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.
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ACC Network approaches launch with no Comcast/Dish/Charter deals; is league optimism further deals will happen justified?
The ACC Network's current announced deals only cover about 20 million homes, although more are expected by launch. But there are still some big holdouts, including Comcast, Dish, and Charter.
Charter has reportedly agreed to a RSN carriage deal in principle with Sinclair, even before Sinclair’s RSN purchase closes
This may help alleviate some of the immediate worries about the RSNs' future carriage under Sinclair.
BIG3 claims to FCC that Charter has already decided not to carry RSNs the BIG3 hasn’t even won yet
"Charter's conduct risks effectively excluding BIG3 from the bidding process and tainting the auction. It has been suggested to BIG3's ownership that Charter has disseminated its threat to drop the (regional sports networks) to other members of the industry."
ESPN hoping public pressure will force big cable to pick up ACC Network
ESPN hopes fans will force providers like Comcast and Charter to pick up the ACC Network. We shall see
Charter is set to raise its “broadcast TV fee” for the second time in four months, and many are upset
The latest Charter fee hike has many unhappy.
New York revokes approval of Charter/Spectrum/Time Warner Cable merger, gives Spectrum 60 days to transition to successor
Charter (doing business in New York as Spectrum) is the biggest cable provider in the state, with over 2 million subscribers across cable/internet/phone.
Disney could sell off RSNs piecemeal, Comcast, AT&T, Charter, Endeavor and CAA floated as possible buyers
If Disney sells the Fox RSNs separately, that might get even more players involved in the bidding.
Charter, Comcast, and AT&T all post big subscriber losses as cord cutting accelerates
Three of the biggest providers saw significant subscriber losses in Q3 of 2017.
