Sentences with phrase «as cable tv»

Small expenses, such as a cable TV package or coffee addiction, can easily chip away at your savings goal, especially when you're on a tight budget.

You can reduce your bill more by identifying and unplugging energy vampires — devices such as cable TV boxes and DVD players that use electricity even when turned off.

Wants, for example, can include eating out, going to a movie, vacation, a date night, going out for a drink, shopping and anything that you can live without, such as cable TV.

Unless you also subscribe to a live TV service like Sling TV or DirecTV Now, it's more difficult to tune into news programming as you once did as a cable TV subscriber.

Video quality does not even come close to cable TV, or work as reliability as cable TV.

As cable TV and the Web become prime news sources, should one mourn the death of an informed citizen or celebrate new voices in new media?

The 156 guestrooms and two suites are decorated in traditional country charm (expect antique furniture and four - poster beds), but modern amenities such as cable TV and Wi - Fi complement the experience.

There are 75 guestrooms and suites, all with sea views and amenities such as cable TV and Internet as standard.

The villa also boasts amenities such as cable TV, Wi - Fi, a sound system and a wine fridge.

The hotel has 72 spacious rooms with all modern equipment such as cable TV and free wireless Internet suitable for both business as..

The eco-friendly rooms and penthouse suites of the Mosaic House are air - conditioned and include modern amenities such as cable TV and an iPod docking station.

The living area has ample seating, as well as cable TV and a DVD player.

Cancel any «luxury» unnecessary items such as cable TV, gym membership, or daily Starbucks runs.

Launched as a cooperative effort with Equifax and Lexis - Nexis Risk Solutions, FICO XD uses any credit bureau information available to assess risk, but also adds other information sources to assess responsible behavior — payment histories from vendors such as cable TV and cell phone providers, public records, and property data.

Try to negotiate better deals for current services, such as cable TV or Internet; or downgrade your current plans; or drop them entirely and get a library card

The quality continues all the way down to the minor characters — notable are Sela Ward as a cable TV host and Missi Pyle as a not - at - all subtle stand - in for Nancy Grace — with one glaring, and especially disappointing, exception.

Now I think the mainline churches are going to have their turn on the electronic stage as two - way communication becomes increasingly possible on radio and TV, and as cable TV and videotape enable ordinary people to make more use of, and to regain some control over, electronic communications.

Reduce truly unimportant expenses (such as cable TV or a landline) until you at least break even.

Not exact matches

Crabill says they fall into three categories: disgruntled 35 - 45 year olds (like me) who see cable as a fundamental rip - off and now refuse to pay for it; low - income or penny pinching folks who decide they can't afford $ 100 cable bills; millennials who like TV, but don't understand why people would sign up for a cable contract in the first place.

Audiences» changing viewing habits are likely one reason for the declining ratings for live award shows like the Oscars, as more and more people cut ties with the cable packages that are often required to watch such programs either on TV or online.

When YouTube TV premiered a year ago, it had a few noticeable gaps in its offerings as a cable alternative.

The picture quality is just as good as cable and browsing the channel guide on my TV is as easy as pressing the menu button on the Apple TV's remote and swiping my finger to run through the listings.

As of today, Dish Networks is opening up Sling TV, its new live cable streaming TV service, to everyone in the United States.

Disney and other media companies have been hit by the trend of «cord - cutting» as younger viewers increasingly opt for streaming services over cable and satellite TV channels.

They compete directly with the cable and satellite TV services offered by the major ISPs, as well the ISP's own Internet video bundles like AT&T's (t) DirecTV Now app.

Noah is entering a competitive late - night TV landscape, where several cable network options fight for ratings, and advertising dollars, with an equally crowded field of late - night talk shows on the major networks, including other recently installed hosts Stephen Colbert, on CBS (CBS), as well as NBC's (CMCSA) Jimmy Fallon and ABC's (DIS) Jimmy Kimmel.

