Cord Cutting News

I know it’s early, but I’ve already seen the stockpiles of tinsel and garland waiting to burst into the holiday aisle of your local CVS the minute the last trick-or-treater knocks on your door. For those potential cord cutters fretting about missing their favorite holiday movie, don’t worry. There are plenty of ways to get [read Where To Watch Christmas Movies Online]

The traditional pay-TV industry has been in denial of cord cutter for years. In 2014-2015 you couldn’t turn on cable news without some pundit claiming internet-based live TV streaming services couldn’t replace traditional cable TV. A similar denial is still occurring, only this time the industry is padding their losses with data from over the top (OTT) streaming [read The Real Story on Pay TV Subscriber Losses]

My wife and I cut the cord about four years ago. Like everyone else thinking about making the switch, we fretted about what we might miss. Additionally,  I was shocked about how little I missed. When we had cable, my wife and I would watch about 2-3 hours of TV a night. TV became a [read Has Cutting The Cord Improved You Life?]

Those of us who have found other ways to watch TV without cable already know that cutting the cord can save tons of cash.  However, there are many naysayers that say that cord cutters wind up getting too many services to make it that much cheaper than pay-TV. Well, a recent study has finally put [read Cord Cutting Saves Americans Billions]

One of the biggest complaints I hear about cord cutting is having content spread across multiple apps and services. Streaming devices like Roku have instituted universal search in their devices, which search multiple services. However, there still isn’t away to browse for ideas without going into each app separately. Apple may have solved that problem. [read Apple’s New TV App May Be A Game Changer]

There are occasions where news happens in the cord cutting world that doesn’t make it into a blog post on Grounded Reason. In situations where a channel gets added to a streaming service, or Netflix picked up a new series I just update a relevant post on the blog. That means it doesn’t come to [read Get Cord Cutter News Updates]

Last year, Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to major satellite and cable TV providers inquiring about the cost of the Pay TV Industry’s set top boxes. After parsing the responses, their findings include: The average household spends $231.82 on set top rentals a year The set-top box [read The Problem with Cable TV isn’t Cable Boxes]

Recently I posted an article on all the benefits of Amazon Prime in addition to being a tool in the belt to watch TV without cable. Well, this Wednesday Amazon.com is giving us all another reason to check out Amazon Prime. They are calling it “Prime Day”. Amazon is turning 20 years old this July [read Amazon Prime Day: Black Friday in July]

It’s been a week of terrible news for the cable TV industry. It appears people’s displeasure with their cable TV service is increasing. This comes in the wake of new internet TV services, like Sling TV and HBO Now on Apple TV, that provide consumers with new ways to watch TV. The latest Consumer Reports [read Unhappy with Cable TV? Join the Club]

Everybody knows there are financial benefits realized when cutting the cable cord. However, there are certain perks one doesn’t realize until they drop their cable subscription for a Mohu Leaf and a Roku.  This is especially true of one unexpected benefit my kids are reaping due to living a life without cable; Watching less advertising. [read Ditching Cable Benefits Our Kids]

This giveaway has ended.  For details on the outcome check:  https://www.groundedreason.com/win-mohu-leaf-giveaway-update/ Who Wants To Win a Mohu Leaf Antenna?  Grounded Reason will be giving away a Mohu Leaf 30 on January 1st. One lucky person can start off the New Year with a NEW ANTENNA and kick the cable habit as their New Year’s resolution. On [read Win a Mohu Leaf 30 Antenna!]

Two weeks ago I mentioned an internet TV content provider named Aereo, requested an FCC rule interpretation change allowing their service to operate as a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD).  As an MVPD, Aereo would possess the same power that Satellite and Cable TV providers enjoy when negotiating to carry Broadcast TV stations. Yesterday, on [read Internet TV Supported by FCC Proposal]