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Title: The golden age of cord-cutting is upon us. Don't let scare tactics tell you otherwise Post by: HCK on October 30, 2014, 03:00:25 am The golden age of cord-cutting is upon us. Don't let scare tactics tell you otherwise
<article> <section class="page"> <p> There’s never been a better time to cut the cord.</p><p> After years of tying its best content to cable, HBO recently announced that it will offer a standalone streaming service (http://www.techhive.com/article/2834118/hbo-shoots-back-at-netflix-with-plans-for-standalone-streaming-video-service.html) in 2015. CBS followed up with its own standalone streaming announcement (http://www.techhive.com/article/2834500/new-cbs-all-access-joins-streaming-service-trend-but-many-strings-are-attached.html), and Showtime is looking into (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hbo-to-launch-over-the-top-service-in-u-s-next-year-1201330592/)the concept as well. ESPN and the NBA have a deal to offer a streaming service for basketball games (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/sports/basketball/espn-will-stream-out-of-market-games-on-web-as-part-of-nba-deal-.html), and the Dish Network (http://www.techhive.com/article/2692399/internet-tv-from-dish-and-sony-isnt-looking-so-cheap-anymore.html) is trying to put together a cheap bundle of Internet-only channels aimed at cord cutters.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2838226/the-golden-age-of-cord-cutting-is-upon-us-dont-let-scare-tactics-tell-you-otherwise.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: The golden age of cord-cutting is upon us. Don't let scare tactics tell you otherwise (http://www.macworld.com/article/2838226/the-golden-age-of-cord-cutting-is-upon-us-dont-let-scare-tactics-tell-you-otherwise.html#tk.rss_all) |