Tag: Cable TV
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Cable TV Just Has Their Worst Quarter Ever
Well, once again it is a really bad time to be a cable TV executive according to a new report by Kagan. According to a new report, pay-TV services lost 0.8% of all their subscribers. According to this report, Comcast and Charter accounted for 59% of all losses in the traditional pay-TV sector. “Traditional multichannel…
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Cable TV Fees Are Going Up Once Again
If you still have a traditional cable TV subscription you may want to get ready for a price hike. This week it was announced that Altice USA is raising their rates 3.2%, and when one company makes a price hike often others do too. “We are investing in our networks, services, and the overall customer…
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A $360 Cable Bill? We Take a Look at How It Happened to One Customer
We have all seen that way too good to be true deal on cable TV. From ads to people saying, “the deal was just too good I had to take it.” Yet what happens when all the freebies and promos come to an end? Thanks to one of our readers we can take a look…
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The Cable TV Industry Was Just Downgraded to Neutral By Barclays
Today was a very bad day for cable TV. Barclays today downgraded the whole cable TV industry to neutral. In their report, Barclays says their earlier more optimistic projects will likely come up $675 million short. Barclays had been assuming a relatively static competitive market for cable TV, now with the growth of cord-cutting and…
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Over a Million People Canceled Cable TV in Just 3 Months
In more bad news for traditional pay-TV owners, in the third quarter 2017 over a million Americans canceled their pay-TV service; however, we are still waiting for two pay-TV services to report, so the numbers could be even worse according to DSLReports. In their post they say, “Only five of the seven biggest pay-TV providers…
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Study: Most Cable TV Subscribers Also Subscribe to a Streaming Service
Today we got confirmation of something that has long been rumored: most pay-TV subscribers also subscribe to a streaming service. This comes from a report released yesterday by Parks Associates. “Many OTT services are evolving to be complementary to the market’s largest players, instead of trying to compete directly against Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu,” said Brett…
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Taking on More Anti-Cord Cutting Propaganda
Well you know cable is scared when you start to see more “you can’t save money with cord cutting” stories pop up. Now once again we are finding more of these stories. This week a site called Decider.com posted a story on cord cutting called “Never Mind the Analysts, Cord-Cutting’s Still Not A Thing”… So…
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Cable Companies Sue to Block WV Law That Would Have Allowed New Competition
Well, this really should not be a surprise, but West Virginia’s largest cable companies have filed a lawsuit against Governor Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, alleging that a new state law could ultimately cause Internet service outages at customers’ homes and businesses. This new law would have made it easier for start-up Internet firms to…
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Not Since 1991 Has Cable TV Subscriber Numbers Been So Low
If you are a cable TV executive subscriber numbers are probably not your favorite subject to talk about right now. With the exception of a few bumps here and there since cable TV subscribers hit their peak back in 2000 at 68,500,000, it has mostly been downhill from there. According to the FCC in December…
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How Roku Is Saving You Money on Your Electric Bill Versus Cable TV
Cord cutting for many is about saving money by using less expensive streaming options rather than cable TV service; however, did you know it can also help lower your utilities bill? Awhile back the LA Times did a report about the power a cable TV DVR uses when idle. According to the report, for every…