The ongoing saga of the cable vs streaming tug-of-war (which has had mostly the streaming side winning for more than a year now, as the cable industry keeps bleeding subscribers) continues to garner >>
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If coronavirus delays the NFL, a third of cable subscribers say they’ll cancel
ESPN’s ratings are down in a major way right now, thanks to the fact that the coronavirus pandemic means no professional sports games are being played right now. A new survey reveals another >>
Shockingly, Congress passed a law banning one of the cable industry’s most despised practices
It’s no secret at this point that Big Cable is a dying industry, hemorrhaging so many paying subscribers and jacking up prices on those poor souls who remain that the industry will have >>
Cable TV subscriber losses in 2020 could top the populations of Chicago and Houston combined
This new chapter of the Streaming Wars that we’re in, with Netflix continuing to crush it and new streamers on the way from Disney, HBO’s parent company, and others, one of the things >>
Netflix usage surpassed cable and satellite TV for the first time in 2018
The streaming video landscape is definitely going to look more interesting — and fragmented — than ever as 2019 continues to unfold, with established names like Netflix and Hulu continuing to grab market >>
Cable bills are soaring, with some consumers paying almost $1,300 a year as a result
Consumers are cutting the cord in droves and increasingly replacing traditional cable TV packages with skinny bundles and streaming options. And, of course, in the face of that existential threat, what do cable >>
‘Skinny TV’ isn’t going to save the cable industry from cord cutting
Cord cutting is happening faster than anyone predicted, and it’s taking down the big cable companies with it. AT&T lost nearly 400,000 traditional cable subscribers last quarter, more than even the most pessimistic forecasts. The >>
2017 will likely be the worst year ever for cable TV as cord cutting continues
If you ever wanted proof that cord cutting is more than just a fad, look no further than cancellation numbers for pay TV subscriptions. In 2016, Bloomberg reported that cable, satellite and telecom >>
