Netflix Has a New Plan for Europe – Is the U.S. Next?
Customers in some European countries are seeing a new option on Netflix’s website: a new “Ultra” plan that would offer HDR support in addition to 4K UHD resolution. That may… View Article
Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Could Cost It Millions of Subscribers
Written By: Stephen Lovely and Kate Fann | Published: May 31, 2023 After heated discussions over the past few years about Netflix cracking down on password sharing, the streaming service… View Article
A Minute-by-Minute Diary of Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas”
Perhaps you’ve heard of “Falling for Christmas,” a 2022 Netflix original movie that stars Lindsay Lohan and is directed by someone without a Wikipedia page. If you were so inclined,… View Article
Streaming Across Borders: 51% of Adults Worldwide Use a VPN to Watch Location Restricted Content on Netflix
Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Published: December 15th, 2021 NBC’s mega-popular comedy “The Office” was one of the most streamed shows on Netflix of all time. When… View Article
Here are the 5 Biggest Lawsuits Filed Against Netflix
Companies get sued every day, and Netflix is no exception. The streaming giant has faced dozens of civil cases, and there are sure to be more Netflix lawsuits in the… View Article
The Average Netflix User Streams 64% More Content Than the Average Hulu User
Way back in 2016 (remember 2016?) we had a question: who watches more content, Netflix subscribers or Hulu subscribers? To figure it out, we simply crunched some numbers. Using publicly… View Article
Subscribers Pay 67 Cents Per Hour of Cable, Only 12 Cents Per Hour of Netflix
Everybody knows that Netflix is cheaper than cable: at just $10.99 per month, Netflix’s most popular streaming plan is barely more than one-tenth of the staggering $100.98 per month paid… View Article
67% of Netflix Subscribers Would Rather Cancel Their Subscription Than See Ads
As Netflix tests advertisements for its original content on its own streaming platform, users remain vehement that they do not want to see advertising during their streams, a poll conducted… View Article
Netflix Subscribers Spend Almost Twice as Much Time on Netflix as With Friends
We’re big fans of Netflix over here at Cordcutting.com – and according to some recent data, we’re not the only ones. In fact, our calculations show that subscribers spend much more time… View Article
Netflix Originals Were Plagued by Worsening Reviews When Netflix Pulled the Plug on User Review Program
Netflix retired its user reviews feature on July 31 of this year, citing “declining usage.” But analysis of user rating data performed by Cordcutting.com suggests that the streaming giant may… View Article
The Best Netflix Series, According to IMDb
Netflix has come a long way since its launch in 2007. More than just a streaming service, the online giant has become its own studio and network powerhouse with… View Article
Subscribers Watch 12 Days More Netflix a Year Than They Did 5 Years Ago
Netflix has had its ups and downs over the past year, but CEO Reed Hastings’ CES 2016 keynote makes it clear that the streaming giant is still growing. Even as… View Article
Netflix Beats Amazon and Hulu in Number of Good Movies
When it comes to streaming libraries, it’s not all about quantity – quality is important, too! We know how Netflix and Hulu stack up when it comes to library size,… View Article
Pennsylvania to Apply 6% “Netflix Tax”
If you’re a Netflix user in Pennsylvania, we have some bad news: your Netflix subscription is about the start costing more, thanks to a change in tax laws in your… View Article
Netflix Has More U.S. Subscribers Than the Top 3 Cable Companies Combined
Yesterday, we compared the top cable, satellite and fiber pay TV providers to see just how big some of them are. They were huge, which is no surprise in an… View Article
How Many Titles Are Available on Netflix in Your Country?
