The TV antenna business is booming this year as more people become cord cutters, or try to move away from
an expensive cable subscription.
Not exact matches
Concerns about such a knock - on effect on Viacom of the decline in traditional
cable TV
subscriptions deepened last quarter, when Charter Communications Inc moved five of its flagship networks to its most
expensive programming tier, a move that will likely result in lower affiliate revenue for Viacom.
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.
Whether they're cord - cutters or «cord nevers,» many younger people aren't signing up for
expensive cable TV
subscriptions — which makes mini streaming boxes like the Roku 3 a perfect gift.
Their prices are as
expensive as traditional
cable and satellite TV
subscriptions too, although the upside is you won't be locked into a contract, and there are no equipment fees.
If you like the idea of a
cable subscription but feel it's just too
expensive and offers more content than you want, Sling TV might provide a happy medium for you.
This, says Soper, was «a very
expensive way to generate potential new
cable subscriptions.»