Tag: Cable

  • YouTube TV Has the Most Satisfied Customers

    YouTube TV Has the Most Satisfied Customers

    YouTube TV is the top dog when it comes to happy live TV streaming customers, according to J.D. Power’s 2023 U.S. Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study. The service sported a rating of 795 on the data analytics company’s 1,000-point scale. Hulu + Live TV came in second place with 785 points.  That result is a…

  • Sinclair, J.P. Morgan Seek To Dismiss $1.5 Billion Bally Sports Lawsuit

    Sinclair, J.P. Morgan Seek To Dismiss $1.5 Billion Bally Sports Lawsuit

    Sinclair Broadcast Group and J.P. Morgan filed motions to dismiss the $1.5 billion lawsuit from bankrupt Diamond Sports Group, which manages the Bally Sports regional cable networks.  In August, Diamond alleged that the decisions Sinclair made to pay back its creditors “milked” the company out of $1.5 billion in much-needed funds. Diamond also sued J.P.…

  • Hulu + Live TV Sees Huge Bump in Signups After Spectrum-Disney Fight

    Hulu + Live TV Sees Huge Bump in Signups After Spectrum-Disney Fight

    Hulu + Live TV saw a 60% spike in subscribers after Charter Spectrum dropped Disney-owned networks on August 31. The day before, Spectrum warned customers that they could lose channels like ESPN, FX, Freeform, Natgeo, Disney Channel and Baby TV as well as multiple local ABC channels. With college football season ramping up, cutting off cable…

  • Cable Internet Weaker Than Expected as Fiber and 5G Home Internet Dominates Growth

    Cable Internet Weaker Than Expected as Fiber and 5G Home Internet Dominates Growth

    The past few years has shown that having a quick, reliable internet connection is a must-have. As a result, consumers are increasingly fleeing cable for newer and faster alternatives. That’s according to study conducted by RVA LLC on behalf of the Fiber Broadband Association, part of an annual study that looks at the changing dynamics…

  • Cable & Satellite Lost Around 1.45M Customers in Q1 2022

    Cable & Satellite Lost Around 1.45M Customers in Q1 2022

    Leichtman Research Group, Inc. reported that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. including Comcast, Spectrum, DIRECTV, and others, lost about 1.45 million net video subscribers in Q1 2022. That number includes both cable and satellite providers, as shown in the chart below. Top cable providers had a net loss of about 825,000 video subscribers…

  • Study: Cable and Satellite Providers Lost Over 1.33 Million Subscribers in Q3 2021

    Study: Cable and Satellite Providers Lost Over 1.33 Million Subscribers in Q3 2021

    According to data from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost about 650,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2021. That number includes cable, satellite, and live TV streaming services. Without the gains from live TV streamers, the data shows that cable and satellite lost 1.33 million customers for the quarter. Leichtman…

  • AT&T SportsNet and Root Sports Have Been Removed from Dish TV

    AT&T SportsNet and Root Sports Have Been Removed from Dish TV

    Regional sports networks AT&T SportsNet and Root Sports were removed from Dish TV today. Dish customers will no longer have access to AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, and Root Sports Northwest. “The current RSN model is fundamentally broken,” said Brian Neylon, group president, DISH TV. “This model requires nearly all customers to pay…

  • Top Cable and Pay TV Providers Lost 1.23 Million Customers in Q2

    Top Cable and Pay TV Providers Lost 1.23 Million Customers in Q2

    The largest pay TV providers in the U.S. lost about 1,230,000 net video customers in the second quarter of 2021, according to Leichtman Research Group. That number includes 587,649 cable losses from Comcast, Charter, Cox, Altice, Mediacom, Atlantic Broadband, and Cable One. Another 698,000 losses came from AT&T TV Premium TV, Dish TV, Verizon FiOS,…

  • Verizon Lost 62,000 Pay TV Subscribers in Q2 2021

    Verizon Lost 62,000 Pay TV Subscribers in Q2 2021

    Verizon reported its Q2 performance on Wednesday. In the report, the company showed a 62,000 net loss for Fios Video. Verizon made up for those losses with broadband additions for the quarter, adding 92,000 Fios Internet customers in Q2. In the report, Verizon noted that it will continue to offer new and existing customers more…

  • ATVA Files FCC Notice Against Cox Media Group

    ATVA Files FCC Notice Against Cox Media Group

    As Cox-owned local channels remain dark on AT&T TV and DirecTV, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) has taken its response to the disagreement one step further and has filed a letter with the FCC. Just after the blackout began, ATVA spokeswoman Jessica Kendust responded by saying that removing the channels just before the Super Bowl…