Other major Internet services such as Amazon Prime Video or Hulu could be partners, or perhaps one of the online cable bundle clones like Dish Network's (dish) Sling TV or Sony's (sne) Playstation Vue.

But the wireless industry isn't growing as fast as it once was, so the carrier has focused on an entirely new market: the $ 100 billion cable and satellite TV business.

As growing numbers of TV watchers either cut the cord entirely or opt for what cable providers like to call «skinny bundles,» ESPN's iron grip on viewers and subscribers is being questioned in a way it never has in the past.

But Roku TVs already put the broadcast channels in the same interface as apps like Netflix and Hulu, and there are even ways to get a DVR without cable, though it comes with an added cost.

As people flee the high prices of cable, there are a slew of services stepping into the gap to offer more flexible streaming TV services tailored toward younger people.

As TV devices like Google's Chromecast and the Roku box proliferate, it becomes easier to stream almost anything to a television, and even cable companies are being pressured by the Federal Communications Commission to open up their set - top boxes to outside providers.

Not that long ago, cord - cutting was seen by many in the pay - TV and cable industry as a bogeyman, a spooky ghost dreamed up based on fringe behavior by a small number of millennials and other malcontents.

Smaller cable channels such as Esquire are finding themselves vulnerable as more consumers cut back on pay - TV services, dropping their packages entirely or opting for a so - called «skinny bundle» of fewer channels.

As a «cord - cutter» - someone who doesn't have cable TV - I'm not looking for a similarly priced alternative to cable TV.

«Now, just as Verizon promised it would in court, the biggest broadband providers will race to turn the open and vibrant Web into something that looks like cable TV.

Stillerman arrives at Hulu from AMC Networks, where he served as president of original programming for the AMC and Sundance TV cable channels.

Iger crowed about «the quality of the assets» Disney is picking up in the deal, which includes Fox's film and TV studio, along with various cable networks and regional sports networks as well as Fox's stake in Hulu (giving Disney majority control of the streaming service).

All the FCC wants now is for TV content to get to apps on major streaming devices in the first place — a process many cable companies have already started as more and more customers cut the cord.

As Adam notes the forces of change engulfing Hollywood, the rate of consumers cutting the cord and dropping their cable and satellite TV packages hit an all - time high.

The idea here, as it was when the FCC first voted to «open up» the set - top box in February, is to make it so you don't have to lease a cable box from a cable provider to watch cable TV programming.

The co-op phenomenon has spread across the country to such niches as cable - TV operators, hotels, electrical distributors, insurance companies, rural electric companies, restaurants, and network - services companies.

Obviously any video watched via a cable TV channel won't count against the caps but also owned online video services may be exempted as well.

Still, AT&T (t) has to strike a careful balance in promoting Internet video, as it's also the largest pay TV provider in the country, with its DirecTV satellite offering and U-Verse wired cable service.

Increased costs: As TV networks like CBS and cable companies like Comcast launch their own streaming services, they are becoming less reliant on Netflix, so the company is focusing on creating its own shows.

On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed a new technology mandate that would require satellite and cable TV providers to disaggregate or separate their services so that a few companies could repackage them as their own without negotiating for content rights like everybody else in the market does today.

The company, majority owned by Walt Disney Co., has lost 3.2 million subscribers in a little over a year, according to Nielsen data, as people have «cut the cord» by dropping their cable - TV subscriptions or downgraded to cheaper, slimmed - down TV packages devoid of expensive sports channels like ESPN.

As a result, Netflix is in effect a competitor to those companies» on - demand cable TV services, which charge on a pay - per - view basis rather than offering a flat monthly fee like Netflix does.

Verizon has already said it plans to offer a home - pay TV service via the 5G capability and also wants to sell an Internet - based cable - like offering, known in the industry as an «over the top,» or OTT, service.

The war between Shari Redstone and Dauman comes as the company struggles to cope with declining cable TV ratings and plummeting stock prices and may impede plans to sell a minority stake in Paramount movie studio to outside investors.