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Buffalo Public Radio is Launching a Commercial Radio Station After $2.2 Million in Federal Budget Cuts
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (510+ words) Buffalo Public Radio is Launching a Commercial Radio Station After $2.2 Million in Federal Budget Cuts| Cord Cutters News Buffalo Public Radio is Launching a Commercial Radio Station After $2.2 Million in Federal Budget Cuts Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM), the nonprofit…...
E.W. Scripps Board Unanimously Rejects Sinclair's $622 Million Unsolicited Takeover Bid Of Its ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (736+ words) In a significant blow to Sinclair and the consolidating U.S. broadcast television industry, the board of directors of The E.W. Scripps Company unanimously rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from larger rival Sinclair Inc. on December 16, 2025. The decision came after careful deliberation, with…...
Disney is Laying Off Hundreds of Employees
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally today, sources say. The layoffs will impact those on teams that handle "marketing for both film and television as well as television publicity, casting and development," according to a report from Deadline....
Cable TV Executives Are Repeating Their Cord Cutting Mistakes as Customers Ditch Cable Internet in Cord Cutting 2.0 - Here Are Three Things They Can Do to Stop Cord Cutting 2.0
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (759+ words) In the early 2010s, cable TV executives faced a seismic shift as millions of customers began "cord cutting," abandoning traditional cable TV subscriptions for streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Dubbed Cord-Cutting 1.0, this movement caught the industry off-guard, with executives slow…...
Cable TV & Satellite TV Giants Pivot to Streaming, Leaving Traditional TV Behind Including Spectrum & DIRECTV
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (474+ words) The television industry is undergoing a seismic shift as major cable and satellite providers abandon traditional delivery methods in favor of streaming services, driven by lower costs and changing viewer habits. Leading the charge, Spectrum, the largest cable TV provider…...
Apple TV+ Faces $1 Billion Annual Loss Despite Subscriber Growth According to New Report
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) Apple TV+, the tech giant's ambitious foray into streaming, is hemorrhaging more than $1 billion annually despite boasting a subscriber base that swelled to approximately 45 million in 2024, according to sources familiar with the matter per a report by The Information. This…...
Americans Are Watching Less Traditional TV Like Cable TV Networks & Streaming Services & Spending More Time Watching YouTube
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) As winter waned into February 2025, Americans followed a familiar seasonal pattern, spending less time glued to their televisions compared to January's peak viewing period. Yet, amid this predictable dip, streaming services emerged as the standout winner, shrugging off the downturn…...
Remembering PlayStation Vue: 10 Years Ago Today It Launched Starting the Live TV Streaming Wars
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) At its launch, PlayStation Vue was praised for its intuitive design, cloud DVR functionality, and the ability to stream on multiple devices simultaneously, features that were somewhat novel at the time. It catered specifically to the gaming community, leveraging PlayStation's…...
Over 1 Million Americans Ditch Cable TV Internet in 2024, Signaling Rise of "Cord Cutting 2.0"
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) In a seismic shift for the telecommunications industry, over 1 million Americans canceled their cable TV-provided internet subscriptions in 2024, accelerating a trend dubbed "Cord Cutting 2.0." This exodus, detailed in year-end earnings reports from major cable providers, marks a pivotal moment as…...
Cable TV Provider WOW! Lost Almost 20,000 Internet Customers in 2024 As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (350+ words) WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!), one of the nation's leading broadband providers, reported a significant loss of internet subscribers in its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. The company, which operates a high-performing network passing nearly 2 million…...