Cable operators and
cable subscribers also regularly respond that ESPN is among the most valued networks.
Not exact matches
The
cable giant may be doing better than the rest of its competitors when it comes to hanging on to TV
subscribers, and its Internet access business
also provides plenty of cash flow from cord - cutters and streaming fans.
As one of Google's most successful YouTube Original stations, the Nerdist Channel has nearly half a million
subscribers; the company has
also adapted several of its online shows, like All Star Celebrity Bowling, for
cable.
Perhaps even more worrisome for
cable providers are services like HBO Now, which deliver what had been exclusive
cable content directly to
subscribers, and whose growth is
also accelerating.
Twitter is
also said to be working on a way to allow
cable subscribers to log in to their accounts so that they can watch
cable programming through Twitter and
also follow along with tweets about the content.
And the company offers a $ 25 credit for unlimited data mobile
subscribers who
also buy any of its TV services, whether delivered by satellite,
cable, or Internet app.
The bad news is it's only available to authenticated
cable subscribers and there are
also ads (Doh!).
Many
cable providers now offer congressional district targeting, and many
also have good demographic data on their
subscribers.
Subscribers will pay around $ 10 a month for a cartridge that plugs into their games console and
also connects to the
cable.
It comes with the same restrictions that HBO Go has on all other platforms: users must be a current HBO
subscriber, and their
cable company must
also decide to bless its customers with access to the app.
The service stars in North America on April 1ST and will give Xbox 360 owners with a HBO
cable subscription and new HBO Go
subscribers, access to most of their favourite TV shows that have
also aired on the broadcasters dedicated
cable TV channel.
The softwaremaker has
also suggested that
cable companies could use the Xbox as a device to authenticate existing
cable subscribers to watch shows and interact with their Xbox LIVE friends.
As the name suggests, you'll get virtually all the benefits of being a
subscriber of Showtime's
cable version for $ 11 per month, and the service has
also made deals to bundle with both Hulu and Amazon Prime at a reduced cost of $ 9 per month.
Time Warner
cable also added 84,000 new digital phone
subscribers and now has 4.6 million total voice
subscribers — roughly 17 percent of total US homes that are wired to get phone service.
If you don't have one of the
cable subscribers listed above (or even if you do), you can
also control your TV using Alexa and a Logitech Harmony Remote.
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.
This approach still has plenty of appeal for
cable subscribers — as of last summer, more than three quarters of Hulu users
also subscribed to a big pay - TV package — but it's
also turning Hulu into a sort of «
cable lite» for cord cutters.