Leitchman: Pay-TV Bloodletting Continues
Largest pay-TV providers lost about 1.325 million subscribers in Q1 2019.
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Pay TV Takes Worst-Ever Cord-Cutting Hit in Q1 2019
More than a million cut the cord, but that may not be the most impactful result.
More Than 3.5M Cut Cord in 2018, Per Leichtman
Internet delivered services, meanwhile, added about 640,000 subscribers.
Survey: Six In 10 Cable TV Subscribers Cut Cord; More Likely To Unsubscribe
Results of a survey reveal cable TV unsubscribes are accelerating.
Report: Connected Devices, Rise of SVOD Causing 'Seismic' Shift in U.S. TV Market
Media companies are responding by consolidating.
Consumer Love Affair With Netflix Gets Rocky As Sub Fees Rise, Says Study
Diffusion Group study finds increases of even a dollar or two take a toll.
Parks: Traditional Pay-TV Loyalty Continues Slide While OTT Popularity Remains High
A new report from Parks Associates also reveals a drop in the willingness of pay-TV subscribers to recommend the service to others.
AT&T Pulls HBO, Cinemax Off DISH, Sling-TV
Move represents first time in HBO's history it goes dark on a major pay-TV provider.
Cable Subs Would Cut Cord if They Could Get Live TV: Report
About 20 percent of survey respondents unaware of free over-the-air broadcasts.
70 Percent of U.S. Consumers Remain Loyal Pay-TV Subscribers
New findings from GfK MRI reveal 97 percent have no plan to cut the cord.
Pay-TV Continues to be Decimated by Cordcutting Trend
Cable, satellite continue to bleed subscribers, according to Kagan
Linear TV Dominates Time Spent Watching Video: Nielsen
Despite the industry’s focus on streaming and on-demand video, linear TV dominates Americans’ time spent viewing and is on the rise, according to a new report from Nielsen.
Consumers Sour On Experience With Pay-TV, OTT Providers, Finds Survey
U.S., U.K., and Filipino consumers say both traditional pay-TV and OTT providers can do better
Pay TV Subscriber Losses Drop to 305K in Q1
Top MVPDs shed a net 515K in year-ago quarter, Leichtman Research Group says
ABI: 400M Worldwide Subscribe To OTT Video Services
In North America and Europe, traditional pay-TV providers are fighting back with their own OTT services
Popularity of OTT Pay-TV Service Grows Among Broadband Households
Majority want to continue to access local channels, regardless of the plan they choose
Kagan: U.S. Pay TV Costs Rose 74% Since 2000
The average household is paying nearly double in subscription costs to pay TV since 2000, representing an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 74 percent, according to Kagan.
Younger Viewers Gravitating to OTT TV Services: Study
Nearly half of OTT subscribers use an antenna, according to LRG report
What Will Shape the Pay-TV User Interface of the Future?
With so many UIs now resembling smartphones, users are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate the converged TV landscape.
Paywizard: Cord-Cutting Trend Offset by 'Pay-TV Polygamists'
Fears among pay-TV providers about the growing trend of cord cutting are being offset by a new phenomenon in which viewers are adding OTT services on top of existing pay-TV subscriptions, even when they spend more overall.
Study: Pay TV Subs Making an OTT Connection
Amplifying a growing trend, 21 percent of U.S. pay TV customers say they subscribe to an online video service from their MVPD, up from 10 percent a year ago, according to a Parks Associates study.
Report: One in Five Homes Use Digital Antennas for Live TV
16 percent increase since 2015 coincides with decline in pay-TV subscriptions
Millions Flee Pay-TV; Revenues Slide, Say Researchers
The latest from three separate research organizations reveals traditional pay-TV is in decline
Taplin: Facebook, Google, Amazon are ‘Coming After You’
With a new focus on acquiring content that was previously relegated to pay TV services, social media and tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Google are focusing more on disrupting traditional pay TV, director of USC’s Annenberg School of Media Innovation Lab and author Jonathan Taplin told an audience at the opening keynote of the NCTC Winter Educational Conference.