Tag: Cable
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The Future of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations Looks Bleak As Cable TV Network Blackouts Become More Frequent
It’s likely that we’ll continue to see feuds between cable resulting in local TV station blackouts in 2024 as cord cutting grows. According to The Dallas Morning News, there have been 83 TV blackouts since the start of 2020. This year alone, we’ve seen blackouts as the result of respective disagreements between DIRECTV and Nextar…
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More People Are Considering Buying an Antenna To Watch News, Sports, TV Shows, and Movies
Even as cord cutters embrace streaming and a move away from old-fashioned cable TV plans, they’re also increasingly looking at something even older: an over-the-air TV antenna. Twenty percent of U.S. internet households own a TV antenna, according to research firm Parks Associates’ ATSC 3.0: Impact and Opportunity for Video Services industry report. It also found…
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Cable TV Companies Say the FCC’s Proposed Investigation Into Broadband Affordability Is ‘Inappropriate’
Cable TV companies are pushing back on the Federal Communications Commission proposal to look into the overall affordability of broadband. At its next congressionally required review of broadband deployment, the Commission wants to analyze internet service providers’ monthly prices, data overage charges, and other fees. The investigation could also create an affordability benchmark, which would…
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This Cable TV Company Shut Down Its TV and Internet Services Without Warning After Suddenly Going Out of Business
Bailey Cable TV, a company that serves over a dozen towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, suddenly shut down last week, according to WAFB. Bailey Cable TV customers said they received a recorded message that the company had shuttered after losing services on November 30. Customers won’t be billed for December, according to the message sent…
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Miss the Music Channels From Cable TV? You Can Now Stream Them For Just 99 Cents. Here’s How
Music Choice is offering a discounted subscription to its TV-based ad-free music service even if you don’t use cable – as long as you own the right television. You may not know the name Music Choice, but it’s the company that powers the music channels on most cable networks. In the past, you could only get…
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5G Home Internet Is Becoming a “Competitive Threat” to Traditional Cable Broadband As Availability Grows
Despite the uncertainty around what 5G home internet is capable of or where it’s going, the wireless technology has shaken up the broadband industry in the last two years. According to a report from consumer insights firm Horowitz Research, 67% of surveyed consumers who are subscribed to a 5G plan through providers like T-Mobile or…
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Super Bowl Ads on YouTube Reached 20% More Viewers Than Traditional TV
The Kansas City Chiefs weren’t the only winners at this year’s Super Bowl. Advertisers got a big boost in viewership by putting their commercials on YouTube Connected TV, or YouTube CTV, as well as linear TV. According to media measurement company Comscore, YouTube reached 88% of adults aged 18 to 49 with a Super Bowl…
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Beware of Antennas Claiming To Give You ‘Free’ Cable TV Networks Like CNN, ESPN, and Nickelodeon
If you’re shopping for TV antennas this holiday season, make sure the seller isn’t promising access to cable TV networks. Multiple Amazon listings for antennas falsely claim to offer customers channels that are only available with a subscription from a cable TV provider. Cord Cutters News spotted several product pages for antennas claiming customers can…
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Two Big Reasons Cable TV Companies Are Struggling To Gain Broadband Subscribers As 5G Explodes
When it comes to gaining broadband subscribers, cable companies are lagging behind 5G home internet and fiber providers. New data from New School Research indicates that cable as a product is not the problem. Instead, pricing strategy and customer support are core hindrances for cable’s growth. Cord cutting 2.0, or users looking for different home…
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Cable TV and Satellite ‘Risk Fading Into the Background Faster Than Anyone Expected’
A “chasm” is growing between live streaming services and cable and satellite providers when it comes to customer loyalty, according to J.D. Power’s Technology, Media, and Telecom Intelligence Report. Live TV streaming customers are only 12% likely to swap services in the next year. The odds of cable and satellite customers changing providers, however, is…