#cordcutting — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cordcutting, aggregated by home.social.
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A New Live TV Streaming Service For Free Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC? YouTube TV & Hulu Add More Live Channels & More – Your Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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Cord Cutting 2.0 is Growing As Cord Cutters Are Ditching Comcast & Spectrum For Cheaper 5G Home Internet Options & Fiber
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Paying For Nothing – A Growing Number of Cord Cutters Are Canceling Their Streaming Service For Free Options Like Pluto TV, Tubi, & The Roku Channel
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A Locast Replacement For Free ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC in 2026? Disney Makes Big Changes to Fubo, & More – Your Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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Big Changes Are Coming to Comcast, DISH & Sling TV Are in Bankruptcy, CNN For Sale? & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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Do You Have 5 Minutes to Help Cord Cutters News? (Spring 2026 Survey)
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Fox Buys Roku, YouTube TV Has a New Bug, DIRECTV Adds More Streaming, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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New York IPTV Box Seller Sued by DISH: Why Millions Still Use IPTV Services Despite Legal Risks
New York IPTV Box Seller Faces Lawsuit From DISH Network
The battle between traditional television providers and unauthorized IPTV services continues to escalate.
According to recent reports, a New York electronics retailer that sold IPTV streaming boxes has been found liable in a federal copyright infringement case brought by DISH Network. The Queens-based store allegedly sold IPTV boxes that provided access to copyrighted television programming without proper licensing. A federal judge ruled that the retailer materially contributed to copyright infringement and ordered the destruction of remaining inventory. The case could result in damages exceeding $25 million. (Nsane Forums)
The lawsuit is part of a larger effort by DISH Network and Sling TV to target IPTV operators, resellers, and distributors that provide unauthorized access to television programming. Similar lawsuits have been filed against IPTV providers and device manufacturers across the United States and internationally. (TROYPOINT Insider)
Why People Continue to Use IPTV Services
Despite ongoing legal action, IPTV services remain popular with consumers. Here are some of the primary reasons users are attracted to these platforms:
Lower Monthly Costs
Traditional cable and satellite television packages can cost well over $100 per month. Many IPTV services advertise access to thousands of channels and on-demand content for a fraction of that price, making them appealing to budget-conscious households.
Access to International Programming
Many IPTV platforms offer international channels that can be difficult or expensive to obtain through traditional providers. This is especially attractive to immigrant communities seeking news, sports, and entertainment from their home countries.
Convenience and Flexibility
IPTV services typically work across multiple devices, including smart TVs, streaming sticks, tablets, and smartphones. Users appreciate being able to watch content wherever they have an internet connection.
Sports Coverage
Live sports remain one of the biggest drivers of IPTV adoption. Many users seek access to regional, national, and international sporting events without paying for multiple subscription packages.
Large Content Libraries
Many IPTV services market extensive libraries of movies, television shows, live channels, and premium content in a single subscription, reducing the need for multiple streaming services.
The Risks Consumers Should Understand
While IPTV technology itself is legal, not all IPTV providers operate legally. Consumers should understand several risks associated with unauthorized services:
- Service shutdowns due to lawsuits or enforcement actions
- Loss of prepaid subscription fees
- Potential cybersecurity and privacy concerns
- Unreliable streaming quality
- Limited or nonexistent customer support
Recent court decisions show that content owners are continuing to pursue legal action against operators and distributors involved in unauthorized content distribution. (Nsane Forums)
The Future of IPTV
IPTV technology is not going away. In fact, many legitimate streaming platforms use IPTV technology to deliver content over the internet. The ongoing legal battles focus primarily on services that distribute copyrighted programming without authorization.
As consumers continue to move away from traditional cable television, the demand for affordable and flexible streaming options is likely to grow. Industry observers believe that content providers will continue balancing enforcement efforts with the need to offer competitive, consumer-friendly alternatives. Community discussions surrounding recent lawsuits often point to rising cable costs and changing viewing habits as major factors driving IPTV adoption. (Reddit)
Final Thoughts
The New York IPTV lawsuit serves as another reminder that copyright holders are aggressively pursuing unauthorized distributors. While consumers are drawn to IPTV for its affordability, convenience, and expansive content offerings, legal and reliability concerns remain important considerations. The real companies making money are Amazon, Google, and Roku because these devices are the devices of choice.
