Tag: Cable TV
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A Growing Number of Small Cable TV Providers Are Walking Away from TV
Do you live in a town with a small cable TV provider? Increasingly a growing number of them have decided to walk away from offering traditional cable TV and are instead partnering with streaming services like Sling TV, fuboTV, Philo, and YouTube TV. YouTube TV has become a leader in this effort to partner with…
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Here Are the Cable TV Networks Most Likely to Shut Down in 2020
Over the last few years there has been a growing wave of cable TV networks shutting down. Now in 2020 we are getting signs that two major networks will be shutting down. So, here are the cable TV networks most likely to shut down in 2020. #1 Cinemax It was recently announced that Cinemax would…
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Cable TV Lost 6 Million Customers in 2019
Cable TV is losing customers faster than ever. With Cable TV companies now reporting their end of the year numbers for 2019, we can see just how many customers have cut the cord. According to analyst firm MoffettNathanson, six million customers left traditional pay TV in 2019, a 7% year over year decline. Variety reported…
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Did Greed Kill Cable TV?
Cable TV is having some bad years and Comcast has even warned that cord cutting will accelerate in 2020. And Roku just announced that in 2024 half of American households will have cut the cord. So, what killed cable TV? Well, one argument is greed. Nothing…NOTHING will be as profitable as the legacy cable model…
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Michigan Reports Big Decline in Cable TV Subscribers in 2019
Last week, The Michigan Public Service Commission released the annual Status of Competition for Video Services in Michigan report. In that report, the Commission showed that the number of video and cable TV providers in the state dropped to 37, serving just under 1.7 million customers in 2019. In the report, the Michigan Public Service…
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More Cable TV Providers Will Stop Offering TV Services & Move to Streaming Only This Year
For the second time, this week a cable TV service provider is shifting its focus from cable TV to streaming. This time, a Minnesota company is letting customers know that the cost of traditional TV has become too expensive and no longer makes sense as an option for customers. Gigabit Minnesota sent the notice to…
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Kansas Cable TV Provider Ends TV Service to Focuses on Streaming As Cord Cutting Grows
Rainbow Communications, a telecommunications service provider offering cable and internet services in Northeast Kansas, has announced that they will end TV service on June 30, 2020, and help customers switch to streaming. In a letter to customers, Rainbow Communications noted that 80% of their customers’ internet traffic comes from watching video online. In an effort…
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Optimum Cable TV is Raising Their Prices By Over $20 a Month
Do you still have cable TV? Are you ready to pay more? If you have Optimum as your cable TV provider get ready to pay $20 a month more for cable TV. That means over the course of a year you will pay $240 more for your cable TV. Update: Atlice the parent company of…
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Fox News, FS1, & More Could Go Dark Soon For Millions of Cable TV Subscribers
Do you still have cable TV? You may soon lose Fox News, FS1, FS2, and more as many small cable TV company contracts with Fox are coming to an end on December 31st, 2019. Millions of small-town cable customers could lose #FoxNews on 12/31 at midnight if small cable TV companies like ATMC don’t agree…
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President Trump Has Signed a Bill to Ban Hidden Cable TV Fees
Late last week President Trump signed a spending bill that included a provision to ban hidden fees on cable providers as part of a spending bill. These reforms will go into effect six months from now unless the FCC grants a six-month extension. “People across the country are fed up with all of the extra…