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Wednesday Western: ‘The Ballad of Cable Hogue’ (1970)

It delves into the life of a failed prospector named Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) as he claws his way through the last vestiges of the American frontier. Hungry, he growls at a lizard, but the lizard explodes just as Cable is about to grab him. From the shadows, Cable's partners Taggart (LQ Jones) and Bowen […]

Cable TV’s Collapse Now Seen as Inevitable — and That’s a Good Thing

Pay-TV industry reports losing 1.6 million subscribers in Q2 2024 Business Insider“There seems to be no reason why these losses will stop,” he added. Pay TV includes cable and satellite television (CSTV), as well as “digital alternatives” like YouTube TV, which offer streaming equivalent or the same channel packages as CSTV. more: The 1.6 million […]

Paramount slashing thousands of jobs, writes down value of cable networks by $6B

Paramount Global on Thursday said it would write down the value of its cable-networks business by about $6 billion and cut 15% of its workforce, even as its streaming business reported its first quarterly profit. Paramount shares rose more than 5% in after-hours trading. The impairment reflects declining viewership for cable networks such as Nickelodeon, […]

One Cable TV Provider Lost 393K Subscribers in One Quarter

In the most recent quarter of 2024, Charter Communications, one of America’s largest cable television providers, lost about 400,000 subscribers. Far Left The Hollywood Reporter He said this on Friday. The company, led by CEO Chris Winfree, said it lost 393,000 residential pay-TV subscribers in the most recent quarter, compared with 189,000 customers in the […]