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NBCUniversal reportedly making game-changing move with local sports on Peacock
One option executives are discussing is to make the channels available as add-ons in the local markets so that fans there can pay extra to stream games, the WSJ reported.
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YES Network unveils DTC product, pricing ahead of Yankees Opening Day
Yankees fans in the tri-state area and northeastern Pennsylvania will now have a way to watch the games without needing a cable or satellite subscription.
FuboTV expects record quarter after doubling subscriber base in 2021
The New York-based company announced preliminary results from Q4 2021. The firm projects revenue to range between $215 million and $220 million.
Rangers fans can't watch tonight's game on cable
For the first time in a long time, the New York Rangers will play a game Tuesday night that is not airing on linear television in the tri-state area.
How to watch 4K HDTV and ditch monthly cable and streaming fees
We’re living in the golden age of television. From addicting dramas to binge-worth reality shows, the offerings are plentiful and there is something for everyone. If you want to upgrade...
Yankees team up with Amazon to offer 21 streaming games
Yankees fans might now find it easier to cut the cord. The MLB team on Wednesday announced that its New York City fans will soon be able to watch 21...
CNN shuts down streaming news network 'Great Big Story'
CNN is shuttering Great Big Story, the digital video company it launched in 2015. The short-form video network was billed as a way for CNN to reach a younger generation...
Cable prices have been too damn high for nearly 20 years
Cable TV is undeniably expensive. With the average bundle sitting around $105, it costs substantially more than a cell plan and some people’s electricity. But it hasn’t always been this...
ESPN+ is actually ESPN minus the main channel and all of your local games
On April 12, Disney is finally launching ESPN+, a $4.99-a-month streaming service that is widely seen as Disney’s first toe being dipped into the growing pool of direct-to-consumer video streaming...
ESPN is betting the house on a $5 app for sports zealots
A nor’easter has descended on ESPN headquarters one wintry day in March, and the outside world in Bristol, Conn., is still trying to dig itself out from under the snowstorm...
Ironically, the only thing keeping cable alive is the internet
Pay TV has had a rough few years, with subscriber numbers hitting record lows, new competition springing up all over the place, and mobile devices stealing the traditional role of...
Cable TV prices keep going up as more people cut the cord
Cable and satellite TV providers are ringing in the new year with an unwelcome gift: higher cable bills. Comcast, for instance, says customer bills will rise 2.2 percent, on average,...
ESPN is angling for a comeback on the web
Cord-cutting has been brutal for ESPN, but the struggling sports network is poised to make a comeback — this time on the web. ESPN — which has lost 13 million...
Cable companies freak out after 1 million cut cord in 3 months
Cord-cutting, or at least the speed at which people are ditching pay TV, is on track to be the biggest upset of the year. There’s finally a collection of cheap-ish...
Young Americans will be the death of cable TV
The best data we have suggests that cord-cutting — ditching cable TV for streaming services — is happening faster than anyone foresaw. But in case you were uncertain about cable...
Verizon CEO says company has 'moved on' from desire for cable
The need to own a cable company is so last year that Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam doesn’t even think about it anymore. “We’ve moved on,” the head of America’s...
CBS' Moonves denies cable TV cord cutters are a problem
Media behemoths from Comcast to Disney say they’ve been hit by cord cutting, but CBS’ Les Moonves claims that’s not his company’s problem. “This movement is a positive for us,”...
More than 22 million Americans to join cord cutting revolution
Winter is here for cable and satellite TV operators. American consumers are canceling traditional pay-TV service at a much faster rate than previously expected, according to research firm eMarketer. In...
Comcast CEO defends TV bundles amid cord cutting
At a media conference filled with disruptors, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts adamantly defended that old standby -- the pay-TV bundle. “The bundle is where you get the best value,” Roberts...