cord cutting
CBS’s Video Streaming Service Now Offers Live TV In Over 60% Of The U.S.
CBS’s on-demand video streaming service will now offer local, live TV feeds which cover over 60% of the U.S., the company announced this morning. CBS All Access, the network’s over-the-top…
In further proof of the rise of streaming video services and the cord-cutting trend in general, TV measurement firm Nielsen today said it would begin to track viewing data and…
ESPN Sues Verizon Over Its TV Packages Aimed At Cord Cutters
Verizon has apparently hit a snag with regard to its efforts aimed at cord cutters. The cable TV provider recently introduced a way to purchase TV channel packages via à…
Cablevision Debuts “Cord Cutter” Packages Combining Broadband, Free Antennas, And Optional HBO NOW
Cablevision made headlines as the first pay-TV provider to offer HBO’s new standalone service HBO NOW to its broadband customers, and today the cable company is again targeting cord cutters with…
Sling TV Stumbles During HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” Premiere, As Customers Report Roku App Issues
Cord cutters who have been considering switching to Dish Network’s streaming service Sling TV may be having second thoughts as of this morning. The company, which offers a $20 per…
Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 6: HBO Goes Over-The-Top)
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is the world’s most pirated show, according to new data from anti-piracy solutions provider Irdeto out today. So it’s not surprising that the network has now…
Haystack TV Scores $1.7 Million For Its News Service Aimed At Cord Cutters
One of the problems with cutting the cord today is that you lose access to a variety of news channels and programs, and there are few resources in the streaming world…
As a cord cutter, one of the ongoing challenges is figuring out which shows and movies are available for streaming on services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu and others,…
Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 5: Upgrading To The TiVo Roamio OTA DVR)
In late 2014, I finally took the plunge and cut the cord with cable TV, reducing my monthly bill from a big TV, phone and internet bundle to one which now only…
Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 4: Favorite Apps And Resources)
It’s now been over three months since I’ve adopted the cord-cutting lifestyle, thanks to finally following through on a long overdue New Year’s Resolution. Today, my “TV” diet largely consists of streaming video…
Hulu’s Latest Kids’ Deal Brings Disney Jr. Content To Its Service For The First Time
Hulu announced this morning an expanded deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group which will see the streaming service gain the exclusive rights to one of Disney Junior’s top-rated shows, Doc…
Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 3: Using An Over-The-Air DVR)
This year, my New Year’s Resolution was to finally cut the cord. The timing is right, and the content selection available today on streaming services make the process much less…
The Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015 (Part 2: Shaving The Cord And Cheating)
2015 is the year I finally cut the cord with cable TV. No more flipping through programs mindlessly, no more massive lineup of channels I never watch, no more DVR’ing. In…
More people than ever are cutting their ties to big cable, and opting to either cut the cord, or just dramatically pare down their cable TV packages. According to Nielsen’s…
The Diary Of A Cord Cutter In 2015
I know I’m late to the party by some accounts. Early adopters cut the cord years ago and haven’t looked back. For me, turning off cable TV was an idea…
Pay TV Disruption Doesn’t End With Unbundling
Which would you rather do: pay for all available content or only the content you consume? At first blush, this would seem like a simple cost issue: why not cancel…
This is a nice little sale on one of the best network media streamers. Newegg is selling the WD TV Live Plus for only $79.99 with the coupon code HARDOCPX323E. It’s…
I hit a nerve. I seriously believe cord cutting is all about alternative services and not the hardware. Clearly others think different. My last post concerning the movement focused on…
Study: Only One-Twentieth Of One Percent Of TV Subscribers Have Cut The Cord
Hey, cord cutters: you’re all talk. A new study, put together by the UK’s Informa Telecoms & Media, which “delivers strategic insight founded on global market data and primary research,”…
Video: Experiment Shows Cord-Cutting Simply Too Difficult For Average Families To Grasp
Here’s more evidence that regular people have zero time for things like Google TV, Boxee, and Roku, if only because they’re too complicated for their own good. Hill Holiday, a…
Study: Americans Now Use Internet As Much As They Watch TV
And there it is: Americans now spend as much time on the Internet as they do watching TV. So says a new study released by Forrester Research, which says that…
ESPN: Only 0.11 Percent Of Households Have Cut The Cord (And These Aren't Hipster Households Either)
ESPN has just released a study that sheds some light on people’s cord cutting habits—or lack thereof. Using Nielsen data, ESPN has determined that a paltry 0.11 percent of U.S.…
Economic Hard Times (And Not Hulu) The Reason For Cord Cutting?
Almighty Giz has two exciting maps that offer an alternative explanation for the decline in cable and satellite subscriptions in the past year. If you look at the maps, you’ll…
Google TV is a mess. Apple TV is a joke. Using a Roku is about as exciting as cleaning my gutters. I like the Boxee Box, but my wife doesn’t…
Study: Young People Lead The Way When It Comes To Cord Cutting
Cord cutting: it’s real. That’s what a new SNL Kagan study suggests, and you have to figure that TV executives are freaking out. The numbers: 119,000 people “cut the cord”…