Netflix is an international company, and that means that they have to juggle a lot of different streaming deals in a lot of different countries. The streaming giant has been… View Article
73% of Subscribers Would Download Netflix Content, If Possible
Since it first debuted in 2007, Netflix’s streaming video service has remained largely unchanged. A lot of content has come and (mostly) gone, but the basic idea – that of… View Article
74% of Netflix Subscribers Would Rather Cancel Their Subscription Than See Ads
In its early days as a streaming service, Netflix wasn’t just the biggest and best company on the block – it was the only one. In those heady days, Netflix… View Article
The Average Netflix Subscriber Watches 48% More Content Per Day Than the Average Hulu Subscriber
Netflix vs. Hulu is one of the streaming space’s oldest rivalries, and it’s one of our favorites. We’ve broken down their rivalry plenty of times before: by the numbers and… View Article
Netflix Saves Its Subscribers From 160 Hours of Commercials Per Year
There are a lot of reasons to choose streaming video services over cable: it’s more affordable, content stops and starts when you want it, your entertainment goes wherever your mobile… View Article
65% of Netflix’s Subscribers Disapprove of Its VPN Ban
Netflix is the king of the streaming world, but it hasn’t always kept its kingdom happy. Netflix recently moved to quash the use of VPNs by its subscribers. Previously, Netflix… View Article
76% of Netflix Subscribers Think Netflix Can Replace Traditional TV
Netflix is a special company – the type of company that creates its own market space, rather than competing in an existing one. Netflix burst onto the scene in 1998… View Article
While Netflix’s U.S. Library Shrinks, Its British and Canadian Libraries Are Growing
When Netflix debuted as a streaming service, it was the only major player in the game. It quickly built out a massive catalog of content, including both hollywood films and… View Article
Netflix Has Twice as Many U.S. Subscribers as Comcast
Comcast is one of pay TV’s most important (and infamous) companies. They have a monopolistic grip on a huge swath of the United States, which makes them a popular subject… View Article
Netflix Subscribers Prefer Netflix Originals
Today’s Netflix looks very different than the company that was founded in 1997 – or, for that matter, the one that existed just a few years ago. Netflix went from… View Article
How to Unlock All the Hidden Categories on Netflix
Netflix’s subscribers aren’t totally enamored of its user interface, which some feel doesn’t offer enough support for content discovery. But if you know how, you can access a ton of… View Article
Netflix’s Catalog Has Shrunk by More Than 2,000 Titles in the Past Couple of Years
It’s become something of a cord cutting tradition to complain about Netflix’s choices whenever they announce the latest monthly changes to their lineups. But after an investigation into Netflix’s catalog… View Article
Where Is Television Headed? 5 Quotes From Execs at Netflix, HBO, and More
We’re cord cutters not just because we can get great content and save tons of money by ditching cable, but because we honestly think that the landscape of television and… View Article
Not a Fan of Netflix Anymore? Here’s How to Cancel Your Netflix Subscription
Lately, you may have heard people hating on Netflix. “It’s not bad, for a Netflix show” is something I often find myself saying. There’s a general consensus that over the… View Article
The Grateful Dead Are Retired – Here Are 8 Hippie Documentaries on Netflix to Ease the Loss
It’s been a long, strange trip, but the Grateful Dead are finally, truly, actually retired. The band says that they will never all play a show together again, now that… View Article
The State of Digital Content Piracy in 2024
As streaming services raise prices and crack down on password sharing, one in three Americans say they’ve pirated TV or movies in the past year. Written By: Sam Blake |… View Article
Americans Respond to Hollywood Strikes: Only 29% Interested in AI-Generated Entertainment
Strikers’ demands resonate with the public: 73% of Americans agree that performers must be paid for the use of their digital likenesses. Written By: Nicholas Holterman | Published: September 20,… View Article
2023 State of Streaming Report
Written By: Stephen Lovely | Published: March 15, 2023 After quickly overtaking cable and becoming part of everyday American life, streaming video platforms now struggle with their business models. Faced… View Article
Streaming Subscription Mooching in 2022
Streaming Subscription Mooching in 2022 Post-pandemic mooching holds steady, causing streaming platforms to miss out on $2.3 billion in membership fees Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Published:… View Article
Half of all employees are streaming TV shows during work
Half of all employees are streaming TV shows during work Remote workers say they watch an average of 5 hours of TV each week, and onsite workers are also streaming… View Article
Live TV Streaming Affordability: Maybe We Owe Cable an Apology
Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Updated: October 14th, 2021 Live TV streaming services were supposed to beat cable at its own game. Years after Netflix and Hulu… View Article
Streaming Usage in the U.S. and Beyond – 2021 Statistics and Facts
Whether it’s binging the latest season of a Netflix reality show, keeping up with everything the Mandalorian is doing, or playing music to accompany the workday, Americans are in love… View Article
The State of Streaming Services: Q2 2021 Outlook
Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Published: June 22nd, 2021 Changes in the streaming video market happen fast — so fast that they’re best measured not year by… View Article
Subscription Mooching in 2021
Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Published: April 1st, 2021 Have Americans continued to embrace streaming entertainment over the past year, or was our national fixation with “Tiger… View Article
Is Paramount Plus Ready for Prime Time?
