Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
What to Watch This Week | May 2–8
by Bill Frost | May 2, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch recommendations include a new entry in the Star Trek universe, Mike Myers’s return to TV in The Pentaverate, the premiere of true-crime docudrama The Staircase, the returns of Bosch and The Wilds, and Lil Jon jumping from MTV to HGTV. Happy viewing!
Read more What to Watch This Week | April 18–24
by Bill Frost | Apr 18, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch hotlist includes the final run of Better Call Saul, the long-awaited returns of Barry, The Flight Attendant, and Russian Doll, a Cypress Hill hip-hop doc, and a star-studded dramatization of the Watergate scandal, Gaslit. It’s a busy week—better put some fresh batteries in your remote.
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The Marvel Movie Marathon Dream Job
by Bill Frost | Apr 7, 2022 | Entertainment
The application period for this Dream Job has closed, and we have selected our winner! Thanks to everyone who applied. Check out our brave Superfan Supreme. Wondering how to catch the next installments in the rapidly-expanding MCU? You don’t need to study the Darkhold to find answers; read our Disney+ subscription guide for up-to-date info [...]
Read more What to Watch This Week | March 28–April 3
by Bill Frost | Mar 28, 2022 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the premiere of Marvel superhero series Moon Knight, WWE wrestling action, new Judd Apatow/Netflix comedy The Bubble, British spy thriller Slow Horses, and reality cooking/pranking show Rat In the Kitchen. Bon appétit!
Read more What to Watch This Week | February 7–13
by Bill Frost | Feb 7, 2022 | Entertainment
This week’s What to Watch highlights include Puppy Bowl XVIII (and that other game, Super Bowl LVI), a pair of creepy tech thrillers from HBO Max, and an expected Betty White film classic. Hut-hut, watch!
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Live TV Streaming Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022
by Bill Frost | Jan 23, 2022 | Best of the Best, Industry News, Reviews, TV
Live TV streaming services aren’t exactly like cable or satellite, so curious cord-cutters rightfully have concerns: Is it worth it to switch to streaming? According to our survey results, most people feel they’re getting their money’s worth with YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV.
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On-Demand TV Streaming Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022
by Bill Frost | Jan 19, 2022 | Best of the Best, Industry News, Reviews, Streaming, TV
In partnership with Researchscape, CableTV.com surveyed over 6,000 current on-demand TV streaming customers to evaluate their satisfaction with their services’ features, content, functionality, pricing, and more. Some lined up with our own findings in our Best On-Demand Streaming Services 2022 review, some didn’t.
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The State of Streaming 2020
by Bill Frost | May 3, 2021 | Industry News, Streaming
See how new streaming services, more binge-watching, and exploding subscriber bases defined streaming in the year of COVID-19.
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Best Live-Streaming TV Providers in Customer Satisfaction 2020
by Bill Frost | Aug 25, 2020 | Best of the Best, Industry News, Reviews, Streaming, TV
Livestreaming hasn’t replaced cable or satellite TV, but it’s gaining ground on traditional providers in 2020. With just a solid internet connection, livestreaming TV can deliver the same entertainment as cable or satellite for less money and with no contract commitments.
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Best On-Demand Streaming TV Providers in Customer Satisfaction 2020
by Bill Frost | Jul 10, 2020 | Best of the Best, Industry News, Reviews, Streaming, TV
Breaking from our 2019 model of covering only livestreaming TV in our survey, we’ve set on-demand streaming apart in its own spotlight this year. Most people think of on demand as “streaming,” or just “TV,” anyway, so why not?
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