Proposed FCC Measure Would Make Cable Fees More Transparent In Monthly Bills
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering new rules aimed at bringing greater transparency on the various costs that go into monthly cable and satellite TV bills. The initiative is being pushed by FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel in an effort to give traditional pay-TV service…
YouTube TV Gets Fee Hike To $72.99 Per Month
The allure of cutting the cable cord to save money may be losing its luster for some folks very soon. Google’s YouTube confirmed speculative reports this week that its YouTube TV live OTT cable-channel streaming platform is getting a significant price hike to $72.99 per…
Study: 5.9M U.S. Subscribers Dropped Traditional Pay-TV Services In 2022
So called cable-cutting induced subscriber churn continued to wreck havoc on the U.S. subscriber base of traditional pay-TV operators in 2022, according to a recently released study of publicly reporting service providers. Some of the largest regularly reporting U.S. multi-channel-video pay TV providers lost some…
Samba TV: Linear TV Viewership Dropped Under 50% Of U.S. Homes In 2H-2022
Multi-screen data analytics firm Samba TV this week released findings from a second-half 2022 U.S. video viewership report that showed a marked reduction in traditional linear TV. The report indicated that for the first time in the study’s history fewer than half of Americans are…
Dish Reports Continued Satellite TV Subscriber Churn As 5G Ramps Up
The cord-cutting woes continued for Dish Network in the first quarter of the year, according to the satellite and live-streaming company’s latest financial report Friday. Dish Network showed a loss of 462,000 pay-TV accounts in the first quarter of the year, compared to a loss…
YouTube Adds Free Ad-Supported TV Shows
Google’s YouTube channel has started offering free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to go up against the likes of Pluto TV, Roku TV, Peacock, Tubi and others. The company announced the channel’s new service expansion Wednesday in a blog posting, which indicated more than 4,000 episodes…
Satellite TV Subscriber Attrition Continued In DISH Q4 Results
The traditional satellite TV business continued to suffer subscriber attrition in the fourth quarter of 2021, following the release of financial results from DISH Network Thursday. The direct-to-home satellite TV and over-the-top streaming services resource ended 2021 with 10.71 million total subscribers, including 8.22 million…
Study: 55% U.S. Smart TV Penetration Changing Pay-TV Paradigms In 2022
Fifty-five percent of U.S. homes with broadband service now have a smart TV, making integrated sets the default platform for streaming content among viewers, according to new market research from Parks Associates. The firm’s new “OTT Streaming Trends To Watch In 2022” white paper predicts…
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