Tag: Cord Cutting
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Looking Back at Our 2019 Cord Cutting Predictions (How Did We Do?)
2019 has come to an end, so it’s time to look back at our 2019 predictions. At the end of 2018, I picked 5 serious predictions and 5 way-out-there predictions. Today, we are going to look back at the predictions and see how we did. Now if you think I am making these up or…
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Most Cord Cutters Want to Pay About $20 For Their TV Services
When we talk about the number of streaming services cord cutters are subscribing to, the idea of bundling always comes up. We’ve seen Disney successfully boost the numbers of Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ downloads by bundling the three and we’ve heard of Showtime’s talks with Amazon and Roku to bundle multiple services. A recent study…
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Cord Cutters Need to Rescan Their Antennas Soon Because Some OTA TV Channels Are Moving
If you use an antenna to watch free over-the-air TV, you will likely need to rescan because some OTA TV stations will be changing frequencies in January 2020 to make room for 5G Internet. You can check on Antenna Web to see what channels in your area will be moving. This move is because a…
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2020 Cord Cutting Predictions – AT&T TV NOW Merging, NFL Becoming Cord Cutting Friendly, & More
2019 was a great year for cord cutting. New streaming services like Frndly TV, Vidgo, STIRR, and others launched. Pluto TV merged with Viacom helping push the growth of free streaming services. Now 2020 is almost here, so let’s take a look at some cord cutting predictions from Luke and Jess. 3 Realistic Predictions #1…
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10% of Netflix, YouTube TV, Disney+, & More Subscribers Cancel Every Month
The greatest fear for streaming services has been churn. This is the practice of subscribers canceling a service after just a few months or sometimes before the free trial is over. Now Bloomberg gives us some insight into how many streamers and cord cutters stay with a streaming service once the free trial ends. According…
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No Cord Cutting is NOT Slowing Down No Matter What a Survey Says
Recently a study from PwC came out that reported that cord cutting has slowed down and the traditional pay-TV services have grown. According to this PwC state of streaming and pay-TV study, 68% of Americans pay for a traditional pay-TV service. This is up from 67% in 2017. As you would expect, we are starting…
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EXPIRED: The Best Black Friday Deals You Can Still Get
Black Friday may be over, but there are many great deals still available! Here are all the cord cutting deals you can still get: Hulu for $1.99 a Month Hulu is once again offering a Black Friday deal, and this time you can get 12 months of Hulu for just $1.99 a month. ($5.99 a…
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Cord Cutting Today – The War on IPTV Providers, Is T-Mobile TV Dead?, Hulu’s Price Hike Explained, & More
Cord Cutting Today is our daily look at some of the biggest stories happening right now in the world of cord cutting. You can find these videos posted on YouTube every Monday through Saturday. Today in Cord Cutting Today #198 we talk about: The War on IPTV Providers, Hulu’s Price Hike Explained, Disney+, & More.…
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Will Cord Cutting Cost More Than Cable TV? We Take a Look…
This week you have likely seen the talk about the cost of cord cutting after Hulu announced a $10 price hike bringing the subscription price to $54.99. Now AT&T TV NOW has raised its price to $65 a month. This has lead to very predictable stories and tweets about the cost of cord cutting and…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Frontier Communications May Soon Go Into Bankruptcy
For years now cord cutting has slowly been eating into cable TV. Now it seems Frontier Communications is struggling and according to analysts, Frontier may consider Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as early as the first quarter of 2020. According to Bloomberg, creditors are pushing Frontier for a plan to pay off its $17.5 billion in debt.…