The FCC Doesn’t Want You to Know the Truth About Its Net Neutrality Comments Posted on December 4, 2018January 24, 2019 by Stephen Lovely The Federal Communications Commission has denied Freedom of Information Act requests related to the agency’s net neutrality comment periods. The requests, which were filed by The New York Times and… View Article
Amazon Is Making a Play for Regional Sports Networks Posted on November 20, 2018January 4, 2019 by Stephen Lovely Amazon has a history of live sports streaming deals, but its latest reported move is the most intriguing one yet. Amazon is trying to acquire 22 of 21st Century Fox’s… View Article
The Average Netflix User Streams 64% More Content Than the Average Hulu User Posted on November 16, 2018January 4, 2019 by Stephen Lovely 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
More People Have Netflix Than Live in the Philippines Posted on October 2, 2018January 30, 2019 by Stephen Lovely The cord-cutting revolution is huge. The sheer number of people who are opting to cut down or cut out their legacy pay TV subscriptions is staggering. Cable and satellite companies… View Article
Subscribers Pay 67 Cents Per Hour of Cable, Only 12 Cents Per Hour of Netflix Posted on October 1, 2018January 24, 2019 by Stephen Lovely 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 Posted on September 12, 2018May 14, 2019 by Stephen Lovely 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 Posted on September 11, 2018January 4, 2019 by Stephen Lovely 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 Posted on September 7, 2018January 4, 2019 by Stephen Lovely 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
Netflix Has a New Plan for Europe – Is the U.S. Next? Posted on July 3, 2018July 24, 2020 by Stephen Lovely 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
Sling TV Announces New a la Carte Pricing and Free Content Posted on June 28, 2018 by Stephen Lovely Skinny bundle service Sling TV is moving “beyond the bundle” (their phrase) by offering select streaming services and channels as standalone subscriptions and by making some on-demand content available outside… View Article
April 23 Is Doomsday for Net Neutrality Posted on February 22, 2018 by Stephen Lovely After the Federal Communications Commission’s contentious December vote, we knew that the 2015 net neutrality rules would be rolled back, but not when that would happen. Now we finally have… View Article
FCC Kills Net Neutrality in Controversial, Interrupted Vote Posted on December 14, 2017 by Stephen Lovely We knew all along that the FCC would dramatically roll back Obama-era net neutrality provisions in the vote held today in Washington, D.C. We even know what the final vote… View Article
Disney Is Buying Fox, and It’s All About Streaming Posted on December 14, 2017October 21, 2019 by Stephen Lovely The Walt Disney Company is buying up just about all of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. For $52.4 billion, Disney will get Fox’s movie studio, TV studio, regional sports networks,… View Article
Sling TV Adds NBC Sports Regional Networks Posted on March 6, 2017December 5, 2019 by Stephen Lovely Sling TV is expanding their lineup of sports channels by bringing NBC regional sports networks to select markets. NBC-owned properties CSN California, CSN Bay Area, CSN Chicago, and CSN Mid-Atlantic… View Article
Vizio to Pay $2.2 Million for Spying on Customers Posted on February 7, 2017 by Stephen Lovely Vizio used its smart TVs to take a peek at customer viewing habits without permission – and now the company is paying for it. Vizio has settled a lawsuit brought… View Article
