Streaming TV Sites Now Have More Subscribers Than Cable TV

[DEAD7]

Streaming service subscribers (free or paid) increased again (68% in 2016 vs. 63% in 2014) and have caught up with the percentage of paid TV service providers (67%) for the first time ever, according to the Consumer Technology Association's new study, The Changing Landscape for Video and Content. The rise of streaming services represents a shift in consumption habits towards cord-cutting, primarily amongst millennials.

Some other trends are impossible to ignore. 2016 also saw a saw dramatic drops in the use of physical disks -- from 41% in 2015 to just 28% -- as well as another big drop in the use of antennas, from 18% to just 10%.

How American TV consumption is changing, in one chart

 

[theworldismine13]

i only watch youtube nowadays

 

[CrownHeights]

I'm with @theworldismine13 Only watch Netflix and Youtube vids these days. Dropped cable a while ago.

 

[Robbie3000]

I cut the cord a while ago and haven't looked back.

 

[Quest]

I'm still using cable for news and some sports. What are you guys using for news sources? Thanks.

 

[The_Sheff]

Free streaming is included, does that include YouTube? If so I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner.

 

[General Mills]

I only rock with either what i upload to my plex server, netflix, Hulu, and psvue.

I am about to get Kodi too. fukk you comcast

 

[General Mills]

I'm still using cable for news and some sports. What are you guys using for news sources? Thanks.

For me i listen to my news. Rarely watch on tv. I do have a over the air hd antenna. Picks up local news and some national

 

[Malt-O-Meal]

I'm still using cable for news and some sports. What are you guys using for news sources? Thanks.

Sling TV has local channels and each package has cable news networks. I think their lowest package has like 2 local channels and CNN, PBS, and MSNBC or something.

 

[theworldismine13]

I'm still using cable for news and some sports. What are you guys using for news sources? Thanks.

Higher learning

 

[Dr. Acula]

I don't know about anyone else but here where I live, Comcast has convinced me to keep some parts of cable unfortunately. Basically the cost of just getting the internet by itself is actually more expensive than the "Deal" they want to give me to have internet and cable TV. I would like to pay less with just internet but they have their pricing setup where it won't work out that way. Its some bullshyt

 

[DEAD7]

I don't know about anyone else but here where I live, Comcast has convinced me to keep some parts of cable unfortunately. Basically the cost of just getting the internet by itself is actually more expensive than the "Deal" they want to give me to have internet and cable TV. I would like to pay less with just internet but they have their pricing setup where it won't work out that way. Its some bullshyt

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Sling TV has local channels and each package has cable news networks. I think their lowest package has like 2 local channels and CNN, PBS, and MSNBC or something.

Is SlingTv any good?

 

[satam55]

I'm still using cable for news and some sports. What are you guys using for news sources? Thanks.

It makes sense to have cable for Sports, but not for News. News network upload video clips to their YouTube channel & some News Networks live stream for free on YouTube.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

I'm paying around the same with cutting cord if I think about it.

HBO now 14.99 a month I think, Netflix 17.99 or 19.99 a month x2, PBS passport can't remember cost but it's yearly and cheap, Amazon prime 100 a year...

Internet is like 100 a month at one spot around 80 at the other.
Time Warner at 1 and Optimum at the other

I don't have time to watch tv anyways

Like Breh said the way they price basic cable in with internet you can't really win.

I'd did buy my own modems and routers to cut out some of their graft. Which everyone should do if they haven't