For viewers looking for long-term stability, licensed streaming services remain the safest option. However, the growing popularity of IPTV highlights a larger shift in how audiences want to access television and entertainment in the digital age.
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Roku Adds 79 New Free Channels, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Makes a Big Change & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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Another Cable TV Channel is Shutting Down, Comcast Starts to Sell YouTube TV & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of May 2026
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Streaming Showdown: The Channel Crunch for Cord-Cutters
Viewers can't find all 100 top channels on one streaming service. Many need multiple subscriptions or miss out on shows.
#StreamingServices, #ChannelLineup, #CordCutting, #SubscriptionCosts, #LosAngeles
https://newsletter.tf/streaming-services-lack-all-100-channels/
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No single streaming service has all 100 popular channels. This means viewers need to pay for more than one service to watch everything they want.
#StreamingServices, #ChannelLineup, #CordCutting, #SubscriptionCosts, #LosAngeles
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Another Cable TV Channel is Shutting Down, Walmart Launches a Powerful New Tablet, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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The Best Cord Cutting Deals for May 17, 2026 – Get Great Deals on Roku, Fire TV, Bose, & More
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Cord Cutting is Getting More Expensive, Roku Rolls Out Major Update to Roku TVs, & Roku Players, & More
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Roku’s New Home Screen Won’t Let You Go Back To The Old Version on Roku TVs & Roku Players, Over 10 Cable TV Channels Shutting Down, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week
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Your Local ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC Station May Have to Give Up Their Free OTA TV Channel For 6G Internet, Big DIRECTV Changes, & CNN is About to Change – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
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ICYMI: Most streaming viewers ignore ads - and they want fewer, longer ones: A survey of 1,000 U.S. streaming subscribers by All About Cookies finds 76% believe platforms carry too many ads, while just 24% pay attention during breaks. https://ppc.land/most-streaming-viewers-ignore-ads-and-they-want-fewer-longer-ones/ #Streaming #Advertising #DigitalMarketing #CordCutting #AdExperience
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ICYMI: Most streaming viewers ignore ads - and they want fewer, longer ones: A survey of 1,000 U.S. streaming subscribers by All About Cookies finds 76% believe platforms carry too many ads, while just 24% pay attention during breaks. https://ppc.land/most-streaming-viewers-ignore-ads-and-they-want-fewer-longer-ones/ #Streaming #Advertising #DigitalMarketing #CordCutting #AdExperience
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Another Streaming Service is Raising Its Price in May 2026
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Roku Adds 22 New Free Channels On Roku TVs & Roku Players, YouTube TV’s Major Update & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
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Holy Cord Cutting Batman!
Roku reports it has >100M streaming households worldwide, based on the number of distinct user accounts streaming on the Roku platform over a 30-day period in April. Roku is used by more than half of all US broadband households.
Data from Comscore indicates that Roku generates more than three times the viewer engagement of the next leading television operating system in the United States. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/04/16/roku-tops-100-million-streaming-households-worldwide/ #Roku #TV #Streaming #Entertainment #Television #CordCutting #BroadBand
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Holy Cord Cutting Batman!
Roku reports it has >100M streaming households worldwide, based on the number of distinct user accounts streaming on the Roku platform over a 30-day period in April. Roku is used by more than half of all US broadband households.
Data from Comscore indicates that Roku generates more than three times the viewer engagement of the next leading television operating system in the United States. https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2026/04/16/roku-tops-100-million-streaming-households-worldwide/ #Roku #TV #Streaming #Entertainment #Television #CordCutting #BroadBand
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A New Study Shows Cord Cutters Are Cutting Back on How Much They Pay For TV
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Likely at a minimum selling your browsing data, but yeah, there has to more of a catch than that.
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Likely at a minimum selling your browsing data, but yeah, there has to more of a catch than that.
