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Why cutting the cord isn't so easy in the U.S.

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 19, 2018
TV has changed a lot, but cable has managed to stick around one way or another.
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Counting television viewers outside their homes

by Adriene Hill
May 16, 2017
For live-event outlets like ESPN and news channels, this data is critical.
Fans gather to watch a soccer game at a New York City pub.
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YouTube gets into the live streaming game

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Feb 28, 2017
The Google-owned platform hopes to 'reinvent the way TV works.'
YouTube is launching a service that will combine YouTube content with live national and local television.
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Viceland hopes to bring Millennials back to cable

by Adriene Hill
Mar 3, 2016
In the cord-cutting era, Vice just launched a new cable television channel.
Viceland panel at the A+E Networks 2016 Television Critics Association Press Tour. 
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ESPN's ratings are slipping

by Molly Wood
Nov 26, 2015
ESPN has lost about 7 million subscribers since its audience peak in 2013.
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Is Seeso a must-see streaming service?

by Nova Safo
Oct 16, 2015
The new NBC comedy offering faces stiff competition — a whole lot of it
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More trouble ahead at ESPN

by Mark Garrison
Sep 23, 2015
Caught between cord-cutters and rising licensing fees, the network is in a bind.
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Media business gets a rough signal

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Aug 7, 2015
Many are moving away from the traditional cable subscription plan.
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Comcast courts cord-cutters with new streaming service

by Ben Johnson and James Perla
Jul 14, 2015
Comcast's streaming service will debut in Boston in August.
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Cord cutter, or committed to cable? How you watch what you watch

by Raghu Manavalan
Mar 26, 2015
Why people keep their cable or move to streaming, and what it costs
Netflix streams on a laptop and cellphone. The video- streaming service is responsible for 35 percent of bandwidth usage in North America, according to a recent study.
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