Tag: Cable TV
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The Average Cable TV Bill is Now Over $200 a month
Still think cable TV is cheaper? According to a story from U.S. News, the average monthly cable TV package is now $217.42 a month, according to 2022 numbers. This comes as companies like Comcast, DIRECTV, and more have all announced price hikes and fee increases in 2023 that can easily have pushed that number up…
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Cable & Satellite Lost About 5.6 Million Customers in 2021
According to data from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. lost 4,689,244 net video subscribers in 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 5,558,171 customers by the end of the year. Leichtman says…
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Spectrum Will Increase TV Fees in March
Spectrum TV customers will see an increase in their bills, beginning next month. On March 18, 2022, Spectrum will be increasing broadcast TV fees and equipment fees. With the price hike, equipment fees will go up by $1 per month while broadcast TV fees will go up by just over $3 per month. Spectrum gave…
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Comcast Will Increase Cable Costs and Fees in January 2022
Comcast will be doing another round of price hikes at the beginning of the new year, with prices going up on cable, internet, and voice packages. The company is now notifying customers of the increases. With the price hike, Comcast Xfinity’s broadcast TV fee will increase, along with the regional sports fee. The fee to…
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Top Pay TV Providers Lost Nearly 1.9 Million Customers in Q1 2021
As more households trim their monthly entertainment budgets by cutting the cord and choosing on-demand streaming services, pay TV providers continue to see a decline in customers. Leichtman Research Group found that the largest pay TV providers in the US lost 1,895,646 video subscribers in Q1 2021. The report shows that the top cable providers…
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Dish Could See Largest TV Station Blackout in History
Nexstar Media Group is threatening to pull its channels from Dish, taking away customer access to 164 local channels in 120 markets across 42 states. Dish claims that Nexstar is “trying to use its market power to demand unreasonable rate increases while intentionally using millions of Americans as pawns in their negotiations.” Nexstar is currently…
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Comcast Will Raise Cable & Internet Prices in January 2021
Following news of AT&T raising prices on DirecTV and U-Verse packages, Comcast customers are receiving notices that their TV and internet prices are going up as well. With this price hike, customers will see their Broadcast TV Fee increase by around $5 per month, from $11.70 to $16.20. TV Box fees for those who are…
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Streaming Gaining Ground but Traditional TV Still Reigns in Popularity
There’s no denying that streaming usage is on the rise and traditional TV is on the decline, but standard, linear television is still the most popular form of television viewing in America. According to new data from Omdia, a technology research and consulting firm, live linear TV (which is content broadcast at a specific time…
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Dish Lost 40,000 Cable Customers in Q2 2020, Sling Down 56,000
Today, Dish Network reported second quarter 2020 financial results, sharing that the company lost a total of 96,000 pay TV customers for the quarter. Of those, 40,000 were cable customers and 56,000 were Sling TV streaming subscribers. Dish ended the quarter with 9.02 million Dish TV subscribers and 2.25 million Sling TV subscribers. Like other…
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 9 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we’ve seen some major video customer losses across cable companies in quarter 2 earnings reports (and a gain for one provider), a win for HBO subscribers using Amazon devices, and a new development in the theaters vs. film distribution debate. Here are some of our top stories from this week. Cable Losses in…