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holy shit, Failbook actually served me a useful ad for this product, "GlobLinker," it's a (terribly named) portable cellular wifi hotspot with free 2GB data for life, which doesn't expire at the end of the month, and works in 130 countries. has anybody used one of these? what's the catch?!
https://globlinker.com/products/globlinker%E2%84%A2-portable-wi-fi-hotspot #GlobLinker #CordCutting #DigitalNomad
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holy shit, Failbook actually served me a useful ad for this product, "GlobLinker," it's a (terribly named) portable cellular wifi hotspot with free 2GB data for life, which doesn't expire at the end of the month, and works in 130 countries. has anybody used one of these? what's the catch?!
https://globlinker.com/products/globlinker%E2%84%A2-portable-wi-fi-hotspot #GlobLinker #CordCutting #DigitalNomad
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Ad-supported streaming now reaches 210 million U.S. viewers, VAB report finds: VAB's 12th annual streaming report shows 210M U.S. ad-supported viewers, cord-cutter majority, and CTV ad spend reaching 43% of TV budgets in 2026. https://ppc.land/ad-supported-streaming-now-reaches-210-million-u-s-viewers-vab-report-finds/ #Streaming #AdSupported #CTV #StreamingReport #CordCutting
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3 More Cable TV Networks Are Shutting Down, A Judge Blocks A Massive ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Merger, & More – Your Top Cord Cutting Stories of The Past Week
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I have three confirmed people who dropped Big Tech and are moving to better products. There are even more that are in the process. We are making progress!
Review the Emigration from Big Tech class for free at https://flpu.org/resources.html for advice and support in your journey! Start your personal changes for good.
#resist #fightfascism #privacy #security #bigtech #ethics #control #sovereignty #cordcutting
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I have three confirmed people who dropped Big Tech and are moving to better products. There are even more that are in the process. We are making progress!
Review the Emigration from Big Tech class for free at https://flpu.org/resources.html for advice and support in your journey! Start your personal changes for good.
#resist #fightfascism #privacy #security #bigtech #ethics #control #sovereignty #cordcutting
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Another Streaming Service is Shutting Down, A Major Cable TV Network Shut Down Its Cable TV App & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories of March 2026
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@drwhitt/116013020072945187
I’m officially a cord-cutter many, many years after it came into vogue. All of my content is strictly OTA or from streaming services.
Me and my family will greatly miss decades of happily using #TiVo CableCard-based DVRs. As @siracusa has lamented, paraphrasing, there’s really no good equivalent. Took a look at Channels but despite @caseyliss being quite enthusiastic about it, it just seems like a little too fiddly (not to mention that it’s just another subscription cost).
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@drwhitt/116013020072945187
I’m officially a cord-cutter many, many years after it came into vogue. All of my content is strictly OTA or from streaming services.
Me and my family will greatly miss decades of happily using #TiVo CableCard-based DVRs. As @siracusa has lamented, paraphrasing, there’s really no good equivalent. Took a look at Channels but despite @caseyliss being quite enthusiastic about it, it just seems like a little too fiddly (not to mention that it’s just another subscription cost).
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How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate Guide
https://piefed.ca/c/canada/p/516523/how-to-cut-the-cord-in-canada-2026-the-ultimate-guide
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How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate Guide
https://piefed.ca/c/selfhosted/p/514952/how-to-cut-the-cord-in-canada-2026-the-ultimate-guide
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🌿 a tropical botanical garden reached by a magical drive through quiet miles of tall sparkling snow banks
🌿 a dollar store antenna that saved the day with free winter olympics and superbowl viewing
🌿 library museum passes that give us free or discounted admissions
#botany #houseplants #bloomscrolling #Olympics #winterolympics #superbowl #tv #cordcutting #library
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Cutting the cord still feels like a hack sometimes, doesn't it? Engadget's got the lowdown on the best live TV streaming services for 2026, including how to catch the Super Bowl on Peacock and the rising costs. It's like cable, but with extra steps... and probably more subscriptions. 😉
What's your go-to for live sports or news?
