Charter’s new streaming service is just as bad as cable
Following a limited test run last year, Charter is reportedly rolling out its new streaming TV service, the generically-named Spectrum TV Choice, to all its …
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YouTube TV is adding CNN, NBA basketball and the MLB – but it’ll cost you
YouTube TV is one of the best cord-cutting cable alternatives out there as it currently stands. The pricing and channel line-up is in line with …
ESPN confirms its upcoming streaming service is going to majorly suck
Next month, Disney will launch ESPN Plus, a long-awaited streaming service tied to ESPN‘s impressive sports lineup. But don’t go getting too excited yet, because …
Cord-cutter streaming services are off to a flying start, but how long can they last?
2017 was the year that live TV streaming services came out of the nerd corner and truly became mainstream. AT&T’s DirecTV Now, Hulu’s Live TV, …
Netflix is growing faster than anyone expected
Netflix added far more customers over the holidays than Wall Street analysts expected, the company announced as part of its quarterly earnings. Netflix added 8.33 …
At least 6 major providers are hiking pay TV prices – here’s what you can do about it
This will surely come as a shock, so we hope you’re sitting down: pay TV prices are rising. Crazy, right!? All joking aside, cable and …
Everyone hates cable TV, not just young people
The common narrative for cable companies is that cord-cutting is all the fault of those gosh-darn millenials. If they’d just stop pirating shows and sharing …
Cable companies are limiting password sharing as cord-cutting picks up speed
2017 has not been kind to cable companies. Cord-cutting is hitting new highs, as Netflix subscriptions have finally overtaken cable, and a million people are …
Live streaming TV is going to destroy cable, not save it
Streaming TV has had a stellar year. DirecTV Now, AT&T’s cord-cutting cable alternative, has signed up a million people thanks to some aggressive promotions, and …
Sorry, but cable TV won’t exist by 2030
A new report hit inboxes today that makes some bold claims about the future of cable TV. The Diffusion Group (TDG) estimates that by 2030, …
More people cut the cord last quarter than ever before
Cord-cutting is happening at speed. We already knew that, and cable companies have been prepping for a while. But one thing no-one foresaw is just how …
Streaming NFL football is about to get a lot easier
Watching NFL games without a cable subscription (or when you live out of market) is still a massive ordeal. You face expensive streaming packages, incomprehensive …
The definitive guide to watching NFL football without cable
Anyone who’s tried cutting the cord knows that watching live sports is the hardest thing to do without cable. Even getting every game with cable is challenging, …
A million people cut the cord in the last 3 months, and cable companies are worried
Cord-cutting, or at least the speed at which people are ditching pay TV, is on track to be the biggest upset of the year. There’s …
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 …
Hulu’s live TV service is here: $40 for 50 channels
2017 is already a good year for cord-cutters, and things are getting a little better starting today. Hulu just announced a “public beta” of its …
The oldest TV technology is getting popular again with cordcutters
We’ve all heard the term “cord cutting” more times than we can stand, but it often seems like, despite the fact that many cable and …
Here’s how much money your cable company actually loses when you unsubscribe
If you’ve been considering cutting your cord in order to stick it to your cable company, you might be surprised by just how little that …
Is Cord Cutting a problem? Apparently not for Comcast
For years, it was widely assumed that the cable industry was in the midst of a transition. Blindsided by streaming services from the likes of …
Verizon exec in charge of FiOS TV confesses that she cut the cord
When the executive in charge of your pay TV product admits publicly that she no longer pays for TV, it’s probably time to accept the fact …
Cord cutting isn’t about saving money – it’s about having choices
When cord cutting naysayers try to argue that killing your cable TV subscription is a bad idea, they often point out that you won’t save …
How much money does cutting the cord really save?
Though cable subscribers now have access to more channels than ever before, all of those viewing options come at a hefty price. Today, the average cable bill …
The Netflix Effect: Fewer viewers are opting to sign up for cable in the first place
With good reason, cable providers are worried that an increasing percentage of viewers are opting to cut the cord in favor of streaming services from the …
Cable companies’ TV business is going down the tubes, but broadband monopolies ensure their survival
Cord cutting is a real trend and it’s only accelerating. If you still need more evidence for this, look at a new Strategy Analytics study …
The free iPhone and Android app every cord cutter needs
Cord cutting isn’t just a buzz term anymore. It’s a trend, and it’s here to stay. Households in the United States and around the world …
