Tag: Cable TV
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Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want YouTube TV & Others Turned Into Cable TV Companies But The FCC May Not Have That Power
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology subcommittee held a hearing on FCC oversight of broadband. This included the possibility that the FCC may reclassify streaming services like YouTube TV into cable TV companies. This comes as recently 20 US Senators joined a growing number of local TV station owners to ask the Federal…
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Biden Wants to Ban Cable TV Fees That Prevent Cord Cutting: Here Is Everything We Know
For some time now, the FCC has been talking about banning hidden fees in cable TV bills. This is reportedly part of a bigger plan by the Biden administration to block junk fees not just on cable TV but on all kinds of companies. This week the FCC has officially announced it will vote on…
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The FCC Will Vote On Rules That Would Ban Cable TV Hidden Fees & Including Early Termination Fees Forcing Them To Advertise The True Cost of TV
For some time now, the FCC has been talking about banning hidden fees in cable TV bills. Now the FCC has officially announced it will vote on rules that would once and for all end the practice of having hidden fees. This includes rules that will ban early termination fees on cable TV. The FCC…
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The Only Things Saving Cable TV Are Apartments & HOAs
For years now many have asked us how companies like Comcast and Spectrum are not losing even more cable TV customers. The truth is many cable TV customers cannot cancel and are locked in by their apartment complex or homeowners’ association (HOA). Over the last 10 years, many companies have made deals with apartment owners…
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Could Cable TV Go Down the ‘Fortnite’ Path of Micro-Transactions One Day?
There may be a time when you’ll be able to pay a few bucks for a day pass to access an exclusive program or live event from your pay-TV service, like cable TV similar to Fortnite-style micro-transactions. That’s according to Liz Riemersma, vice president of strategy, business development and international for Sling TV, who was…
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Just 5% of Americans Exclusively Watch Cable TV Only As Streaming Impacts Comcast, Spectrum, & More
An argument as old as cord cutting continues… “Just switch back to cable TV.” Can you really get everything you want from just cable TV? A new study from Vizio and Inscape offers an idea of how few people enjoy cable TV only. According to the study using data from Vizio smart TVs, just 5%…
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Smart TV Viewers Are Increasingly Going Streaming Only as Cable TV ‘Quiet Quitters’ Grow
A larger number of viewers on smart televisions are moving to streaming only, while a decent percentage of customers are clinging on to cable even if they aren’t using the service, according to a study conducted by Inscape, the research arm of TV maker Vizio. Of the 22 million Vizio TV viewers tallied in Inscape’s…
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Comcast, Spectrum, & Other Cable TV Companies Lost Over 1.7 Million Subscribers In Just 3 Months
Cable TV is continuing to struggle as companies like Comcast, Charter, DIRECTV, and Spectrum deal with the growth of cord cutting. Now, a new report from the Leichtman Research Group reports that the major cable and satellite companies lost 1,792,671 during the 3rd quarter of 2023. That works out to over 19,000 Americans canceling cable…
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Cable TV’s Plan to Stop Cord Cutting May Back Fire & Speed Up The Death of Comcast, Spectrum, DIRECTV, & More
Recently, Spectrum and other cable TV companies have started to bundle cable TV plans with streaming services. First was a massive deal with Disney that would give Spectrum customers free Disney+ and ESPN+. Now Paramount has announced it reached similar deals to bring its streaming services to cable TV budnles. Warner Bros. Discovery also talked…
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How to Watch Cable TV Networks on Roku & Roku TVs Without Paying For Comcast, Spectrum, & More
One of the most common questions we get from new cord cutters is how they can watch their favorite channels without cable TV on Roku and Roku TVs. The good news is there are a number of paid services that will let you do just that. They may not be free, but many cord cutters…