Tag: Cord Cutting
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There Are Now Over 100 FREE OTA TV Networks Targeting Cord Cutters
Over the last few years, over-the-air TV has seen a huge jump in the number of free TV stations. Many of these stations have launched with the goal of targeting the growing cord cutting trend that has exploded recently. Now there are over 100 free OTA TV networks including the newly launched Court TV network,…
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Why Does The FCC Need to Help Bring High Speed Internet to Rural America?
The FCC recently announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to bring high-speed Internet to rural America. This raised the question from our readers on why this is so hard and why does the government have to spend tax dollars to bring internet to rural America. One of the main issues with offering…
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Most Cord Cutters Are Not Trying to Replace Cable TV
One of the biggest misconceptions about cord cutting is the idea that cord cutters are just trying to replace cable TV. The truth is most cord cutters do not subscribe to cable replacement services like Sling TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue. This became clear in the first quarter of 2019 as cable…
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Our Rebuttal to The Atlantic’s Anti-Cord Cutting Story
As we predicted recently the flood of anti-cord cutting stories is picking up. These stories are all pushing the same ideas that you need too many streaming services and that it costs too much. Yesterday, The Atlantic published “The Wild West Era of Streaming TV Is Ending.” The subtitle of the story is “Cord cutters…
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How to Cut the Cord Without Home Internet
From our personal experiences and feedback from Cord Cutters News readers, we know that making the switch from cable to streaming saves most households money each month. One question that comes up often in the cord cutting discussion is whether it’s possible to take cord cutting one step further and cutting an internet bill out…
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Cord Cutting This Week #80 Amazon’s New Home Internet Service, Starz’s $5 Sale Ends Monday, & 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…
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The Average Cord Cutter Subscribes to 3.2 Cord Cutting Streaming Services
One of the most popular attacks on cord cutting is the idea that if you subscribe to a lot of streaming services you will pay more than cable TV. Now a new yet to be released study from ZypMedia shows that the average cord cutter subscribes to 3.2 streaming services. This study, which looked at…
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Free & Cheap Summer Activities for Kids to Help Them Really Cut The Cord
Kids across the country are finishing out their school year and starting summer vacation. If you’re looking for fun, kid-friendly activities that won’t break the bank, we’ve got you covered. From free movie tickets to coding workshops to events at your local library, we’re sharing some of our favorite family activities for the summer. $4…
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Here Are the Top 5 Cord Cutting Stories to Watch For in June 2019
June is here and the unofficial start of summer is underway. Not only is June underway, but we are also expecting several major cord cutting stories. Today, I want to let you know of the five biggest cord cutting stories we are watching in June 2019: #1 New AirTV Devices from Sling TV Recently, we…
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Cord Cutting This Week Podcast #5 – Roku & Amazon Fight it Out, FCC is Approving ATSC 3.0 Station, SpaceX Internet From Space, & More
For years people have been asking us to bring back our weekly cord cutting podcast. Today I am excited to announce that we are relaunching our weekly podcast now called Cord Cutting This Week. The new podcast will be posted by Luke and Jess. Today Luke and Jess talk about Roku & Amazon Fight it Out,…