cord cutters

TV Everywhere Isn’t: Why You Can’t Watch Monday Night Football on Your iPhone

Peter Kafka in Media on November 21, 2012 at 12:28 pm PT

Pay for cable, and watch whatever you want. Good theory, but still not a reality.

Cord-Keeping: Pay TV Shrinks for the Quarter, Stays Steady for the Year

Peter Kafka in Media on November 7, 2012 at 11:53 am PT

Time for another installment of “Cord-Cutting: Fact or Fantasy”?

Sony, DirecTV Bring Back NFL for Cord-Cutters

Peter Kafka in Media on August 31, 2012 at 7:38 am PT

It’s not cheap, but it is legal: Every NFL game, on your TV, via your PS3.

The Truth About Pay TV: It’s Still Not Shrinking

Peter Kafka in Media on August 3, 2012 at 3:00 am PT

Reuters says 400,000 Americans have stopped paying for TV this year. That’s not true.

130,000 Time Warner Cable Subscribers Go Missing. To Find Them, You Might Ask Verizon and AT&T.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 26, 2012 at 1:11 pm PT

It’s possible most of Time Warner Cable’s video losses stem from savvy folks like yourself, who cut the cord and get their TV over the Web. But it’s not that likely.

Where Did Nine Million Cable Subscribers Go?

Peter Kafka in Media on January 5, 2012 at 4:24 am PT

According to a new Deloitte survey, a staggering nine percent of the population say they cut the cord recently. Say what?

HBO Comes to the iPad, a Couple Days Early

Peter Kafka in Media on April 29, 2011 at 12:28 pm PT

All the “Sopranos” and most other great HBO shows you can eat–as long as you’re already paying for the TV service. Works on iPhones and some Android models, too.

Cable Guys Still Can't Find Cord-Cutters, Even When They Squint

Peter Kafka in Media on March 14, 2011 at 9:40 am PT

ESPN says it’s looking hard, but it can’t find more than a handful of people dumping their cable for Web TV. And those who do are being replaced by new cable customers, says the cable network.

Want to Cut Your Cord? The NBC U-Comcast Deal Won't Make It Easier

Peter Kafka in Media on January 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBC U-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you’re out of luck. The government is forcing the new company to offer its stuff to online outlets like Netflix and iTunes. But it won’t happen in the way that cord cutters would like. If it happens at all.

Free Gmail Calling Is the New Landline

Liz Gannes in Social on December 20, 2010 at 1:21 pm PT

Because of free Gmail voice calling, I don’t need a landline to back up my crappy AT&T cell service. And Google announced today that free Gmail calls from the U.S. to anywhere in the States and Canada would be extended through all of 2011.