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May 10, 2016

HBO Cancels Screen On The Green (Again)

“As an ever-hopeful person, I still believe there’s a chance that Screen on the Green will return this summer,” says the president of Friends of Screen on the Green, which mobilized to save the series in 2009.

Jan 27, 2016

District Residents Watched A Record-Breaking Amount Of TV During Jonas

D.C.’s Comcast viewership spiked 56 percent on Saturday, compared to the previous week.

Apr 14, 2015

Vincent Orange Introduces Resolution Honoring…Comcast

For real.

Mar 31, 2014

New Study Says D.C. Leads Country in TV Binge-Watching

According to a new study commissioned by Comcast, D.C. leads the nation in binge-watching.

Feb 24, 2014

If You’re Reading This, You Probably Don’t Use Comcast (UPDATE)

It’s not clear how widespread the issue is.

Apr 15, 2013

Nationals Upgrade Stadium Internet Service So They Can Sell You Beer in Your Seat

The Nationals are upgrading their Internet service so you don’t have to leave your seat for snacks.

Jan 24, 2012

Fox 5 Apologizes for Ruining End of Awesome Football Game

Fox 5 apologized today for what it called “technical issues” that caused many Comcast subscribers to miss the tail end of Sunday’s championship game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.

Feb 18, 2011

Low-Income Areas of D.C. Pay More For Internet Service

According to a new report at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, people who live in low-income areas of Washington get far less bang-for-their-buck when it comes to internet service.

Nov 28, 2010

Massive Comcast Internet Outage Plagues D.C., East Coast

Comcast’s internet service went down on Sunday evening. (Of course, not that you’d have known it by looking at the company’s “Outage Check” website at any point last night.) Twitter blew up with complaints about the outage, and the service disruption is affecting a large portion of the East Coast.

Aug 23, 2010

Excuse Me While My Head Explodes

This morning’s “uh, wha?” comes courtesy of man-about-Bloomingdale Scott Roberts, who found this advertisement, created by Comcast to promote its controversial acquisition of NBC Universal and filmed at Big Bear Cafe.

 
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