Thoughts on (fully) cord cutting and dropping cable TV
While I largely went without a cable TV subscription (due to cost) for most of the early-to-mid 2000s, I’ve had cable TV since that time. However, several years ago, I dropped
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A collection of 17 posts
Cord cutting continues to grow in popularity, at cable TV's expense
Cord cutting apparently is continuing to pick up the pace, despite all that cable TV still offers viewers: over-the-air local channels; regional sports networks; and the convenience of various networks, from ESPN to
Reasons why Americans keep cable TV: tradition and convenience?
While cord cutting’s picked up in recent years, traditional cable TV’s still prominent. Research firm GfK MRI reports that 71% of US households have a pay TV subscription and
How to stream the 2018 Winter Olympics
It’s time again for the Winter Olympics. This year, the games are being held from February 9 to 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. I’ll take a look at
YouTube launches YouTube TV
YouTube (and thus Google, its owner) is the latest to jump on the subscription video services bandwagon. Its newest service, YouTube TV, is a live streaming video service vying for cord cutters’
How to watch the 2016 Summer Olympics online
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will run from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 21. Of course, the Olympics does have its problems, both the usual ones (corruption concerns,
Are live sports cable TV's last stand against cord cutting?
Yes, it’s another infographic from Statista. This time, it concerns live TV programming. Despite the rise of DVRs and on-demand programming, Nielsen reports that live sports is the one area that&
Cord cutting and cord shaving tips
As part of my recent reduction in cable TV service, I’ve been reading tips on cord cutting or cord shaving. Of course, advice varies. Some articles make too many assumptions, such
Obama's final State of the Union covered on Amazon, Snapchat
Tuesday night is President Obama’s final State of the Union address, as he leaves office a year from now. This year, the White House plans on pulling out all the stops
My choice of video services (winter 2015-2016)
There’s been a lot of talk about “cord cutting,” or cancelling cable TV services. Less spoken about is “cord shaving,” or just cutting back on cable TV
