Tag: Cable TV
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The Consolidation of Cable TV Continues
Over the last few years we have seen a slow but steady consolidation in cable TV providers. First there was the failed mega merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which later turned into a successful merger of Charter and Time Warner Cable. Now we have Cable One buying a regional cable company, NewWave, which…
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The Esquire Network is Shutting Down & Moving Online
Esquire today announced that they will be shutting down their cable TV channel. This is likely the first in what will be a flood networks shutting down their traditional cable TV channels over the new few years in favor of online streaming. Launched back in 2013 to replace the Style Network, Esquire TV had the…
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Teen Viewership of Cable TV is Plummeting — Now Far Behind Netflix
Last week a survey was released of 10,000 US teens on their viewing habits. What may not surprise many is that cable TV is falling as a percentage of screen time for teens. What may surprise people is how far it has fallen because cable TV is now just 25% of teens’ viewing time. In…
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Cable TV Subscribers Pay on Average $10 For Every Channel They Actually Watch
We have all heard crazy predictions of how à la carte TV will drive up the cost of channels; however, have you ever thought about what you are really paying per channel with cable TV? A recent study by Digitalsmiths, a Tivo-owned research company, showed that once again over 83% of pay-TV subscribers watch 10…
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Most Cable Channels Are Losing Subscribers…
The bad news for cable TV channels continues to come streaming in as Nielsen releases new subscriber numbers. Over the last year cable channels lost on average 2.7% of their subscribers. Although that may not seem like many, it is a startling number when you realize there are over 90 million pay-TV subscribers. Some channels…
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Streaming is Having a Devastating Effect on Cable…
Cable TV is slowly starting to feel the effect of streaming content when you want it and how you want it a recent report from analyst Michael Nathanson reports. “Big picture, the broadcast networks have steadily become the home of live sports, news and reality competition,” Nathanson said. “In other words, programming (and advertising) that…
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Cable Companies Want to Charge You Extra for Every TV…
Still have Time Warner Cable? Ready to pay an extra fee for every TV you have in the house? Yup Time Warner Cable will charge you at least $3.75 for every TV you want to watch Time Warner Cable on starting in 2017. The way Time Warner Cable can enforce this $3.75 fee for every…
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Cable TV Rates Are Skyrocketing Again!
Once again cable TV companies’ responses to dropping subscriber numbers is to jack up their rates. Because if your subscribers are leaving due to high costs the best thing to do is to raise your rates right? Time Warner Cable plans to raise its sports programming fee by $2.25 to $5 per month, and its…
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A Surprising Number of Americans Have Never Had Cable TV
Digitalsmiths, a TiVo-owned research company, recently released their third quarter 2015 study of consumer video trends. As part of the study they asked several thousand people if you have ever had cable or satellite TV service and 38.6% said they never have. This is a very scary number for cable and satellite TV companies. Just…
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Study: Over 14 Million Pay-TV Subscribers Are Unhappy with What They Pay
Digitalsmiths released their second quarter 2015 study of pay-TV consumers showing that over 14 million consumers are unhappy with what they pay for TV. The fact that 14 million pay-TV subscribers are unhappy with their bills is no great surprise when you see the vast majority regularly watch less than 10 channels. The study also…