cord-cutting

noun

cord-cut·ting ˈkȯrd-ˌkə-tiŋ

variants or less commonly cord cutting

: the act or process of canceling a subscription to cable television or to a landline telephone service

As cable news begins to feel the squeeze from cord-cutting, arch-rivals Fox News and CNN are stepping up efforts to adapt to the trend that poses a long-term threat to their businesses.—

Stephen Battaglio

Although broadband rates don't appear to be rising substantially as a whole, there's a chance that cord cutting could someday lead providers to increase monthly Internet bills to mitigate the loss of cable customers, according to a MoffettNathanson report.—

Makeda Easter

The majority of Americans … now rely solely on wireless telephones. That watershed cord-cutting moment was reached in the last half of 2016, according to the federal government.—

Jan Cottingham

Examples of cord-cutting in a Sentence

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Advertisement This comes as cord-cutting has eroded the traditional media landscape and Americans’ trust in news outlets continues to sour. —

Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Like its traditional media peers, Fox has been under pressure on the advertising front due to cord-cutting’s impact on linear pay-TV subscriber levels, but its news and sports holdings lessen the vulnerability. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 As one of the largest cable TV providers in the country, Comcast has suffered some major cord-cutting over the years: Something like 40 percent of U.S. households have canceled cable TV in the past decade. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024 Cable television — while facing heavy viewership declines due to cord-cutting — is still mostly very profitable. —

Sara Fischer, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cord-cutting