it’s possible you had some trouble with your cable provider tonight. And if you were a Time Warner subscriber, customer support would get around to you sometime the morning after the fight.
Comcast’s takeover of Time Warner Cable, which was reportedly on life support after an FCC meeting Wednesday, is now officially dead. “Today, we move on,” Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said in a statement. Good.
The Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Is Dead, Probably
The FCC is very likely to block Comcast and Time Warner Cable, the reigning Worst Company in America and Most Hated Company in America, from completing their $45.2 billion super-megamorph into The Worst, Most Hated Company in America, a source familiar with the deal told Bloomberg today. Hey Comcast, have you tried…
Even Recording Your Comcast Calls Doesn't Seem to Help Anymore
Comcast, your back-to-back Worst Company in America champion, responded to a series of particularly egregious customer service screwups by putting a VP in charge of making the company's phone support a little less like the wrong side of the Acheron. It isn't working.
What's Time Warner Cable's Problem With This Gay Underwear Commercial?
After running on Time Warner cable this week in New York, this ad for the Nasty Pig clothing line was pulled from the air. The exact reasons are as yet unspecified, but speculating shouldn't be too hard.
This Poor Guy Has to Pay $20,000 for Terrible Time Warner Internet
A man living in upstate New York recently learned that if he wanted broadband internet access in his home, he'd have to pay for installation fees totaling $20,000. Even worse: his only option is fucking Time Warner.
Comcast: We'll Try to Stop Fucking You, But "It May Take Years"
After a string of high profile customer service cock-ups, Comcast has put an executive in charge of fixing the problem (or at least making it seem like the company actually cares). But Comcast can't just stop screwing over its customers overnight—it's going to take years.
Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Alert System, Where Companies Can Slow Your Internet If You Download Illegally
Hope you downloaded enough episodes of Game of Thrones Sunday night to last you the rest of your life; starting this week, the five major internet service providers (AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon and Time Warner Cable) have free rein to harass you with notices, block you from visiting certain websites, and even…
James Dolan Continues Screwing Over Hurricane Sandy Victims, for Money (UPDATE)
Earlier this month, James Dolan's Madison Square Garden Company drew fire when we revealed it was demanding all its New York City-area employees, many of whom were still suffering the damages of Hurricane Sandy, to either report to work or use their vacation time. Today, Dolan's other company, Cablevision, is taking…
America Spared Momentary Disruption of SportsCenter
Time Warner Cable and Disney "continue to negotiate" a fee agreement today, after a midnight deadline passed. But it looks like your ESPN and ABC is safe for now, TWC customers. Looking forward to the next dozen disputes like this!
• The cover of Vanity Fair's February issue will likely turn plenty of heads: It features a barechested Tiger Woods pumping iron. The photo by Annie Leibovitz was taken before the Woods sex scandal unfolded, however. [VF]
• Is New York Post editor Col Allan retiring? That's the rumor, although Allan says it's just…
Why Isn't Fox Gone From My TV Yet?
The great Time Warner Cable-Fox TV standoff continues. Though TWC threatened to stop broadcasting Fox's channels at midnight last night, the deadline has extended and negotiations are still under way—and nobody knows whether the Sugar Bowl will air!
The Pros and Cons of Losing Fox Channels from Your Cable
If News Corp. and Time Warner can't resolve their spat by tomorrow, Fox is pulling all of its channels from the cable system. Hmm... Is losing American Idol worth never having to see Glenn Beck again?
• You may not be able to tune into Fox as of tomorrow. The feud between News Corp. and Time Warner Cable has yet to be resolved, and if a deal isn't reached in the next day, you'll have to go elsewhere for your Simpsons reruns. [THR]
• There was no Christmas miracle for Harvey and Bob Weinstein this year. With Nine…
• Sad news, Tyra fans: This season will be her last, she says. [People]
• Avatar was No. 1 at the box office this weekend with $75 million in domestic receipts. The movie has raked in $617 million globally thus far. [THR]
• The game of chicken between Fox and Time Warner Cable continues. [USAT]
• MSNBC's new schedule…
• Golf Digest has decided to "suspend" Tiger Woods' monthly column. Will Condé Nast continue to pay him his $3 million-a-year salary? Unclear. [NYP]
• The Balloon Boy parents were sentenced to 90 days (him) and 20 days (her) today. For what it's worth, Richard Heene says he's "very, very sorry." [AP]
• Alexis Glick,…
• Charlie Gibson signed off as anchor of World News for the last time tonight. He's bidding goodbye to ABC News after a 34-year run. [ABC News, AP]
• More advertisers are fleeing from Tiger Woods; Tag Heuer is the latest. [NYP]
• The New York Times says its newsroom layoffs are done with. [Gawker, NYO]
• Twitter was…
Blessed Corporations Save LA Museum Film Program — For Now
The lights were set to go out on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's weekend film program. But then some deep-pocketed angels came down to give it a helping hand! Let us rejoice!
