Tag: Cord Cutting
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Local TV News is Booming in The Age of Cord Cutting
In the age of cord cutting, most networks and shows are looking at declining growth but there is one area that is seeing a recent boom. This all comes to us from a new study Radio-Television News Directors Association says that local TV News is seeing a strong growth even as cord cutting speeds up.…
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The Ultimate Cord Cutting Guide For New York City
New York City is an ideal location for cord cutters. And, with the highest cost of living in the US, NYC residents will be happy to know that they can watch a wide variety of channels without paying for an expensive cable package. Below, we’re taking a look at some of the best cord cutting…
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How Cord Cutting Saves My Family Over $2,000 a Year
I want to give an updated look at how much money my family saves with cord cutting. As new services launch and new options appear, it is important to revisit this topic. My family not only cut the cord on cable but we’ve also ditched landlines and even cut the cord from our old cell…
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Cord Cutting 6 Years Later: $12,000+ Saved & Counting
This year will mark six years since my wife and I took the jump and became cord cutters. So I would like to take a moment to dive into why I became a cord cutter and what I have learned over the last six years. Right now with all the different tricks and tips we…
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My Ultimate Cord Cutting Streaming Service Is…
I often get asked what I think would be the dream cord cutting streaming service. This is something I have given a lot of thought to, and I think I have a service that will please most people. That is a big question so I am going to limit it to what is the best…
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Cord Cutting Is Growing Faster Than Ever
Recently talk has been about how the growth of cord cutting is slower than analysts expected. While it may be true that it is slower than some analysts had expected, it is still growing faster than ever. In the first quarter of 2018, cable TV networks had their worst quarter ever according to a report…
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AT&T Says Most New Cord Cutters Are Millennials Living in Apartments
Today at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California AT&T’s CEO Randal Stephenson opened up about cord cutting and DIRECTV’s recent losses. According to Randall Stephenson most new cord cutters in 2017 were millennials and primarily lived in apartment buildings. Well, it may be true that most of DIRECTV cancelations maybe coming mainly from Millennials but I…
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My Cord Cutting Setup: Devices I Personally Use
I am often asked what my personal cord cutting setup is, so I decided to break down what I use. (If you are looking for a break down of what services I use, you can find it HERE.) Keep in mind that I own more than 80 cord cutting devices: Every Roku sold since 2011,…
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Editorial: Cable TV Could Be Dead in 2 Years
Over the last year the debate about the future of cable TV has become not if but when will it die. The conversation has become grim when talking with many who work in the pay-TV world. This is a far cry from just a few years ago when cable executives seemed confident that cord cutting…
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Cable TV Just Has Their Worst Quarter Ever
Well, once again it is a really bad time to be a cable TV executive according to a new report by Kagan. According to a new report, pay-TV services lost 0.8% of all their subscribers. According to this report, Comcast and Charter accounted for 59% of all losses in the traditional pay-TV sector. “Traditional multichannel…