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 [Continue Reading]
Cord Cutting News
Cord Cutting Is Real and It’s Killing Cable
In the past, the Pay TV industry attempted to push the media narrative that “cord cutting” isn’t really a thing to worry about. They have pretended that “cutting the cord” (a.k.a cancelling their pay TV subscription) it’s a passing fad that will eventually just go away. However, anyone objectively looking at Neilsen data can see that [Continue Reading]
Pay TV Fees are Going Up in 2016
With the decline of cable TV subscriptions, one would think cable and satellite TV providers would do something to bring in more customers. The Pay TV industry seems to disagree. Apparently most major pay TV providers plan on raising their fees next year. According to Gerry Smith at Bloomberg: “In the coming weeks, Time Warner [Continue Reading]
Amazon Prime for $67! One Day Only
Yes, you read that right. Starting tonight at 12:00 Eastern Time and ending at 11:59 Pacific Time, Amazon will offer new Prime Members a special price of $67 for the first year of prime. Sign up for Prime here. What Prime Has to Offer I’ve covered the benefits of Amazon Prime before, but let me [Continue Reading]
Addressing the Cord Cutting Naysayers
I occasionally receive comments about how impractical it is to use streaming alternatives to get rid of cable TV. While the majority of comments received express excitement and near euphoria about saving thousands of dollars ditching cable, some do not agree. It’s also more than just a few commenters have these concerns. Therefore, instead of [Continue Reading]
The Problem with Cable TV isn’t Cable Boxes
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 [Continue Reading]
Amazon Prime Day: Black Friday in July
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 [Continue Reading]
People are Leaving Cable TV in Droves
Cable TV better rethink its core business. More and more people realize that they can watch TV without a cable subscription, and it’s evident if you look at the viewership data for cable networks. Yesterday Nielsen released The Total Audience Report for the first quarter of 2015. The results look ominous for cable TV networks as they [Continue Reading]
Unhappy with Cable TV? Join the Club
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 [Continue Reading]
Cable TV Subscriber Data Hides Reality
We spend a lot of time at Grounded Reason writing about how to cut the cord on cable. So naturally I have an interest in how many people are actually getting their TV and movies without a subscription to cable or satellite TV. Lately, this topic has repeatedly surfaced in media reports. Typically, major media outlets [Continue Reading]