054: Bad News for PlayStation VUE and Disney

Grounded Reason Podcast - Cord Cutting and Internet Issues

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(1:36) Playstation Vue surprises customers with a big price hike. We also cover the current subscriber numbers for the top Pay TV and streaming services.

Top pay TV services https://www.ncta.com/industry-data

Sling TV hit 2 million subs - http://www.fiercecable.com/cable/sling-tv-has-more-than-2m-subs-comscore-says

(16:36) A Pay TV company moves to streaming with MobiTV, and it opens up a world of possibilities for TV over the Internet. CSPIRE - https://www.cspire.com

(29:10) Disney is in trouble when it comes to their TV business.

Disney In decline - http://www.investopedia.com/news/disney-declining-cable-ratings-raise-concerns/

(43:50) Cord cutting and it’s effect on our kids.

(49:50) Hulu is driving the cord cutters - https://consumerist.com/2017/06/23/why-does-hulu-drive-more-cord-cutting-than-netflix-or-amazon-prime/

(53:30) What we’re watching (GLOW, Catastrophe, The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange is the New Black.)

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