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/best-live-tv-streaming-service-133000410.html?src=rss
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Tubi’s January Lineup Expands With Original Premieres and Free Movie Releases
#tv #tubi #cordcutting #streaming
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Rays have options if FanDuel Goes Away https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/491065/ #Abc7Sarasota #Baseball #CordCutting #DAZN #FanduelSportsNetwork #GrayTelevision #LocalSportsTv #MainStreetSportsGroup #MLB #MLB.TV #Rays #RegionalSportsNetworks #ScrippsSports #SportsBusinessJournal #SportsMediaRights #SportsStreaming #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #wtoctv #wxpxtv
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Rays have options if FanDuel Goes Away https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/491065/ #Abc7Sarasota #Baseball #CordCutting #DAZN #FanduelSportsNetwork #GrayTelevision #LocalSportsTv #MainStreetSportsGroup #MLB #MLB.TV #Rays #RegionalSportsNetworks #ScrippsSports #SportsBusinessJournal #SportsMediaRights #SportsStreaming #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #TampaBay #TampaBayRays #wtoctv #wxpxtv
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We used to think the future of TV was all about curated, subscription-only libraries. Now the story is shifting: as prices for Netflix, Disney+ and others climb, sometimes doubling since launch, viewers are rediscovering free, ad-supported streaming as a practical alternative. It's like it's the 80's all over again! Services like The Roku Channel and Tubi are becoming destinations offering movies, shows and even live channels without a monthly fee. That doesn’t just save money, it simplifies choice when the premium stack becomes increasingly tangled and expensive. 🫰 This isn’t about abandoning quality; it’s about value. As we balance our entertainment budgets, free streaming services may reshape how we think about content economics, and force traditional players to rethink price and packaging.
TL;DR
🧠 premium streaming prices keep climbing
⚡ free, ad-supported content is gaining traction
🎓 viewers prioritize simplicity and value
🔍 the entertainment landscape is evolvinghttps://www.bgr.com/2041271/free-streaming-trend-replacing-premium-services/
#MediaTrends #StreamingEvolution #CordCutting #FASTservices #RipOff #TV #cable #streaming
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Tired of streaming services playing hide-and-seek with your wallet? 💸 Engadget just dropped a guide to the best streaming deals on MasterClass, Audible, Philo & more! Time to binge smarter, not harder.
What's your top trick for cutting down on subscription costs?
https://www.engadget.com/deals/best-streaming-service-deals-133028980.html?src=rss
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Pay-TV Bundle Grows For First Time Since 2017
#News #Cordcutting #PayTV #WallStreethttps://deadline.com/2025/12/pay-tv-subscriber-level-rises-for-first-time-since-2017-1236641672/
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Breaking: Netflix is pulling the plug on casting for most smart TVs and devices, pushing users towards native apps. Is this a shrewd move for optimization, or just another way to nudge us into buying newer tech? Thoughts?
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-removes-casting-option-for-most-tvs-and-smart-devices/#ftag=CAD590a51e
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Thx, Google. After years trying to explain to my normie friends & family how to "cast", you went & discontinued the Chromecast last year. This is what you get. 🪦💀
#GoogleGraveyard
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@theverge/tech-news-e3qmqbb8z/-/a-PenZ5ngOQvOHqVt39W25xw%3Aa%3A43611565-%2F0
Thx, Google. After years trying to explain to my normie friends & family how to "cast", you went & discontinued the Chromecast last year. This is what you get. 🪦💀
#GoogleGraveyard #Netflix #Chromecast #Casting #CordCutting #TV #Streaming
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Fubo users, feeling the void? NBC and all NBCUniversal channels are dark due to a contract dispute.
Say goodbye to Sunday Night Football on Fubo for now. They're offering a $15 credit, but you might need Peacock, DirecTV, or Hulu + Live TV.What's your go-to streaming backup when channels play hard to get?
#Fubo #NBC #Streaming #TechNews #CordCutting
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/missing-nbc-on-fubo-heres-how-to-watch-sunday-night-football-and-more-014052879.html?src=rss -
Black Friday 2025 is here and your streaming budget is getting a bailout! 💸 Score Disney+ & Hulu for a year at $60, HBO Max for $36/year, or Apple TV+ 6 months for $36. With prices always climbing, which discount is saving your sanity (and wallet)?
Read the full list of deals:
https://www.engadget.com/deals/best-black-friday-streaming-deals-for-2025-disney-hulu-bundle-is-only-60-for-one-year-plus-major-savings-on-apple-tv-hbo-max-and-others-094257749.html?src=rss