Two Cable TV Giants Are Merging In August

Spectrum aims to finalize its acquisition of Cox Media by mid-August. While regulatory hurdles remain, particularly in California, the move is expected to bolster Spectrum's subscriber count significantly. Changes to service, including customer login and potentially the introduction of streaming-based cable boxes, will happen gradually.

Roku users have reported widespread HDMI port errors causing distorted images and a failure to access local antenna channels without an internet connection. Roku has acknowledged these issues, with a fix for the antenna connectivity problem currently rolling out.

Reports suggest YouTube TV may integrate ESPN Unlimited by early August. The content will be directly accessible within the YouTube TV app, rather than requiring a separate login for the ESPN app, though an official timeline has not yet been confirmed.

Classic content is expanding on broadcast television. 'The Wizard of Oz' will return to MeTV in October, and a new network called 'Hasbro Legends' is launching, featuring shows like G.I. Joe and Transformers, though availability is currently limited to about 50% of the U.S.

Amazon is introducing an adaptive text size feature for Fire TV Stick 4K models to improve readability by optimizing how menu text fills the screen.