Cord Cutters News

What Cord Cutters News does

Cord Cutters News is an independent, privately-held media website founded in 2018 and headquartered in Killeen, Texas. The publication covers cord cutting news, streaming service reviews, streaming device reviews, deals, and how-to guides targeted at consumers seeking to replace or supplement traditional cable and satellite TV subscriptions. Coverage spans live TV streaming services (e.g., YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo), on-demand platforms (e.g., Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video), and streaming hardware (e.g., Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast), supplemented by 'how to watch' guides for sports content and editorial retrospectives such as 'Today in TV History.'

The platform is built on a standard web-based content management system and is operated by a small team of 1-10 staff, including identified authors Luke Bouma, Jess Barnes, and Raymond McCain. Distribution occurs through the primary website (cordcuttersnews.com), social media channels (Facebook, X), a YouTube channel, an RSS feed, and Google News inclusion for organic discovery. The site maintains a stated editorial policy prohibiting paid reviews.

Monetization relies on two revenue streams: affiliate referral commissions from partner links to Amazon and streaming services, and programmatic display advertising. The content is offered free to readers with no subscription pricing. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no acquisitions, no patents, and no enterprise partnerships, consistent with a small, owner-operated digital media property.

Name

Cord Cutters News

Legal name

Cord Cutters News

Website

https://cordcuttersnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cord Cutters News is an independent online publication covering cord cutting news, streaming service and device reviews, deals, and how-to guides for consumers transitioning from cable to streaming, monetized through affiliate links and display advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Streaming Media News and Reviews

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

News Magazine & Investigative Journalism Channels (MPABAIAG)

Keywords

• Cord cutting news
• Streaming service reviews
• Streaming device reviews
• Cord cutting deals
• Live TV streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Killeen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Affiliate Marketing: Site generates revenue through affiliate partner links to Amazon, streaming services, and other products. When readers click through and make purchases, the site earns a commission at no cost to the reader. Disclosed as using affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com and streaming services.
2. Display Advertising: Site uses cookies and displays advertising to generate revenue from site traffic.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cord Cutters News is a free online news and reviews publication covering cord cutting, streaming services, and streaming hardware. It publishes articles, reviews, how-to guides, and deals posts on live TV streaming services (Paramount+, DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, etc.), on-demand streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Tubi, etc.), and streaming devices (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, NVIDIA Shield). The site monetizes its audience through display advertising and affiliate referral commissions when readers purchase recommended products or sign up for streaming services.

Product overview

Cord Cutters News is a unified content platform that provides news, reviews, deals, and guides about cord cutting and streaming services. The site covers live TV streaming services (Paramount+, DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Pluto TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV), on-demand streaming platforms (Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Tubi), and streaming hardware (Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku devices, NVIDIA Shield). Additional content includes How to Watch guides for sports, deal alerts tied to events like Prime Day, beginner cord cutting guides, and a YouTube channel. The site operates affiliate partnerships with streaming services and generates revenue through sponsored links. It is not a SaaS product but rather a media/entertainment news website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cord Cutters News Website The Cord Cutters News website is the publication's core consumer-facing product, providing news articles, reviews of live TV and on-demand streaming services, reviews of streaming devices, deal alerts, and how-to guides for U.S. consumers seeking to cancel cable and switch to streaming.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flixed: Flixed is a digital publication that provides reviews, comparisons, and guides on streaming services and cord-cutting. It directly competes with Cord Cutters News for the same consumer audience seeking alternatives to traditional cable TV.
• Cord Cutting Reviews: Cord Cutting Reviews is a niche publication providing consumer reviews and comparisons of streaming services and devices. It is a focused direct competitor to Cord Cutters News in the cord-cutting editorial vertical.
• Streaming Observer: Streaming Observer publishes news, reviews, and analysis on streaming services, cord cutting, and digital media. It overlaps with Cord Cutters News in audience, content categories, and affiliate-driven business model.

Broad incumbents

• CNET: CNET is a large established tech publication with comprehensive streaming service and device reviews. It covers the same topics as Cord Cutters News but operates as a broad tech/electronics media outlet with much larger reach.
• Tom's Guide: Tom's Guide is a major tech publication with extensive streaming service reviews and cord-cutting how-to content. It serves a similar audience with overlapping coverage but operates as part of a broader tech review portfolio.
• The Verge: The Verge covers streaming services, cord cutting, and digital media trends as part of its broader technology news coverage. It intersects with Cord Cutters News on streaming industry news and reviews but serves a wider tech-focused audience.
• TechCrunch: TechCrunch is a leading tech media outlet that frequently covers streaming industry business developments, mergers (e.g., Paramount/Warner), and content distribution. It overlaps with Cord Cutters News on streaming industry news, though from a business/tech angle.
• Engadget: Engadget is a long-standing technology publication with streaming device reviews and cord-cutting content. It competes broadly in tech media with Cord Cutters News but operates at a larger scale with broader topic coverage.
• PCMag: PCMag produces reviews and news coverage on streaming services, devices, and consumer electronics. It is comparable to Cord Cutters News in adjacent product review categories but is a broad tech publication with much larger reach.
• 9to5Google: 9to5Google covers Android, Chromecast, YouTube TV, and Google streaming service news/reviews. It overlaps with Cord Cutters News on Google-flavored streaming content and serves a similar consumer cord-cutter audience interested in Google ecosystem devices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CordCuttersNews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CordCuttersNews?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/CordCuttersNews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cord-cutters-news

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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