Tag: Cable TV
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Disney, FOX, & Warner Bros. Discovery May Have Just Killed Cable TV
This week Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a partnership that would see a new sports-focused TV streaming service launch this fall. This service would offer 14 live channels of sports, including ESPN, BTN, FOX Sports, and sports from TNT—to name a few. This would address one of the main complaints of streaming services—the…
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Small Cable TV Companies Are Dying
2024 is already shaping up to be a rough year for cable TV companies. We have seen multiple cable TV companies announce plans to shut down their service in 2024, including KPU in Alaska. Others, like Bailey Cable TV, completely closed down last year without warning its customers thereby cutting them off from Internet and…
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Cable TV Revenues Expected To Shrink $30 Billion by 2027 As Cord Cutting Grows
The future of cable looks increasingly grim. The cable TV revenues is expected to shrink to $30 billion by 2027, according to data from Pricewaterhousecoopers reported by ABC. The loss will include revenue from subscriptions and advertisements. The firm also forecasts that by 2027, just 49.9 million — 38% — U.S. homes will get TV…
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These 15 Cable TV Networks Saw the Biggest Drop in Viewership in 2023 – Including VH1, Paramount, Disney XD, & Starz
2023 was a hard year for cable TV networks as most of them lost viewership. So that raises the question of who lost the most viewers by percentage of their total audience when looking at primetime viewership. According to Variety, here are the 15 cable TV channels that lost the most viewership in 2023: Increasingly,…
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Here Are The 5 Cable TV Networks Most Likely to Shut Down in 2024, Including FXX, Boomerang, & More
Late last year, 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 ten years of experience covering cord cutting and cable TV to list the top five channels I think are most likely to shut down…
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FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Consumers Against Cable And Streaming Blackouts
Today, the Federal Communications Commission proposed mandatory rebates for consumers facing blackouts through cable or satellite television subscriptions. The Commission is seeking public comment on the Customer Rebates for Undelivered Video Programming During Blackouts, which addresses a growing number of programming blackouts affecting consumers. These blackouts result from cable operators and satellite television providers who…
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Cable TV Companies Say Letting You Cancel Online Is Too Costly and Dangerous
Cable TV companies on Tuesday slammed the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule that would make canceling a service easier. During a hearing earlier this week, Michael Powell, president and CEO of NCTA – – The Internet & Television Association, argued that the FTC’s plan is “unjustifiably broad” and encompasses beneficial practices in its quest to…
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Cable TV Sees Subscriber Numbers Fall to 1984 Levels as They Lose 33 Million Subscribers
Cable TV continued to see its subscriber numbers fall in 2023, according to a report from MoffettNathanson. According to the study, only 34 million Americans subscribe to cable TV in the third quarter of 2023. That number has not been that low since 1984. It is a dramatic fall from the peak subscriber numbers of…
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The FTC Extended the Deadline for Comments on Its Proposed Junk Fee Ban That Could Block Cable TV Fees
If you have thoughts about the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed junk fee ban, you’ve got some extra time to file a public comment. The FTC said it’s extending the comment period to February 7, 2024. The deadline was originally January 8, 2024. You can file a comment by visiting Federalregister.gov and clicking Submit a Formal…