A Museum Dedicated to Cable TV & The Future of Cable TV Is Losing Its Home As Cord Cutting Hits It Hard

A Museum Dedicated to Cable TV & The Future of Cable TV Is Losing Its Home As Cord Cutting Hits It Hard

The Cable Center in Denver, once envisioned as a lasting monument to the cable television industry, has sold its expansive headquarters as traditional pay television continues a steep decline driven by cord-cutting and the rise of streaming. The 75,000-square-foot glass building on the University of Denver campus opened in 2001 after industry leaders poured tens […]

They Built A Shrine To Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut The Cord.

They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the Cable Center is changing, too. (The Syndeo Institute at The Cable Center)

The Cable Center sells its 75K-square-foot Denver headquarters for $19.5M, as cord-cutting and media consolidation cause financial strain for the nonprofit (New York Times)

New York Times: The Cable Center sells its 75K-square-foot Denver headquarters for $19.5M, as cord-cutting and media consolidation cause financial strain for the nonprofit  —  They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon.

They Built a Shrine to Cable TV. Then Everyone Cut the Cord

They set out to celebrate the power and prestige of an industry that spanned MTV, HBO and Nickelodeon. Now, as cable’s fortunes have waned, the institution is changing, too.