— -- Question: Comcast is converting my cable TV to all-digital. They say I'll need to get a cable box, but what if I only want to watch the local stations? Answer: Like many other cable ...

Panasonic and Comcast Announce Industry-First Agreement for Enhanced OCAP HD-DVR Set-Top Boxes and OCAP Software License. Panasonic, the principal U.S. subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Earlier this year, when Comcast began requiring that all but its most basic subscribers use a Comcast digital cable box to view programming, a few readers told me they'd found a workaround with ...

No, you're not watching a rerun of the digital-TV transition that ended analog over-the-air broadcasts in June. This time, cable subscribers -- the vast majority of U.S. viewers -- have to make ...

Xumo — the joint venture of Comcast and Charter Communications, the two biggest cable operators in the U.S. — is launching its first streaming set-top boxes for new video customers of Charter ...

Comcast has announced its highly-anticipated 4K-compatible cable box will be released sometime this year. Titled the Xi4, the set-top box is the latest revision of the X1 platform from Comcast.

Comcast, for now, will continue to use its X1 digital cable box, but news site CT Insider reports the company is adding more cable channels to its Xfinity Stream app that runs on the Xumo device.

Comcast to Sell Movies, TV Shows Through Its Cable Boxes. Media giant becomes first cable operator to offer digital copies for purchase. Getty Images ...

Comcast and Charter announced the Xumo joint venture last year, combining the Xumo free streaming service, Comcast tech, and cash to create what is effectively a next-generation cable box, with a ...

Comcast Corp (NSQ:CMCSA) plans to start selling movies for download and streaming through the cable operator's set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website, according to people with knowledge of the plan.