cord cutting

(Newser) - The cord-cutting movement has been a gradual one over the years, but a move in the works by ESPN might accelerate the shift. The Wall Street Journal reports that the sports network will sell its channel as a subscription-streaming service in the not-too-distant future. However, the timeline is vague, with...

(Newser) - Fox News is venturing into new territory—a stand-alone streaming service to be named Fox Nation, reports the New York Times . No cable package will be needed, with details about cost and the timing of the rollout sill up in the air. The service will not feature content from Fox...

(Newser) - HBO's announcement that it will launch some of type of stand-alone streaming service next year means that "cable companies should be very, very afraid," writes Issie Lapowsky at Wired . It's a sentiment widely shared out there, with Brian Merchant at Vice chiming in, "From where...

(Newser) - Are you a would-be cord-cutter who wishes you could buy access to HBO Go without having cable? Well you sort-of can—with a little help from your cable company. Yes, most major cable providers are offering semi-secret packages that include Internet, a token bare-minimum cable package, and HBO, reports Geoffrey...