Tag: Cable TV
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The 4th Largest Cable TV Company’s CEO Says Cable TV is Broken
Yesterday Altice USA, the 4th largest cable TV company in the United States, reported their earnings that included 77,600 fewer cable TV subscribers. Now, the CEO, Dennis Mathew, opened up about cable TV and how the model is broken. During the earnings call when asked about the Spectrum deal with Disney, Dennis Mathew said, “The…
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Cord Cutting Saves Americans On Average Over $64 a Month
One of the biggest arguments around cord cutting is the question of whether can you still save money by streaming vs cable TV. Now, thanks to a few studies we can get a good idea of how much money cord cutters can save on average. Earlier this month, a new report from the Leichtman Research Group, we…
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The Death of Cable TV? A Key Player is Looking to Get Out of Cable TV
When it comes to cable TV there are many companies that you may not know about but are very important to how cable TV works. One of these companies is Harmonic Inc a company that builds many of the important pieces of equipment that make cable TV work. Today, Harmonic Inc announced its earnings and…
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The FTC Wants to Ban Hidden Fees That Comcast & Spectrum Use To Hide The True Cost of TV – Here is Everything You Need to Know
This, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ban hidden fees and bogus fees that are used to drive up the cost of a service higher than advertised. This practice has been very common in cable TV for years. Cable companies will advertise one price for TV but include a long list of fees,…
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2023 The Year Cable TV Died? It Is Starting To Look That Way
2023 has been a rough year for cable TV, but could it be remembered as the year cable TV died? Recently Nexstar the largest owner of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations, said they expect cable TV losses to slow and even come to a stop. The truth though is that it is starting to…
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5 Cable TV Companies Have Shut Down TV Service Or Moved To Streaming TV In 2023 Including Spectrum
This week, we learned that Spectrum will be switching its focus from traditional cable TV to streaming only. Current Spectrum customers can keep their TV service, but new customers will be pushed to the company’s new streaming platform using the Xumo streaming boxes. Spectrum is not alone in this move, as several other cable TV…
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YouTube TV is More Popular With Football Fans Than Hulu, DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, & Fubo Combined According to New Survey
This week, The Athletic, which is owned by the New York Times, released a survey of college football fans. In the survey, they looked at their favorite networks, announcers, and more, all related to college football. According to a survey from The Athletic, YouTube TV is the favorite streaming service for sports fans according to…
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32% of Cable TV Bills Are For ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, & RSNs, Now Broadcasters Want More Money From Comcast, Spectrum & More
For years, we have seen the cost of TV going up, and two of the main causes of that are broadcast TV channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, along with RSNs. Now these companies want more money that will likely drive up the cost of cable TV. Now, according to Gray Television the second…
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The Death of The Cable TV Hidden Fee? The FTC Wants to Ban Hidden Fees That Hide The True Cost Of TV
Today, the FTC proposed a new rule that would ban hidden fees and bogus fees that are used to drive up the cost of a service higher than advertised. This practice has been very common in cable TV for years. Cable companies will advertise one price for TV but include a long list of fees,…
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Here Are The 10 Cable TV Networks Most Likely to Shut Down First, Including Nickelodeon, FreeForm, FXX, & More
Recently a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence analyst Scott Robson listed the channels he thinks are most likely to shut down. So I decided to take my almost 10 years of experience covering cord cutting at cable TV to list the top 10 channels I think are most likely to shut down and why.…