(EDITOR’S NOTE: The auto schedule thing for TVWriter™ failed, so this post is – OMG! – late. Apologies for a screw-up in the order here that nobody would’ve noticed if we hadn’t just told you. So:)
Another look at cord-cutting, from a wider POV:
Cord Cutting Thursday #4: Where The Cord Cutting Thing is Leading
Last but not least, today’s last look at TV cord cutting, AKA “The Modern Buggy Whip Manufacturers Strike Back.” (Yeah, we made that up. But here’s what we mean:
by Luke Bouma
There is an old saying that goes “look at who they attack, and you will find out who they are afraid of.” This seems to be very true as a growing number of media companies line up to attack cord cutting.
Cord Cutting Thursday #3: Best live TV streaming services for cord-cutters
Tips for cord cutters are big business these days. Our recommendation is that y’all give them some real, hard thought because if things keep going this way, you might not have any choice but to, you know, move on:
by Ty Pendlebury, David Katzmaier
Cable TV can seem a lot like a landline phone: an unnecessary expense shacked by outdated hardware. All the cool kids, and a lot of the cool grownups, are cutting the cable TV cord.
Cord Cutting Thursday #1: Cord Cutting Is Growing As Americans Over 50 Ditch Cable TV
Writing for TV is meaningless if nobody’s watching the medium, wouldn’t you say? Keeping that in mind, we at TVWriter™ have dedicated today, Thursday, February 21st, to a look into the future of what the Brits might call “Telly Transmission,” starting with:
by Luke Bouma
For years cord cutting was seen as something Millennials are doing. Now evidence is starting to pile up that people of all age groups are cutting the cord. A new report from PwC shows 28 percent of Americans over 50 years old no longer pay for a traditional pay TV service.
PJ McIlvaine: The Best Laid Plans…
by PJ McIlvaine
As I sit here, coughing, hacking, and sneezing, with my nose a continual fountain of snot and mucus, I had started off January with such high hopes. I always do…until reality bites me in the butt.
2018 ended with a bang. In late November, my husband had major surgery. It was quite unexpected, and the surgeon was candid in what could go wrong. Maybe too candid, which only added to our fear, worry, and confusion. Thankfully, husband sailed through it, and is now pretty much back to normal.
What is not back to normal is my writing routine.