Written By – Stephen Lovely, Managing Editor | Published: March 18th, 2021 The on-again, off-again media pairing of CBS and Viacom has never been more “on.” Following a 2019 merger… View Article
Subscription Mooching & Streaming Media
Who’s Streaming? Preferred Platforms Who’s Paying? Revenue Impact of Mooching Even before the global coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people to spend their days inside their homes, streaming platforms from… View Article
Apple TV+ Review
When Netflix got started in the subscription video on demand service (SVOD), it was the only streaming service of its kind. And while competitors popped up from time to time,… View Article
Apple TV+
These days, it seems like practically every company around has its own streaming service. Tech giant Apple is no exception! The company behind the Apple TV streaming device and the… View Article
Starz Deals
On the hunt for hot savings on Starz streaming service? If so, you’re in the right place. Starz offers loads of hit movies and original series like Leavenworth, American Gods,… View Article
How to Watch Loki
Big news for fans of Marvel Studios, trickster-villain Loki, and/or British heartthrob Tom Hiddleston: all three of those things are coming together for Loki, a new series that is a… View Article
How to Watch Monsters at Work
Fans of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University have a great reason to be excited right now: Their favorite monsters will soon be back in action in Disney’s Monsters at… View Article
How to Watch ‘WandaVision’ Online
It’s a good time to be a Marvel fan. Marvel Studios has turned Marvel Comics’ superhero universe into what is, by some measures, the most successful film franchise in history…. View Article
How to Watch Sundance TV Without Cable in 2024
Sundance TV offers some of the best movie content on cable – but you don’t actually need cable to watch it. Thanks to a relatively new type of streaming service,… View Article
Amazon Streaming Devices
When Amazon was founded, it was a humble online bookstore. Now, decades later, Amazon is so much more that that. The e-commerce giant also has its hands in everything from… View Article
Streaming Service Buying Guide
Cord-cutting has existed for as long as there have been legacy pay TV services (like cable and satellite) to cut. But it has become a big trend only relatively recently…. View Article
Streaming Device Buying Guide
In some ways, it would make the most sense to consider our streaming device options after we decide which streaming services we want. But, in many cases, it’s the streaming… View Article
Getting Started
What is “cord cutting?” You’ve probably heard of “cord cutting.” The term is all over the news, and it’s presented in all sorts of ways. Sometimes it’s a “millennial thing”… View Article
FandangoNow
Movie rental stores like Blockbuster may be a thing of the past, but the experience of renting a great movie is not. Netflix and other subscription video on demand (SVOD)… View Article
Crackle
What’s better than streaming video content on demand? Streaming it for free, of course. And free streaming is the name of the game with ad-supported services like Crackle. The free… View Article
What Can I Watch on Apple TV?
You’ve probably heard about the Apple TV. You’ve probably heard of cord cutting, too (you’re on Cordcutting.com, after all). But if you’re not a regular reader, you may not feel… View Article
How to Watch Bloomberg Television Without Cable in 2024
Bloomberg Television has the news and finance information you need to succeed in a fast-moving world. But there’s one financial decision that you may be making in connection with Bloomberg… View Article
What Can I Watch on Fire TV?
New to cord cutting? No worries: Cordcutting.com is here for everyone, not just for the experienced cord cutters who read our how-to posts, reviews, and DIY projects. We also care… View Article
What Can I Watch on Chromecast?
