February 26, 2015

Comcast Shrugs After Shedding 194,000 Cable Subscribers

The long decline in cable television subscriptions continued in 2014, according to yearly numbers released this week by Comcast. For the year, Comcast reported that it ended the year with 22.3 million cable television customers, a loss of 194,000 for the year. Despite this, it added 6,000 video customers in the fourth quarter. Ironically, the loss of 194,000 subscribers was the cable giant’s best showing since 2007, when it peaked at around 25 million subscribers before…

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Relaxes Its Paywall After 14 Years

Earlier this week Arkansas Business reported that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is relaxing its paywall, giving nonsubscribers five free stories per month. Previously, as explained in our case study of ArkansasOnline.com, the newspaper offered four subscription packages available (print + online, online only, Sunday-plus and an online day pass good for 24 hours of access). The only free content available was Web-specific content such as blogs, videos, and articles from the wire services like the Associated…

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