Tag: Comcast
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Comcast vs. YouTube TV: Which is the Better Deal?
With the YouTube TV price hike this week, we’ve seen some comments from those that are wondering if going back to Comcast is the right move. In this post, we’re breaking down the channels, costs, and features of each to compare and find out which is the better deal. For the sake of a fair…
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6 Ways Cable TV Tries to Trick Cord Cutters into Going Back to Cable
Cable TV companies have been working overtime to make cable look like a better deal than cord cutting. They have been using both new and old tactics to trick cord cutters into wanting to go back. So, today, we are going to look at the top 5 ways cable TV tries to trick cord cutters…
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Cord Cutting This Week #68 – The Cost of Cord Cutting, Disney Buys Hulu, Comcast’s Roku Like Streaming Player, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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Cord Cutting Today – Tablo’s New DVR, Netflix Ads, Comcast’s New Roku Like Streaming Player, & More
Recently we started a new daily YouTube video. Cord Cutting Today will look at the biggest Cord Cutting stories from the past 24 hours in about five or so minutes. We will post these Monday through Friday in an effort to help keep you up to date on everything happening in the world of cord…
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Comcast Clearly Does Not Understand Cord Cutting
Yesterday, Comcast announced a new $5 a month streaming service. This new service will aggregate both paid and free streaming apps into a single place called Xfinity Flex. This new service includes 10,000 free online movies and TV shows—including live streaming TV—from ESPN3, Xumo, Pluto, Tubi TV, Cheddar, YouTube, and more. If you want access…
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Comcast is Launching a $5 a Month Streaming Platform Called Xfinity Flex
Today Comcast announced that they are launching a $5 a month streaming service. This new service will aggregate streaming apps both paid and free into a single place. This new service is limited to Comcast Xfinity internet customers. Comcast says “Xfinity Flex comes with more than 10,000 free online movies and TV shows—including live streaming…
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Comcast Has No Plans to Take on Sling TV, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue, Etc
This week Comcast’s CEO Dave Watson spoke at an investor conference and the topic of skinny bundles (i.e., Sling, Hulu, YouTube TV, etc) came up. According to Watson, Comcast has no plans to chase after cord cutters by competing with Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, and Philo. “We’re simply not going to chase…
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Disney is Reportedly in Talks to Buy AT&T’s Share of Hulu
For some time now there have been reports that Disney wanted to buy AT&T’s 10% share of Hulu. Now Variety is reporting that AT&T and Disney are in talks to sell AT&T’s 10% share to Disney. When AT&T purchased Time Warner, it came with a 10% stake in Hulu. (It is important to note that…
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Cord Cutting This Week 63 – Sling TV is Bigger Than PlayStation Vue & DIRECTV NOW, ATSC 3.0, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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AT&T, Spectrum, Comcast, Dish, & Verizon Lost 1.1 Million Subscribers in The 4th Quarter of 2018
Cable TV had a really bad 2018 with over 1.1 million subscribers canceling their traditional pay-TV services in just the 4th quarter. This news comes as today Dish announced that they lost 334,000 pay TV subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018. Dish’s losses are in addition to the 658,000 DIRECTV lost, 36,000 Spectrum lost, 19,000 Comcast…