There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Chromecast, the device from Google that helps you stream digital content on just about any TV. But if you’re not a tech-savvy cord… View Article
YouTube TV Review
We’re big fans of skinny bundles here at Cordcutting.com, and there are plenty of good ones out there. But the competition in this space just keeps growing, and one of… View Article
How to Reset a Roku to Factory Settings
Roku’s platform makes it easy to bring all of your favorite entertainment sources together. You can install channels, centralize billing, and customize your Roku to suit your needs. But there… View Article
The Best Small TVs
Cutting the cord is easy and saves money, but it doesn’t mean that you no longer need a television. On the contrary: the streaming services and awesome over-the-air content we… View Article
The Pros and Cons of Net Neutrality
You’ve probably heard of net neutrality, the hot-button internet issue of our time (and if you haven’t, you should read our explainer!). But even if you fully understand what net… View Article
The Best Roku Remote Replacement Is Your Phone
So you’ve lost or broken your Roku remote. Where can you get a Roku remote replacement? Well, you can get one online (and don’t worry, I promise I’ll include the… View Article
Amazon Fire TV Review
‘Tis the season for new streaming boxes, and we’ve seen our fair share of big updates from the streaming giants in the fall of 2017. But perhaps no update was… View Article
Free Movie Websites That Aren’t Sketchy
If you’re of a certain age. you probably remember the heyday of all of those free movie websites – sketchy URLs that always seemed to be changing from .eu to… View Article
A History of Cord Cutting
Cord cutting hasn’t been a trend for all that long – less than a decade, really. But a lot has happened in this space in a very short time, so… View Article
Crackle Review: Our Take on the Best-Known Free Streaming Service
Cord cutting has been made easier for years now by streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, which operate by collecting large libraries of content and charging monthly fees for subscriptions…. View Article
Tubi TV’s Thomas Ahn-Hicks on AVOD, the Competition, and the Future of OTT
Tubi TV is having a pretty good 2017 so far: the latest Parks Associates study proclaimed the ad-supported service to be one of the fastest-growing apps in its space. So… View Article
The Best Hulu Originals, According to IMDb
Like competitors Netflix, Amazon, and HBO, Hulu has invested heavily in original content. In an increasingly competitive streaming landscape, original content is the way to separate yourself from your peers,… View Article
Crunchyroll Review
We’ve entered the era of the specialty streaming service. While Netflix, Hulu, and HBO duke it out for streaming dominance, a steady stream of new services are carving out niches… View Article
Showtime Review
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has called HBO his company’s biggest rival, likening the Netflix-HBO battle to baseball’s Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. But while HBO may be the biggest premium channel wading… View Article
Amazon Prime Instant Video Is Coming to France, Italy, and Spain
Sources indicate that Amazon is about to expand its Prime Instant Video service into France, Italy, and Spain. The big news was first reported by French newspaper Le Figaro, which… View Article
Interview: Grant Hall, Founder and CEO of Nuvyyo
Nuvyyo – the company behind the Tablo OTA DVR – is a product of the cord cutting age. Nuvyyo’s Tablo is designed to take the benefits of OTT services –… View Article
The Best Streaming Devices for Gaming, Ranked
Ever since Roku debuted its first Netflix player back in 2008, streaming boxes have been a favorite tool of cord-cutters. These days, streaming boxes like the Roku Ultra, Apple TV,… View Article
What Is Net Neutrality?
The chances are good that you’re heard of net neutrality. It’s one of the most important issues facing internet service providers, internet users, OTT services, and cord cutters today. Sling… View Article
Interview: Roger Lynch, CEO of Sling TV
Sling TV has no competitors – at least not yet, says Roger Lynch, the company’s CEO. In the Sling team’s view, Sling TV offers something that no other service yet does:… View Article
You Didn’t Hear it From Us: 5 Streaming Sites That Exist on the Edge of Legality
Here at Cordcutting.com, we’re writing primarily for people who prefer to get their content legally from sources like Netflix, Hulu, and sports streaming packages. That’s because we believe that, by… View Article
Interview: Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO of Roku
It’s been a pretty wild couple of weeks for Roku, the company behind the popular streaming boxes of the same name. They’ve announced their latest device, the Roku 4, a… View Article
Survey: Lack of Content Recommendation, À La Carte Options Help Drive Cord Cutting
Digitalsmiths, the content discovery and movie recommendation company that TiVo acquired last year, has come out with a comprehensive trends report that analyzes how consumers using TiVo and OTT services… View Article
Hulu Offers Commercial-Free Option for $11.99/month
You can kiss commercials on Hulu goodbye – as long as you’re willing to pay for the privilege. Hulu just announced their new plan just hours ago. Under a new fee structure, subscribers will… View Article
The 5 Best Kodi Add-Ons
Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) is one of our favorite ways to organize our media content and make it available wherever we are. Kodi’s interface is clean and highly customizable,… View Article
How to Cancel Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is a great service with a ton to offer. On top of everyday discounts and free two-day shipping, it’s also a great deal for cord cutters. Amazon Prime… View Article
Should You Buy a Smart TV or a Streaming Stick?
Cord-cutters spend a lot of time talking about streaming devices. Some of our favorites attach to televisions, turning “dumb” TVs into “smart” ones with the power of a platform like… View Article