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Cord Cutting Today: Cable TV’s Decline Deepens as YouTube TV Surges and Spectrum Keeps Losing Subscribers
Today in Cord Cutting Today for April 27, 2026, we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: The End of Cable TV. You can find links to each story we talk about below this video. Please subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CordCuttersNewsClips Spectrum is Once…
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5G Home Internet Is About to Get Supercharged into 6G Internet, Helping Bring True Competition to Cable Internet
Samsung is working on new ideas for 6G wireless networks that could make high-speed home internet more widely available and reliable. The company sees fixed wireless access, or FWA, as one of the most important uses for the next-generation technology. FWA delivers broadband to homes and offices using radio waves instead of underground fiber cables.…
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What’s New This Week on Disney+ and Hulu For The Week of April 27, 2026
This week combines not only April and May, but Hulu and Disney+. Intertwined more than ever, here is everything you can watch from the two streamers in the following week. April 27 • American Idol (Season 9) (ABC) – Streaming live at 8/7c • Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (Disney+ Original) – New Episodes…
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The NFL Meets with the FCC as It Launches an Investigation into Its TV Deals
The National Football League has taken a proactive step in Washington by sitting down with senior officials at the Federal Communications Commission to defend its approach to distributing games across traditional television and streaming platforms, according to The Wall Street Journal. The meeting, which the league initiated, occurred earlier this month and signals the NFL’s…
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Verizon Added 341,000 Fiber Internet Customers As Comcast & Spectrum Both Lost Internet Customers
Verizon Communications reported strong growth in its broadband business during the first quarter of 2026, adding 341,000 internet customers as major cable providers continued to shed subscribers in a shifting telecommunications landscape. The gains marked a notable divergence in the industry, with traditional cable operators like Comcast and Spectrum losing subscribers amid ongoing pressure from…
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Spectrum Wants to Keep Buying Up Other Cable TV Companies
Spectrum, the consumer brand of Charter Communications, continues to pursue an aggressive strategy of growth through mergers and acquisitions in the cable television sector, positioning itself as a leading consolidator amid intensifying competition from streaming services, fiber providers, and wireless alternatives. During its first-quarter 2026 earnings call last week Friday, company leadership highlighted a clear…
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Blackouts of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations Becoming More Common & It’s Likely Coming To Your TV Service Soon
Blackouts of local television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC have become an increasingly familiar disruption for millions of American households. What was once an occasional inconvenience tied to short-term contract expirations has evolved into a pattern of prolonged outages that stretch for weeks or even months. The latest examples illustrate the trend…
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Watch Every 2026 WNBA Preseason Game for Free With No Subscription Required
The WNBA is expanding access to its preseason once again, announcing that all 18 games in the 2026 slate will be available to stream for free, continuing a strategy aimed at bringing more fans into the league at a time of rising interest. The full preseason schedule runs from April 25 through May 3, with…
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Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune Are Now on Hulu With Weekly New Episodes
Hulu now has the long-running game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune to its streaming library, giving subscribers instant access to both current episodes and extensive archives of past seasons. The move brings two of television’s most enduring programs to on-demand viewing, allowing fans to watch at their convenience rather than relying on traditional broadcast…
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Americans Are Losing Patience With Their Internet, and These States Are Complaining the Most
Internet service has become one of those everyday essentials people barely think about until it stops working. When the video freezes, the bill jumps, or the connection drops right as a show starts buffering, patience disappears fast. A new study analyzing FCC consumer complaint data from 2016 through 2026 shows that frustration is not evenly…
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Pluto TV Now Has 15 Live Free True Crime Channels
From real-life investigations to courtroom drama and long-running crime series, Pluto TV has quietly built one of the largest free true crime streaming lineups available today. And like everything on Pluto, it’s completely free to watch. The service features a wide mix of curated true crime channels, franchise-based streams, and nonstop programming built around some…
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5 YouTube TV Pro Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Subscription in 2026
I’ve been a long-time YouTube TV subscriber since the very first day the service launched, giving me years of hands-on experience to truly master its features, uncover hidden capabilities, and refine my viewing habits along the way. Through countless hours of streaming live sports, binge-watching favorite shows, and managing multiple profiles and recordings, I’ve developed…
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Peacock Lost Over $432 Million in Just Three Months
Comcast Corporation delivered mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2026, showcasing resilience in its content and entertainment segments while navigating persistent pressures in its traditional connectivity business. The media giant posted total revenue of 31.5 billion dollars, marking a 5.3 percent rise from the same period a year earlier. This performance exceeded Wall…
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Saw Their Viewership Jump At the Same Time Cable TV Dropped to Just 20% of All Viewership
According to Nielsen ratings figures compiled by the TV Grim Reaper, cable television viewership declined by 3.2 percent across 2026. During the same period, streaming services recorded a 4.5 percent increase in viewership. Yet broadcast TV saw its viewership jump 0.5% compairred to the same period one year ago. This comes from Nielsen Gauge Data…
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34 Years Ago Today, the Final Episode of “Who’s the Boss?” Aired Marking the End of an Era
Thirty-four years ago today, on April 25, 1992, television history was made as the beloved sitcom Who’s the Boss? aired its final episode on ABC, closing the curtain on an eight-season run that captivated audiences with its humor, heart, and groundbreaking take on family dynamics. The show, which premiered on September 20, 1984, became a…
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