Verizon is accusing Cablevision of infringing on its patents for digital set-top boxes, as competition for video subscribers in the New York area heats up. In a complaint filed with the U.S ...

A Consumerist reader looking to hook up basic service to a cable-ready TV was told by Cablevision that a converter box would be needed "no matter what." ...

One converter box is needed for every household television. There is no monthly fee for the free box offered by Cablevision, but each additional box would be a monthly fee of $6.50.

Comcast and Time Warner Cable on Thursday threw their support behind fellow cable operator Cablevision's plan to offer a digital video recording service that can replace DVR boxes. The proposed ...

If you're a Cablevision subscriber, you can fire up your set-top box and choose Hulu from amongst the channel offerings as if it, too, were an ordinary channel. This marks a big milestone for Hulu ...

Cablevision Systems is now delivering Hulu to cable TV customers through their set-top boxes — the first time the Internet-video service is available directly through a pay-TV platform.

Pretty soon, Cablevision customers won’t need a set-top box or any extra hardware to stream Hulu. The company has signed an agreement with Hulu that will make it the first cable provider to ...

To get there, they need to open up those boxes. No wonder cable providers are fighting. Despite declining viewership and the threat of cord cutters , cable TV is still a cash cow. And it’s easy.

Netflix is in talks with cable TV companies, including Comcast and Suddenlink Communications, to get its streaming app on their set-top boxes, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Cable TV boxes spark an energy efficiency battle between the industry and conservationists, one that seems sure to spread.