PC Magazine - USA (2019-11)

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lmost three-fourths of US households

subscribe to at least one video-streaming

service, according to Leichtman Research

Group. It also found that cable subscriptions are

on the wane: Major pay-TV providers lost around

2.875 million net subscribers in 2018, and satellite

TV services lost 2.36 million. In the tech press,

we’ve talked about cord cutting for years—but with

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Video, Hulu, and other streaming services along

with the advent of numerous new services from

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that viewers can get everything they want—and

more—without cable.

But saving money is no longer the reason to cut

the cord. It’s unlikely that most households will be

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the average streaming customer in the US

subscribes to 3.2 services, says a study from

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original content, no contracts, and a choice about

what you’re paying for.

In our November issue, we dive into all the details

of cord cutting and present you with the big

picture of an all-streaming life. If you haven’t yet

taken the plunge, we hope we’ve supplied you with

enough information to decide whether cutting the

cable cord is right for you.

[email protected]

Achieving

Cable

Liberation

CAROL MANGIS

FIRST WORD

@cmangis