Tag: Cord Cutting
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Study: The Future of Cord Cutting Is On TVs Not Mobile Devices
For years you may have heard the argument that the future of TV is on mobile devices. The argument is that a growing number of Americans are skipping their TV to watch content on phones and tablets. Now a new report from Conviva says that connected TV views are growing almost twice as fast as…
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Cord Cutting Continues to Grow As 30 Million Americans Cut the Cord
The number of cord cutters has always been hotly debated. Numbers have been as low as 15 million and as high as 35 million. Now a new study by Leichtman Research Group, Inc (LRG) puts the number closer to 30 million Americans. LRG surveyed 1,152 US households to come up with this average. They found…
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Report: Most Americans Think Cable TV is “Unaffordable”
Today The Hollywood Reporter announced the results of a new exclusive poll that says 56% of Americans think cable TV has become unaffordable. 47% think satellite TV has also become unaffordable. When asked about streaming only 17% said they thought that it was unaffordable. According to the poll, 90% of Americans say the most important…
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Cord Cutting Q&A! What Speed Do You Need for Streaming? PlayStation Vue Up for Sale? À La Carte TV? & More
Every week we hold a Cord Cutting Q&A on YouTube answering your cord cutting questions. We understand not everyone can make our weekly Q&A, so we want to answer some of the most popular questions we have been getting. Today we talk about PlayStation Vue being sold to Amazon or Apple, what you should do…
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Cord Cutting This Week 49 – Dish Wins Kodi Lawsuit, DIRECTV Streaming Player, Roku OS 9, & 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. This week…
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As Cord Cutting Grows Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, & Verizon Are Losing 233,000 TV Subscribers Every Month
It’s earnings season, and we are slowly getting a look at the number of TV subscribers each traditional pay-TV service is losing every month. So far, Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, and Verizon Fios have reported losses totaling 669,000. According to the earning reports, Verizon Fios lost 151,000 subscribers, Comcast lost 106,000 subscribers, Spectrum lost 66,000 subscribers,…
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Cable Executives Are Still Trying to Say Cord Cutting Costs More Than Cable
For years now, cable executives have pushed the idea that cord cutting costs more than cable TV. In recent months that argument has died off a bit, but it looks like it is once again being used to push back on cord cutting. Yesterday, Ted Hearn, the VP of Communications at the American Cable Association,…
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Will Cord Cutting Soon Cost as Much as Cable TV? We Take a Look
Every time there is any talk of a streaming service increasing their price, we see a flood of comments about how cord cutting will soon cost as much as cable TV. Or you will hear from people who went back to cable because of a $1 Netflix price hike. Will cord cutting cost as much…
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Which Amazon Fire TV is Right For Cord Cutting? We Take a Look
With the release of three new Fire TV Insignia Smart TVs from Best Buy, smart TVs have been the focus of Amazon’s devices designed for content streaming. However, if you aren’t in the market for a completely new TV, Amazon’s other Fire TV devices can give you everything you need. The question is which one…
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Cord Cutting Six Years Later: My Cord Cutting Story
This year will mark six years since my wife and I took the jump and became cord cutters. So I wanted to take a moment to dive into why I became a cord cutter and what I have learned over the last almost six years. First, Why I Became a Cord Cutter Almost six years…