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Cord-cutting has gone from a whispered industry nightmare to a very present reality, with over a million people killing their traditional pay TV subscriptions last year, ad revenue dropping, and viable streaming alternatives popping up virtually every month.
Leichtman Research has some new data (spotted by DSL Reports) on the recent losses of the cable and satellite TV companies, and at first glance, the news doesn't appear to be diabolical. The top six pay TV companies lost 710,000 subscribers in Q1 2018, compared to 780,000 losses in the same quarter last year. That dip in people cutting the cord is good news for an industry where subscriber losses appeared to be accelerating out of control, but a look at the big picture still paints a grim picture if you're a pay TV exec.
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3.4 million households have ditched cable since 2012 originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 18 May 2018 at 23:34:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cord-cutting has gone from a whispered industry nightmare to a very present reality, with over a million people killing their traditional pay TV subscriptions last year, ad revenue dropping, and viable streaming alternatives popping up virtually every month.
Leichtman Research has some new data (spotted by DSL Reports) on the recent losses of the cable and satellite TV companies, and at first glance, the news doesn't appear to be diabolical. The top six pay TV companies lost 710,000 subscribers in Q1 2018, compared to 780,000 losses in the same quarter last year. That dip in people cutting the cord is good news for an industry where subscriber losses appeared to be accelerating out of control, but a look at the big picture still paints a grim picture if you're a pay TV exec.
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3.4 million households have ditched cable since 2012 originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 18 May 2018 at 23:34:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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