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Cable nostalgia persists as streaming gets more expensive, fragmented 

cableOctober 1, 2025
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Cable nostalgia persists as streaming gets more expensive, fragmented 
Cord reviving isn't common but points to discontent with today's streaming options. ...

Streaming is overtaking broadcast, cable, and satellite. But amid all the cord cutting lies a much smaller, yet intriguing, practice: going back to cable.

Cord reviving is when cord cutters, or people who previously abandoned traditional TV services in favor of streaming, decide to go back to traditional pay-TV services, like cable.

There's no doubt that this happens far less frequently than cord cutting. But TiVo's Q2 2025 Video Trends Report: North America released today points to growth in cord reviving. It reads:

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Source: Ars Technica

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