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Pay-TV providers suffered record subscriber losses in Q1 2024
The pay-TV industry lost a record 2.37 million subscribers in the three-month period ending in March.
John Skipper: ‘[ESPN] should never have let the Big Ten Network happen’
"Jim Delany had the smart idea to launch a network with FOX and that also was good business, even though it had a rough start.”
Lack of live sports programming has helped cord-cutting reach record levels so far in 2020
Pay TV subscriptions fell by record-setting 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report.
It’s the new year, and that means it’s time for another rate hike for Comcast, Dish, and DirecTV subscribers
Pay TV companies are raising rates, even as cord cutting becomes more popular.
Five sports media stories to watch in 2019
Which sports media stories should you keep an eye on in 2019?
Cord cutting has slowed in first quarter of 2018
Streaming services helped to offset losses experienced by cable and satellite companies.
Retransmission Consent 101: Why free TV is costing you money on your cable bill
You should really should go buy that antenna.
Be skeptical about ESPN giving up Monday Night Football
Maybe ESPN just wants to pressure the NFL to give Monday Night Football more Cowboys and Patriots games.
What the Altice/Disney deal means for the other pay TV providers
Expect more pay TV providers to pony up for ESPN.
After eight-decade career, sportscaster Bob Wolff dead at the age of 96
Wolff is only one of two broadcasters credited with calling teams in all four major sports, MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL
Could ESPN use planned over the top service as leverage against the cable companies?
ESPN has a couple of cards it can play with the cable and satellite providers
New study shows that there could be light at the end of the tunnel for cable subscriber losses
After being beat up over the last two years, cable may be able to stand tall again
Estimates show pay TV providers will continue to lose subscribers into the next decade
Can cable stem the tide of lost revenue and subscribers?
Smaller cable channels are dying off, Disney lowering emphasis on two ESPN networks
MLB Network and companion Strike Zone added to Layer3 TV
MLB Network becomes available today on Layer3
2017 brings cable disputes and blackouts back into the spotlight
Over the weekend, we told you about the impasse between NBCUniversal and Charter Spectrum and the potential blackout of...
Despite ratings erosion, ESPN continues to drive the cable sports engine
ESPN remained the dominant sports cable network leader in 2016 despite a 9 percent drop in each prime...
Latest cable estimates show ESPN’s networks still shedding homes, but Golf Channel up 2.2 million???
The latest Nielsen cable coverage estimates are out and the second verse is same as the first. The...
After pulling back its October cable estimates, Nielsen now stands by them; ESPN furious
Last week, we told you about how ESPN lost 621,000 homes in the October cable estimates, but after a...
New study shows over 40% of pay TV customers plan to cut or scale back subscriptions
A new study from market research firms states that many pay TV customers are planning to cut back or...
Nielsen now removes its November cable estimates; ESPN networks safe for now
Earlier today, we published a story “ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU lose a combined 1.9 million homes in latest...
Cord cutting tide stemmed for now; ESPN and FS1 gain pay TV households
After a long period of losing households due to other cord cutting, cord shaving or other factors, ESPN,...
Forecast projects cable revenue to drop $2.7b, but broadband revenue to rise over next 10 years
It was as recently as 2011 when cable was booming and seemingly looking at a level playing field...
