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.
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DirecTV, Tegna dispute threatens blackout for dozens of local affiliates
"Tegna … has once again made a private negotiation public to create unnecessary and premature concern …"
Charter creates Spectrum package without RSNs, league networks, announces changes for their own RSNs
There are some very notable moves coming from Charter on the tiering front for regional sports networks, both their own and others they carry.
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.
Mark Cuban blames cord-cutting for NBA’s declining TV ratings
"All of our national broadcasts are exclusively available on cable, which is losing subs daily."
U.S. fans with cable will have to pay $5/month more to watch the 68 CFL games on ESPN+, but there are still 22...
22 CFL games this year will be shown on ESPN's linear networks, including the playoffs and the Grey Cup. 68 more (counting four preseason games) that were previously on ESPN3 (free with authentication) will now be on over-the-top service ESPN+.
Cord cutting has slowed in first quarter of 2018
Streaming services helped to offset losses experienced by cable and satellite companies.
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.
A non-sports skinny bundle is on its way
Let’s face it, one of the biggest reasons behind the major increases in cable and satellite fees are...
Pay TV will continue to hemorrhage subscribers, and streaming services aren’t picking up the slack
Pay TV companies are predicted to lose as many as 1.2 million subscribers in the 2nd quarter of this year.
Cable programmers reportedly in talks about new sports-free online bundle
This model could be a big blow to ESPN and other sports channels.
Estimates show pay TV providers will continue to lose subscribers into the next decade
Can cable stem the tide of lost revenue and subscribers?
Cost and content are causing millennials to cut the cord
Almost one-third of millennials have said goodbye to traditional cable.
AT&T CEO says DirecTV Now will cost $35/month, have 100-plus channels
AT&T and DirecTV is getting into the streaming-only TV game, and they’re doing so in a big way....
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,...
ESPN down 1.5 million subscribers as cable sports networks keep shedding viewers
The numbers of subscribers for cable sports networks continue to plummet, and ESPN is once again one of...
Urban millennials not necessarily cutting the cord, but watching Netflix in addition to live TV
We’ve covered cord cutting extensively here at Awful Announcing and how it’s affected the sports cable networks, but...
Nielsen adjusts ESPN’s subscribers lowering amount of cord cutters
ESPN has been taking its lumps over stories about cord cutting and the number of subscribers it has...
Disney announces ESPN has lost 7 million subscribers due to cord cutting
Disney has acknowledged that its cable assets including ESPN have lost subscribers, but until last week, it didn’t...
Live sports appears to be the best hedge against cord cutting
We’ve chronicled how cord cutting has increased over the years causing some cause for concern among the cable...
The number of cord cutters rises to record levels
Cord cutting is now more than just a trend. A new research report by SNL Kagan shows that...
As cord cutters grow, ESPN reaches a crossroad on costs
As more and more people are cutting the cord, cable networks are trying to stay relevant either by...
Look out! More people are cutting the cord!
We keep hearing about cord cutters, those who have gotten rid of cable or satellite TV and watch...
