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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Deloitte survey finds 69 percent of respondents have a streaming subscription, but many complain of subscription fatigue
Those surveyed by Deloitte averaged three streaming service subscriptions, but many weren't thrilled with the numbers of services they had to subscribe to get what they want. That's worth noting for sports, considering the fragmentation in the sports streaming landscape.
What the Altice/Disney deal means for the other pay TV providers
Expect more pay TV providers to pony up for ESPN.
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.
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
Will pay TV providers offer a $10/month entertainment-only, non-sports skinny bundle?
Would sports networks be agreeable to be cut out?
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
