cord-cutting

Cable operators have argued that last year's dip wasn't driven by people ending their subscriptions to watch video on the Internet—a practice dubbed "cord-cutting."

Pay TV Reverses Decline Sam Schechner 2011

There remain lots of uncertainties about cord-cutting, including how serious it is and which companies will be worst affected.

Rerun Danger for Time Warner TV Martin Peers 2010

Nonetheless, the takeaway should be that metered bandwidth will affect the consumption of video online, and slow the cord-cutting from cable systems, if it proves almost as, or more expensive to enjoy mass video online as it does via cable subscription.

The Twilight Problem: Why Metered Broadband Could Suck 2009

HD finally gives customers of AT&T and other telcos a reason to retain wireline connections, for while the somewhat better voice quality associated with wireline already provides some resistance to cord-cutting, HD yields wireline telephone calls that sound dramatically better.

How HD Voice Can Save Wireline Telecom 2009

"We're concerned that cord-cutting is going to be a problem," Mike Hopkins , Fox's president of affiliate sales, said in an interview.

Fox TV Shows Get Pay Wall Sam Schechner 2011

None of that proves cord-cutting didn't play a role.

HBO Boxed In Martin Peers 2010

"A resurrection of the cord-cutting thesis seems almost inevitable here, notwithstanding all the evidence that it is the tremendous stress on consumers, particularly at the low end of the market, that is the root cause for the weakness," Mr. Moffett said.

Pay-TV Subscriber Losses Felt at Cablevision, Dish Matt Jarzemsky 2011

Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg candidly warned that just as cord-cutting devastated the traditional landline phone business, as customers went mobile, it would hit video.

I'm OK, You're Not OK, Say Television Executives Martin Peers 2010

In disclosing the drop, executives emphasized there was little evidence that subscribers were "cord-cutting" — disconnecting in favor of online video.

HBO Boxed In Martin Peers 2010

When it comes to video cord-cutting, TV executives are moving out of the denial stage.

I'm OK, You're Not OK, Say Television Executives Martin Peers 2010