Tag: Cable TV
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Another Cable TV Company is Shutting Down Its TV Service, Joining a Growing List of Cable TV Companies Getting Out of TV
Last week, we learned that the cable TV company WOW! would be shutting down its TV service this summer and replacing it with YouTube TV. Now thanks to a tip from our readers that Wikes Communications and its RiverStreet Networks have also shut down their cable TV service in Virginia and North Carolina. Now instead…
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Almost No One is Watching Cable TV During Primetime Anymore
The top ten networks are struggling to reach a few million combined, and a good chunk of those numbers are attributed to sports programming.
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The 4th Largest Cable TV Company is Considering Outsourcing Its TV Service In New Markets
Recently multiple smaller cable TV companies have recently shut down their TV services and have, in some cases, outsourced it to services like YouTube TV. Now according to Atlice USA, which operates under the brand Optimum, is looking at outsourcing its TV service in new markets. Update: We have updated this story to clarify that…
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The Average Cable TV Customer Now Pays Over $146 a Month Just For TV, Not Counting Internet
Recently we have been hearing about how cord cutting now costs more than cable TV, but a new report from Scripps Network puts that claim to rest. According to a survey Scripps Network conducted, the average cable TV customer now pays $146.2 a month for just TV, both with cable and streaming services. It has…
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Cable TV Has a Huge Problem Its Viewers Are Getting Older, Even For Traditionally Kids Focused Networks
Cable TV has a huge problem and that is the fact that its average user is aging rapidly. Increasingly even on kids networks the average age of cable TV veiwers are aging. A good example of this is Cartoon Network which advertises itself as targeting a core audience of boys and girls aged 6-12, now…
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Comcast & Spectrum May Soon Have to Disclose All Their Hidden Fees Thanks to The FCC
For years cable companies like Spectrum and Comcast have advertised one price, but in the terms and conditions, you will find a ton of additional fees and taxes. Now the FCC is proposing new rules that would require cable companies like Comcast and Spectrum to fully disclose the final cost of their service before someone…
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Does Cord Cutting Cost More Than Cable TV? We Breakdown The Numbers
If you have been online in the last year or so, you have likely seen memes, especially on Facebook, that suggest that cord cutting costs are the same or more than cable TV. For example, one I saw this week said that Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Sling TV, and Netflix cost the same as Cable.…
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This Cable TV Company Is Going Streaming Only & Shutting Down Its Traditional TV Service
Cord cutting and streaming have been taking off recently. Inflation is driving many to look for cheaper ways to watch TV. It is also driving cable TV companies to look for ways to save money on also save money. Now to help address cord cutting and help cut costs, Sparklight Cable (also known as Cable…
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Cable TV Network Blackouts Will Become More Common In 2023
Are you sick of blackouts preventing you from watching your favorite show? Earlier this week YouTube TV didn’t renew its contract with MLB Network. Sadly 2023 may be a year full of them as cable companies cut back on huge price hikes demanded by content owners. In the past, it has not been unusual for…
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Only 1 of The Top 10 Best Shows of 2022 Aired on Cable TV
Been thinking of going back to cable TV? It may surprise you to learn that 9 of the top 10 best TV shows of 2022, according to USA Today, air only on streaming services. Not only that, the only show that did air on cable TV is show is available on Hulu the very next…