The rate that people turn away from traditional live linear channel viewing is increasing, finds a report from Parks Associates. From 2014 to 2015, live linear viewing declined by 3 percent. But from 2015 to 2016 it declined by 6 percent […]
Cord-cutting and -trimming are taking a heavy toll on the pay TV industry. The good news is that most of the damage has already been done. While quarterly reports on pay TV’s decline make the number of cord-cutting customers seem like a trickle, Digital TV Research puts a dollar sign on the loss and shows that it’s really a torrent. […]
The SVOD and skinny bundle markets are picking up subscribers, although they’re still far smaller than the pay TV industry. The streaming video market in the United States is a vibrant and healthy one, says a report from Futuresource Consulting, although it’s still a small fraction of the total video and pay TV market. […]
The long-awaited ESPN streaming service is almost here, but it’s meant to be an addition, not an alternative, for cable service. ESPN has a message for those thinking about cutting the cord: Keep the cord and layer streaming services on top of it. […]