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Cord cutting is getting ‘freaking ugly,’ analyst says

AT&T, Charter and Comcast all reported second-quarter results last week and analyst firm MoffettNathanson said the early figures add up to a truly bad quarter for traditional video service cord cutting. Source link …Read More

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TDS picks Arris Android TV box for upcoming streaming TV service

TDS has found an Arris Android TV set-top box that will fit the bill for its upcoming cloud-based video service product, TDS TV+. TDS TV+, which will launch first in TDS’s Oregon markets later this year, features …Read More

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More Charter subscribers choose cheaper video options

Charter’s second-quarter video revenue didn’t fall, but it didn’t grow much either. That’s partly attributed to more of the provider’s customer choosing cheaper video plans. Source link …Read More

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Deeper Dive—What Comcast, DirecTV and Charter said about video subscriber losses in Q2

The U.S.’s three biggest pay TV providers – Charter, Comcast and AT&T (DirecTV and U-verse) – have all reported second quarter earnings. And all three lost significant amounts of video subscribers. Source link …Read More

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Charter loses 141,000 video subscribers in Q2

The company lost 150,000 residential video subscribers, compared with a loss of 73,000 in the second quarter of 2018. But the company added 9,000 small and medium business video subscribers so net video subscriber losses for the …Read More

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Netflix shows weakness as it loses 130K U.S. subscribers

Subscriber growth is still the key metric by which Netflix’s performance is measured. By that standard, the company just posted some disastrous second-quarter results. Source link …Read More

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NCTA says U.S. cable industry economic impact totaled $450B in 2018

NCTA-The Internet and Television Association is pointing to a new report that shows the cable industry had a $450 billion impact on the U.S. economy in 2018. Source link …Read More

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Verizon tests its own streaming device named Stream TV

Verizon could be joining its pay TV and broadband rivals in building its own proprietary streaming box. According to an FCC filing unearthed by Zatz Not Funny, Verizon is testing a device called Stream TV, which includes …Read More

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AT&T’s new streaming TV service, AT&T TV, launches this summer

AT&T has confirmed that its new streaming TV service will be called AT&T TV. The service is getting a beta launch this summer in select markets. Source link …Read More

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NBCUniversal streaming service to launch in April 2020

Comcast/NBCUniversal is still holding back many important details about its upcoming streaming service, but the company did reveal that it will launch in April 2020. Source link …Read More

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