Tag: Cable TV
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Are You Paying For Cable TV Without Knowing It? It’s Possible Because It Happened to Me
Recently, I decided to upgrade my home internet to a two-gigabit plan, mainly because I needed significantly faster upload speeds for editing and uploading 4K video content. The faster connection promised nearly 300 megabits per second on uploads, which would make my workflow much smoother. During the entire conversation with the sales agent and in…
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Yet Another Cable TV Company is Shutting Down Its TV Service & Moving Customers to A New Streaming Only Option
Regional telecommunications company Midco has initiated a significant transition for its television customers, marking another step in the industry’s move away from traditional cable infrastructure toward internet-based delivery systems. The provider has started contacting subscribers of its legacy cable television offerings, directing them to adopt the new MidcoTV streaming platform or risk losing access to…
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Cord Cutters Are Leaving Cable Internet From Comcast & Spectrum As Fiber is Now The Most Popular Option
In a recent findings survey conducted by Cord Cutters News highlight a major transformation in how cord cutters access the internet. The poll, which gathered responses from our readers who have abandoned traditional cable TV subscriptions, reveals that fiber internet has now become the most popular option for cord cutters, claiming 43 percent of the…
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Why Cable TV Networks Won’t Switch To Free OTA TV
In an age where streaming services and cord-cutting dominate the media landscape, cable TV networks like ESPN, CNN, and AMC are showing little interest in transitioning to free over-the-air (OTA) television. This comes as a growing number of cable TV networks are shutting down. The primary reason is straightforward: these networks continue to derive the…
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Cable TV Viewership Has Been Falling Fast Over The Last 5 Years
Cable TV networks now capture just 21.2 percent of all television viewing in the United States, according to the latest data from Nielsen for January 2026. This figure represents a significant drop from 35.6 percent in January 2021, highlighting a five-year trend of diminishing influence for traditional cable providers. Meanwhile, streaming services have surged ahead,…
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Cable TV & Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Viewership Dropped in 2025 As Streaming Grew
2025 continues to mark a noticeable change in how people watch TV. Cable TV viewership declined by 3.2 percent compared to the previous year, reflecting ongoing challenges for traditional pay-TV providers amid cord-cutting trends and rising subscription costs. Broadcast TV, while more resilient, saw a drop of 1 percent in overall viewership, as audiences increasingly…
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Almost 40 Million Americans Have Canceled Cable TV in The Last 15 Years
Over the past 15 years, the American television landscape has undergone a profound transformation as tens of millions of households have abandoned traditional cable and satellite subscriptions in favor of more flexible and often less expensive alternatives. This phenomenon, commonly referred to as cord-cutting, has reshaped how families access entertainment, news, and sports, marking one…
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Another Cable TV Network Announces It Will Shut Down in April
The regional sports broadcasting landscape in the United States faces another major disruption as Main Street Sports Group prepares to shut down its FanDuel Sports Network operations in April 2026. The company, which rebranded from its previous incarnation after emerging from bankruptcy in early 2025, has issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices to…
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Another Cable TV Company Is Being Sold As Cord Cutting Forces Mass Consolidation to Survive
Another regional cable television provider has agreed to be acquired by a larger operator, continuing the ongoing wave of consolidation sweeping the industry as companies adapt to shifting consumer habits and competitive pressures. Armstrong, a longstanding telecommunications company headquartered in Butler, Pennsylvania, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Massillon Cable TV (MCTV), an…
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Another Major Cable TV Company Lost 252,000 TV Customers & 192,000 Internet Customers in 2025 As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows
Optimum Communications, a major player in the telecommunications industry, experienced significant subscriber losses in its core broadband and video services throughout 2025, highlighting the challenges posed by intense competition and shifting consumer preferences. The company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OPTU, disclosed these figures in its fourth quarter and full-year…