How cable bundles are being torn apart bit by bit
Cable companies may be loathe to admit it, but their incredibly profitable bundle packages that are hated by many consumers are slowly dying out. The …
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10 apps cord cutters can’t live without
So let’s say you’ve decided to cut the cord on your expensive pay TV service and get all your favorite shows over the Internet. Which apps …
Cord cutters unite: Pay TV providers lost subscribers for first time ever in 2013
The pay TV industry may not be sweating the cord cutting trend just yet but for the first time in 2013 it had a reason …
Surprise: Giving ISPs everything they want hasn’t created a broadband paradise
One thing we’ve heard and will continue to hear over the next several months is that the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger will be an …
How ISPs are working to keep you stuck with their slow service
Internet service providers are notoriously reluctant to build out faster services in rural parts of the United States — after all, building infrastructure is hard …
Pay TV companies make their customers curse more than any other
Have you ever dropped a profane four-letter word when dealing with your cable or satellite TV provider? If so then you aren’t alone… in fact, …
Cable companies’ new strategy: Embrace cord cutting?
While cord cutting isn’t yet a threat to cable companies’ profits, many in the industry can see where the market is headed and seem to …
A la carte cable arrives at last… in Canada
Is a la carte cable really a “farce” as 21st Century Fox CEO Chase Carey claims? Well we’re about to find out because our neighbors …
21st Century Fox CEO to cable critics: Bundles are good for you
It seems that everyone hates cable bundles these days, including the creators of South Park who recently ridiculed cable companies as nipple-rubbing monopolist greedheads intent …
U.S. subscribers explain why they hate their ISPs
It’s no secret that most Americans really don’t like their Internet service providers and now Ars Technica has reached out to its reader base to …
Behold: Cable companies release the worst anti-cord cutting campaign of all time
Are you a cable TV subscriber who might be considering cutting the cord? Did you already take the leap and dump your TV service? Cable …
Cable companies may be finally hearing cord cutters’ footsteps
Cable companies have shown no signs of concern over cord cutting so far and it’s easy to see why: Even customers who ditch their home …
Cable companies are making too much money to bother with 1Gbps service
Whenever you see an industry with high profits and low customer satisfaction ratings, it’s a good bet that it doesn’t face the same kinds of …
Yet another poll shows cable companies’ reputations are in the gutter
As we’ve observed before, cable companies are not popular in the United States. Various surveys have shown that cable companies have even lower customer satisfaction …
Pay TV services bleed subscribers in ‘worst 12 month stretch ever’
Cord-cutting has become even more of a headache for pay television providers over the past year. The Wall Street Journal points us to a new …
How one senator plans to break up the cable cartels
Congress is America’s least-liked political institution but it could score some points with the public if it takes on one of America’s least-liked industries. The …
Charter CEO ‘surprised’ customers are shunning his pay TV service
Cable CEOs don’t seem to understand why more and more customers are shunning their pay TV services. The Wall Street Journal reports that Charter Communications CEO Tom …
Top cable lobbyist urges more ISPs to slap users with data caps
Do you like being able to stream Netflix movies at home without worrying about going over a monthly broadband cap? Well too bad — National Cable …
A beginner’s guide to cord cutting
If you’re like a lot of people, then you may be less-than-happy with your cable TV provider. The good news is that you can now …
Netflix looking to add service to U.S. cable companies
Netflix has been the movie and TV streaming service to beat for years, but the company continues to explore potential avenues for expansion. Bloomberg reports that …
Cable companies lost another 1.8 million pay TV subscribers in Q2
It may take a while but it seems that the pay TV business is gradually going the way of dial-up Internet. Business Insider points us to …
Yet another survey shows that cable companies are America’s most hated
This may be surprising, but most Americans really don’t like their cable companies. CNET reports that research firm Temkin Group has just released a massive customer satisfaction …
The Internet is setting up Pay TV for a long, slow death
Yes, cable companies are still making money hand-over-fist on their pay television services but they’re doing it by squeezing more revenues out of a shrinking …
Cable companies mull ditching sports stations to cut customers’ bills
Believe it or not, cable companies are actually trying to think of ways to lower their customers’ bills. The Wall Street Journal reports that cable …
Cable TV execs start pushing for nationwide duopoly
If there’s one industry that needs less competition, it’s clearly the cable industry. The Wall Street Journal reports that Liberty Media CEO John Malone and …
Cord-cutting catches on: 60 million Americans now rely on free over-the-air TV
Cash-strapped Americans looking to save some money on their monthly bills are increasingly ditching pay television and relying on free over-the-air television instead. GigaOM points …
Why cable companies aren’t scared of you dropping your pay TV service
Cord cutting is a real phenomenon in terms of both paid television services and home broadband Internet services. But cable companies aren’t scared just yet because …
The latest cord cutting trend: Ditch pricey home broadband for LTE, free Wi-Fi
Why bother paying for wired Internet if you can get by on your mobile data plan and free Wi-Fi hotspots? The Wall Street Journal reports …
How cable companies offset cord cutters by squeezing more money from Internet customers
Yes, the major cable companies are losing paid television subscribers and yes, they have stunningly low customer satisfaction ratings. But as The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson …
ABC yanks newer episodes off Hulu, will be available for cable customers only
ABC isn’t taking kindly to Hulu subscribers who are watching its shows online instead of paying for monthly cable services. The New York Times reports …
