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The phenomenon of cord cutting, or eliminating pay TV subscriptions through cable or satellite companies, is about to explode. Soon a fifth of all households will have pulled the plug on pay TV.

Cord-cutting has been a thing for a long time. But some new consumer research suggests an escalating aversion to traditional pay-TV service. As the exodus from TV delivered by cable and satellite ...

Cord cutting has been around for as long as there's been a cable TV cord to cut. The practice gathered force in the mid-'90s when cable TV subscription prices first began to soar, then reached a ...

The cord-cutting trend has weighed down the share prices of some media companies, thanks to the loss of customers who typically pay upwards of $100 per month for pay-TV service.

Cord cutting is on the rise, and many people say they're doing it to save money. But that's not their only motivation, a new study finds.

Cord cutting was so bad last year that pay-TV penetration is down to 1994 levels. It's not a new problem for cable operators, but the coronavirus pandemic seems to have exacerbated it.

Cord cutting is easier and better than ever, but it’s not the right choice for every TV fan. Cable and satellite TV can be expensive, but don’t feel guilty if you want to keep it.

With the average monthly price of cable or satellite TV hovering around $100 in the U.S., cutting the cord can save consumers hundreds of dollars each year. That is, until they start subscribing ...

As I was fixing a co-worker’s printer this week, she took the opportunity to ask me about cord cutting. She and her husband are paying a little more than $100 per month for DirecTV from a ...