As cord cutters grow, ESPN reaches a crossroad on costs

As cord cutters grow, ESPN reaches a crossroad on costs

As more and more people are cutting the cord, cable networks are trying to stay relevant either by creating standalone services (HBO Now, CBS All Access, Lifetime, Showtime) or by joining skinny online services like Dish Network’s Sling TV. But for a network...
As cord cutters grow, ESPN reaches a crossroad on costs

As cord cutters grow, ESPN reaches a crossroad on costs

As more and more people are cutting the cord, cable networks are trying to stay relevant either by creating standalone services (HBO Now, CBS All Access, Lifetime, Showtime) or by joining skinny online services like Dish Network’s Sling TV. But for a network...
Cable lobbying group seeking to limit AT&T-DirecTV RSN prices

Cable lobbying group seeking to limit AT&T-DirecTV RSN prices

As the deal is about to be sealed for the AT&T/DirecTV merger, there are still a few hurdles remaining. One is a group of smaller and mid-sized cable companies seeking to have limits placed on how much the new AT&T/DirecTV consortium can charge them for their...
HBO renews “Ballers” for a second season

HBO renews “Ballers” for a second season

Just as it’s ramping up on HBO and entering its 4th week as a new series, the pay TV network has announced that Ballers will return for a second season in 2016. The series got off to a fast start with 8.9 million viewers watching the premiere on various HBO...
HBO renews “Ballers” for a second season

HBO renews “Ballers” for a second season

Just as it’s ramping up on HBO and entering its 4th week as a new series, the pay TV network has announced that Ballers will return for a second season in 2016. The series got off to a fast start with 8.9 million viewers watching the premiere on various HBO...