McCain Vs. Cable

Comcast SportsNet Houston faces yet another obstacle: A la carte pricing changes the game

By Bill Van Rysdam

05.24.13 | 1:59 pm

The way you pay for cable television may soon change if Sen. John McCain gets his way. The Arizona senator has introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act which would allow consumers to subscrib ...

Shoot 'em up

Comcast yanks a Houston-area gun shop's machine gun commercials off the air

By Whitney Radley

02.22.13 | 12:13 pm

The issue of firearms is nothing if not contentious, and a recent advertising policy change at Comcast has one Houston-area gun store up in arms.  "[The Arms Room has] been doing comm ...

CultureMap Video

Highlights of Hidden Houston: The 10 most surprising stories of the city

By Joel Luks

01.02.13 | 11:03 am

What are trending topics among Houstonians? Parsing through Houston's Voice's most watched videos of 2012 offers a clue at what denizens of this growing metropolis find interesting, worth w ...

Tech time

Skype comes to TV: Comcast offers popular video calling service in HD

By Braden Doyle

06.24.12 | 8:30 am

Increasingly, your computer can do anything your TV can do. But now Comcast is turning the tables on its computer competitors by offering Skype on TV. After introducing the popular video callin ...

Video on demand

Comcast ushers in new partners to establish virtual meeting place with Houston's Voice

By Joel Luks

06.07.12 | 3:31 pm

In a world where social media and online communications reign, Comcast believes Houston is in dire need of a virtual meeting place, one that gives prominence to the vox populi living in this mishma ...

CultureMap Connect: Lunch & Learn

06.06.12

CultureMap's quarterly lunch series explores advanced techniques in the digital sphere and social media suitable for marketers, publicists and business professionals. This "Lunch & Lea

A sidewalk destination

Will a new Comcast SportsNet studio save the struggling Houston Pavilions?

By Whitney Radley

03.08.12 | 6:18 am

Mayor Annise Parker, always glad to be the bearer of good news, announced Houston's newest triumph at a windy press conference at the Houston Pavilions on Wednesday. Parker hinted at a year ...

For Locals by locals

From Comcast with love: New online community gives voice to Houston's hidden treasures

By Joel Luks

03.04.12 | 3:36 pm

Diversity may be deemed one of Houston's greatest strengths, but some of the city's treasures are hidden from the masses. Newcomers and some long-time residents remain unaware — and d ...

The Revolt

The secrets of Diddy's new TV network: How Sean Combs plans to make Comcast cool

By Karen Labuca

02.28.12 | 4:28 pm

A renaissance man never stops working and in Sean "Diddy" Combs' case, we already know him as a Grammy-winning hip-hop pioneer, clothing designer, occasional actor, product endorser, ...

Wait, where's the line?

Comcast's new Xfinity stores aim for an Apple Store experience — and Katy's the first test market

By Tyler Rudick

02.12.12 | 12:12 pm

Those brutal lines at the cable store soon could be a thing of the past, as the nation's largest cable and Internet provider aims to transform its customer experience. And it's all ...