America Cuts the Chord: Cable TV Household Penetration Collapsed Double Digits In 2017

Breitbart ^ | March 21, 2018 | John Nolte

[EdnaMode]

According to a new study, subscriptions to streaming TV services exploded by 450 percent in less than a decade. This has resulted in surge of cord-cutting, those who cancel their cable or satellite packages (pay TV). The result is that pay TV household penetration has collapsed from a years-long hold of 75 percent, to just 63 percent in 2017.

In 2009, only 10 percent of homes subscribed to a streaming TV service (Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, etc.). By 2017, that number surged to 55 percent, or a 450 percent increase.

[LostInBayport]

Who in their right mind would keep renting a fleet of cars when only about 2 or 3 of them actually ran?

That's a great analogy. I realized I always had the TV on and was constantly ending up on Fox News because there was nothing else worth having on. And then I realized I didn't like Fox News all that much anymore.

So I cut the cord (six years now) and discovered a world of internet radio (talk and music, lots of music), reignited my love of reading and find I am more relaxed. I have a tv room for DVD watching a few nights a week. My wallet is also less stressed.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Cut the cord” means only the canceling of your cable TV subscription. It does not mean literally “cut the cord” which delivers cable TV programming, Internet Service, and, in some households, landline phone service.

[ConservativeMind]

A solid television antenna does wonders, too.

[Califreak]

And all the shopping channels.

They should be paying US to watch that.

[frog in a pot]

Thanks, bfl

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

So sad about no more Longmire :-( Waiting until the Bluebloods season finale and then signing up for CBS for one month. —*

[BenLurkin]

Must be the Lost Chord

[umgud]

My $200/month bundle includes landline I only use for fax, basic tv and fast 300 Mbps internet. I’m looking to cut cable in the not too distant future.

[chris37]

Nope.

I watch ID Channel, Fox news, which I can also watch on youtube or not at all and be just fine, and Naked and Afraid, which I like to call Nekit Hippies. I like the survival shows, but that seems to be the only one left. My favorite one was Survivorman.

But that’s it. Not worth a whole hell of a lot.

[digger48]

Would love to cut it, but since cable is not an option on my road, I’m stuck with broadband through the phone line, downloading at a lighting-fast 1.5 mbps, so streaming is also not an option

[AFreeBird]

Cut the cord and went to a Tivo OTA box. Lots of local channels and sub channels. Coupled with Hulu, amazon Prime and Netflix; saving a whole lot of money.

[Sasparilla]

...We want Ala Carte and Local...

Dishnet has a version of that starting at $39.00 + taxes. Several movie channels are in the basic package. You pick from other $10.00 add on channel packages if you want them.

[Califreak]

We still have internet.

We dumped teevee, already had amazon prime, got netflix, masterpiece theater channel and magic jack.

We pay 35 a year for magic jack, 12 a month for netflix, 6 a month for masterpiece.

I figure we’re saving 100. a month.

[mylife]

Thinking of Picking up Britbox, Aint local but I love ITV

[Pontiac]

There’s nothing on, and it’s too expensive.

I have to agree with you.

There are about three channels on cable that I watch with any regularity.

My wife may watch three others.

We also have HBO which gives us maybe 4 movies a month to watch for $20.

I have a hard time justifying $230 a month for that.

But, I have yet to convince my wife to cut the cord. Really just drop down to just Internet.

I figure we could drop the cable and get Netflix and maybe Amazon Prime although I really hate Amazon’s business model, I may have to go with a different second choice.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We have the “triple play,” too. Our mobile service is just so-so. Crappy sound, mysteriously dropped calls, etc, so I keep the landline. Only problem is there must be 100 times more junk calls on the landline, even with NoMoRobo and no answer of calls without Caller ID.

Comcast has priced it so, if you cut any one of the three services, your price doesn’t change much. We essentially get the phone lime for “free.”

I priced killingmtje cable tv content a dm keeping the other two and even that didn’t change the monthly bill much. What does work is keep calling them and say you are leaving. They are desperate to staunch the subscriber losses and will cut your bill, sometimes a lot.

[BuffaloJack]

I bought my first Roku in the summer of 2008. By Halloween we turned in our cable box and TV cable receivers and cut the cord.
I haven’t missed the cable at all.

[kiryandil]

If you’re still on cable, you’re the bagholder.

[Drew68]

You hit it. After twenty five years people have wised up. Watching women dress like men and act like men with happy gay characters living perfect lives isn’t worth paying for.

People didn't stop watching TV. They just stopped watching the cable channels. People still watch all those shows, only now they watch on Netflix.

[kiryandil]

Does this also count people who just use cable to access the internet?

Many people get a package deal (3 for $99.99 - cable, phone & Internet), and you can't break out only one of the options. So, yes, it does.