Tag: Cord Cutting
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Roku Update Breaks OTA Free TV on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC As They Add New Features, & Walmart is Making Cord Cutting More Expensive – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
The past week brought several notable developments in the cord-cutting world, with Roku dominating headlines through platform updates that delivered both frustrations and welcome improvements for users of its streaming devices and smart televisions. At the same time, budget-friendly streaming hardware from Walmart faced adjustments that could affect affordability for many households ditching traditional cable…
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As The Price of Streaming Goes Up Cord Cutters Are Cutting Back On How Many Services They Subscribe To
Cord cutters across the United States are significantly scaling back the number of paid streaming services they maintain each month, reflecting a broader shift toward more selective entertainment spending. According to a recent survey of over 1,100 cord cutters conducted by Cord Cutters News, more than half now limit themselves to just three streaming services…
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Do You Have 5 Minutes to Help Cord Cutters News? (Spring 2026 Survey) Ends Soon
Could you help Cord Cutters News with 5 minutes of your time? Every few months, we try to do a survey to help keep in touch with our readers and what is happening in cord cutting. With Spring 2026 here, we thought this would be a good time to do a quick survey about the…
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Another Streaming Service is Shutting Down, The Price of Streaming is Going Up, & Another Cable TV Company is Shutting Down Its TV Service – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
The cord-cutting landscape experienced significant shifts over the past week, as several developments highlighted the ongoing challenges and transformations in both streaming and traditional cable television services. These stories underscore the industry’s push toward consolidation, cost management, and migration to more sustainable platforms amid persistent subscriber churn and rising operational expenses. One major announcement involved…
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Another Streaming Service is Shutting Down, Roku’s Class Action Lawsuit, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of February 2026
February 2026 marked a pivotal month in the cord-cutting revolution, as several major developments highlighted the accelerating shift away from traditional cable and satellite services toward more fragmented, digital alternatives. Consumers continued to grapple with the pros and cons of this transition, including service consolidations, hardware reliability issues, and the erosion of legacy networks. Among…
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Streaming Services Are Raising Their Prices & Others Are Shutting Down – The Biggest Cord Cutting Stories Of The Past Week
The streaming industry experienced significant shifts last week, with developments highlighting ongoing consolidation, pricing pressures, and efforts to offer more tailored options for viewers. These stories underscore the challenges services face in retaining subscribers amid rising costs and competition. One of the most notable events involved the impending shutdown of a major Canadian streaming platform.…
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Roku Faces a Class Action Lawsuit, Paramount Shuts Down One of Its TV Networks, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
In the ever-evolving world of cord-cutting, where consumers increasingly ditch traditional cable for more flexible and affordable options, the past week has brought a flurry of significant updates. From legal battles over streaming hardware to abrupt network closures and infrastructure upgrades, these stories highlight the industry’s turbulence as it adapts to shifting viewer habits. Millions…
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The End of NFL Sunday Ticket, Disney+ Struggles, & DIRECTV Selling To DISH – Grading Our Old Cord Cutting Predictions
As 2025 draws to a close, the streaming and media landscape has evolved dramatically since the bold forecasts made for 2019. Back then, analysts peered into a future dominated by cord-cutting, streaming wars, and technological shifts. Six years later, with hindsight as our guide, it’s fascinating to revisit those predictions and assess their accuracy. Some…
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Most Cord Cutters Are Ditching Cable TV For On-Demand Services Instead of Options Like YouTube TV to Save Money
The era of cable television’s slow demise has taken a sharp turn, as millions of Americans severing ties with traditional providers are bypassing the so-called “skinny” live streaming alternatives altogether like YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live, and Sling TV. Instead, they are embracing a purer form of cord-cutting: subscription-free or low-commitment on-demand platforms like…
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This Major Cable TV Company is Changing Its Name After It Continues to Lose Subscribers
Altice USA, a prominent player in the cable television and broadband industry, has unveiled a significant corporate transformation amid ongoing challenges in its traditional video services segment. The company, which has long operated under the Altice banner following its acquisition of cable assets from Suddenlink and Optimum several years ago, revealed intentions to rebrand its…