Cord cutting Coverage

How to save on streaming services

With multiple streaming services and cable, it can get pricey to keep up with all of your shows. 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur shares Consumer Reports' five tips for keeping your costs low in the streaming age.

Bad news for cable: Streaming is now more popular as viewing soars

For the first time ever, Americans are watching more streaming TV than cable, according to a report from Nielsen. The milestone has long been expected as viewers change their viewing habits and ditch their pricey cable bundles for cheaper alternatives.

A regular review of what you use can tame your tech budget

Modern life demands subscriptions - for watching TV, listening to music, file storage in the cloud, even dating apps. Do you use or need all of your streaming services? An occasional check could save you some money.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter

Check statements to cut subscriptions and save

Modern life demands subscriptions - for watching TV, listening to music, file storage in the cloud, even dating apps. Do you use or need all of your streaming services? An occasional check could save you some money.

Options exist after cutting the cord

Getting rid of cable used to be pretty simple. With so many other options now, it's a little over whelming. 5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte cuts through the content confusion.

Before you cut cable, consider best streaming options

Are you one of the many who have cable and a streaming service?

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter

Slew of fees cause cable price hikes

Consumer Reports found the average cable subscriber pays nearly $450 in fees every year. Price hikes are likely because of a slew of confusing, costly fees that quickly add up.

5 On Your Side: Check your cable bill for hidden fees

Consumer Reports found the average cable subscriber pays nearly $450 in fees every year. Price hikes are likely because of a slew of confusing, costly fees that quickly add up.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/consumer reporter

Cut the cord? Here’s how to catch that big football game

Our guide here is going to cover numerous ways to watch both NFL and college football this fall without the hassle of the contracts that you walked away from when you left cable or satellite services.

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Battle of the TV streaming services: Which is best?

Streaming TV might sound better than ever as cable bills approach the $200 a month mark, but would-be cord cutters still need to be careful.

John Matarese, Don't Waste Your Money consumer reporter

Lots of available, fast internet puts Raleigh on top of cord-cutters list

In a report on "The State of Cordcutting," Raleigh's widely available broadband internet put the City of Oaks on top of cities nationwide where it makes sense to cut the cord.

Streaming wars: FX Networks boss rips Netflix over viewership claims

Netflix has been a frequent target of FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, and on Monday he unloaded on the streaming service for providing "wildly inaccurate" viewership information about some of its programs.

Streaming wars: Hulu's CEO on the future of online TV services

Hulu's increasing investments in programming will include some fresh bets on news and documentary content, Hulu CEO Randy Freer said in an interview at CES this week.

Multiple choices: Here's why millions are cutting the cord with cable

According to the latest projections by eMarketer, which tracks cord cutting, up to 33 million Americans will have given up cable TV by the end of the year, with that total up nearly 33 percent from last year alone. Here's why.

Power out? Other ways to get news about Hurricane Florence

If you find yourself without power during Hurricane Florence, you don't have to go completely dark on news, safety updates and information about the storm.

Jake Seaton, WRAL.com digital product manager