Tag: Cord Cutting
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5 Expensive Mistakes Cord Cutters Make & How to Avoid Them
Cord cutting is meant to save you money, and there are several common mistakes cord cutters make that cost them money. Today we are going to look at five common mistakes that cord cutters make that cost them money. #1 Overpaying for Internet The number one mistake most cord cutters make is overpaying for internet.…
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The 4th Largest Cable TV Company’s CEO Says Cable TV is Broken
Yesterday Altice USA, the 4th largest cable TV company in the United States, reported their earnings that included 77,600 fewer cable TV subscribers. Now, the CEO, Dennis Mathew, opened up about cable TV and how the model is broken. During the earnings call when asked about the Spectrum deal with Disney, Dennis Mathew said, “The…
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Cord Cutting Saves Americans On Average Over $64 a Month
One of the biggest arguments around cord cutting is the question of whether can you still save money by streaming vs cable TV. Now, thanks to a few studies we can get a good idea of how much money cord cutters can save on average. Earlier this month, a new report from the Leichtman Research Group, we…
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Here Are The Top 10 Most Popular Streaming Services For Cord Cutting In October 2023
A few weeks ago, we survived over 2,000 of our readers and asked them a wide range of questions about cord cutting. One of the questions was what on-demand streaming services they used to watch TV. According to that list these are the top 10 on-demand streaming services. A few quick notes: First we understand…
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Most Cord Cutters Subscribe to 4 or Fewer Streaming Services According to New Survey
Recently, one of the main complaints against cord cutting is the need to subscribe to 10+ services to get everything. A new survey of over 2,000 Cord Cutters News readers shows most cord cutters pay for 4 or fewer streaming services. This was part of our annual Fall cord cutting survey. According to our readers,…
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60% of Americans Have Reportedly Canceled Cable TV From Places Like Comcast & Spectrum
Today, Comscore announced its State of Streaming Media report for 2023. In that report, they announced that 60% of American households with a connected TV have now cut the cord from cable TV and are streaming their content online as cord cutters. This is up from just 37% in May of 2023. The report says…
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The Top 5 Cord Cutting Tips to Cancel Cable TV & Save Money on TV in 2023, According To Our Readers
Are you a new cord cutter? Are you looking for ways to save money on TV? Feeling overwhelmed as you look at how to cancel cable TV? We asked our readers for tips online, and hundreds of you left us tips on our Facebook Group and Facebook Page about how to cut the cord on…
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Cable TV Companies Have Lost Over 2.7 Million Subscribers So Far in 2023 As Comcast, Spectrum & DIRECTV Get Hit Hard By Cord Cutting
2023 has not been kind to cable TV companies like Comcast, DIRECTV, and Spectrum. In just the first half of 2023, cable TV companies have lost over 2,748,000 TV subscribers. Not only that but the hope that most cord cutters would switch to live TV streaming services doesn’t seem to be paying out as live…
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5 Tips to Save Money With Cord Cutting in 2023
2023 has seen record growth in cord cutting, with over two million new cord cutters since the start of 2023. Recently you have likely seen many stories arguing that cord cutting costs more than cable TV or that you won’t be happy with streaming. These arguments are nothing new and the good news is you…
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Cord Cutters Are Cutting Back & Now Pay For Just 3 or Fewer Streaming Services
In 2020 many Americans found themselves sitting at home with nothing to do but watch TV. This led to reports that many Americans were paying for 4 to 6 TV streaming services. Now it seems that cord cutters are cutting back as they see the cost of living increase. Recently we asked over 500 of…