Tag: Cord Cutting
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Cord Cutting Will Grow to 33 Million Americans in 2018 According to a New Study
It looks like cord cutting is growing faster than expected. A new study from the research firm eMarketer says cord cutting will grow to 33 million Americans in 2018. Putting a firm number on cord cutting has always been difficult. Unlike cable TV that publishes hard numbers every year, cord cutting is made up of…
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Cord Cutting Saves Americans $85 a Month
Recently the big attack against cord cutting has been the idea that you can’t save money as a cord cutter. Now a new study has been released that looks not only at the cost of streaming services but also the cost of internet. The new research from cg42 says cord cutters save on average $85…
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5 Cord Cutting Stories to Watch For in The Second Half of 2018
2018 is about half done now, and there is a ton of cord cutting news still to come. Today I wanted to point out five stories cord cutters should be paying attention to as we enter the second half of 2018. #1 DIRECTV NOW There is a ton of DIRECTV NOW news in the works for…
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5 Reasons Why an Antenna Should Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup
If you hang around the site you know I talk about the importance of an antenna in a cord cutting setup. Yet I think it’s important to go over this one more time as increasingly many cord cutters overlook this great free way to watch your favorite shows. Increasingly major local affiliates are becoming available…
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Cord Cutting Is Saving Americans $5.5 Billion This Year
Have you ever wondered how much money is really being saved by cord cutting? The Wall Street Journal says that cord cutting saves the average American over $100 a month, but how much does it save everyone? According to a new study from cg42, the total cost of cord cutting to the pay-TV industry will…
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Cord Cutting Will Grow by Over 5 Million in 2018, According to New Report
The question of how fast cord cutting is growing has always been something of a debate. Some have tried to claim cord cutting is much smaller than reported. Others have said cord cutting is far larger than reported. Now we have a new hard study by a New York consulting firm, cg42. According to this…
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Cord Cutting Is Saving Americans More Now Than Ever Before
Recently it was announced that several cord cutting services are raising their prices by $5 a month. As you would expect, this resulted in a long list of posts saying how it was cheaper to have cable TV than be a cord cutter. The truth is cord cutting has never saved Americans more. According to…
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Cord Cutting Expands into Canada
For years cord cutting in Canada has lagged behind the explosive growth cord cutting has seen in the US. Now Canada cable and satellite providers are starting to feel the pinch. Canadian cable TV and satellite providers are seeing their subscribers drop. In the 2017 fiscal year they saw a 1.9 percent drop in subscribers.…
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Why 5G Internet Is So Important for Cord Cutting
Recently you may have read a lot of about 5G home internet. Yet you may be wondering why you should care about 5G. If you enjoy cord cutting, this is something you really should be paying attention to. You may have noticed that I talk a lot about 5G recently, but it is important and…
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Cord Cutters News Now Offers FREE Cord Cutting Classes in Dallas TX
Want to learn more about cord cutting? Wish there was an in-person class you could go to and ask questions? We have good news for you! Cord Cutters News is once again going to have a series of classes about cord cutting in Dallas Texas! The first class will be held on Tuesday, August 28th,…