In the market for cable television, fewer people are subscribing to cable while the cost of providing cable television has increased. If the magnitude of the corresponding demand and supply shifts are the same for both events, we can expect

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When fewer people subscribe to cable (demand decreases) and the cost of providing cable increases (supply decreases), both shifts lead to a decrease in the equilibrium quantity. The price effect is ambiguous without knowing the relative magnitudes of the shifts, but in this case, it's stated they are the same, so the price might not change.

In the Market for Cable Television, Fewer People Are Subscribing