Tag: Cord Cutting
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Media & Cable TV Companies Are Laying Off Employees in Growing Numbers
Over the last few years there has been a growing number of layoffs in the world of TV. Paramount cut about 20% of its employees last year and laid off hundreds this year. Just this week we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery would lay off about 1,000 employees. Fox Entertainment this week eliminated 30 positions…
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Cord Cutters Are Cutting Back on the Number of Streaming Services They Pay Making Trouble for Peacock, Max, Disney+, & More
One of the main complaints against cord cutting is the need to subscribe to 10+ services to get everything you and your family want to watch. A July 2024 survey of more than 1,000 Cord Cutters News readers shows most cord cutters pay for four or fewer streaming services. According to our readers, 69.9% of…
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The High Cost of Internet is Driving The Growth of Cord Cutting 2.0
Now that cord cutters have saved money on TV, the question has become how to save money on Internet. Cord cutting 2.0 is becoming more popular as TV customers look to cut the cord on their cable company. According to a survey of over 1,000 of our readers, we have a good idea what cord…
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The Streaming Services Most Likely to Shut Down in the Second Half of 2024—Redbox? Crackle? Fubo? Sling TV? Hulu?
2024 will be a hard year for streaming. Investors are cutting back on the money they pour into unprofitable streaming services. And a weak ad market is bringing in lower ad revenues and will likely force some unprofitable companies to be sold or shut down in the second half of 2024. Just this week Caffeine,…
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Cord Cutting Today Pluto TV Is Adding More Channels, Fubo Expands & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for June 28, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: YouTube TV Adds 3 New Channels & Adds a New Feature. You can find links to each story we talk about below this video. YouTube TV Adds 3 New…
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Streaming Services Are Using Bundles to Keep You Paying
There is a growing trend of streaming services bundling together to offer deals. One of the best known is the Disney+ bundle that offers Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for a flat fee. We have also seen other bundles like Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ appear recently. A new study from Magid gives us some insight…
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Disney Buying the NFL Network? DIRECTV For Sale? Two of the Biggest Cord Cutting Stories to Watch in The Second Half 2024
A lot is happening in the world of cord cutting right now. There are multiple major events happening or may be about to happen that could impact your future. Here is a breakdown of two of the biggest stories you should keep an eye on in the second half of 2024. Disney Buying the NFL…
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Tips for New Cord Cutters — What I Would Remind Myself If I Cut the Cord on Cable TV Today – Ask Luke
I have been a cord cutter for more than 10 years and have learned a lot in that time. So that raised the question of what I would do differently in 2024 if I cut the cord today. Here are the top three things I would remind myself. #1 Do Not Make Cord Cutting like…
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More Cable TV Companies Will Shut Down in 2024 & 4 Other Cord Cutting Predictions for the Second Half of 2024
We are almost halfway through 2024. So, let’s look at what is most likely to happen in the second half of 2024 in the world of cord cutting. These five personal predictions are my own thoughts on what will most likely happen in 2024. #1 A major streaming service will shut down in 2024. Many…
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Increasingly Cable TV Networks Are Turning to Sports to Stop Cord Cutting
Have you noticed there are more sports than ever on TV? Suddenly sports you would have never seen on TV in the past, like Pickleball, are now on major networks like CBS. Also, TruTV was rebranded into a sports network as Warner Bros. Discovery looks for ways to offer more sports programming. So why are…