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Average American Cable Subscriber Gets 189 Channels and Views 17

Posted by samzenpus on from the nothing-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nielsen, the company that studies the viewing habits of television viewers, announced its findings in a blog post Tuesday. Since 2008, the number of cable TV channels offered as a bundle rose from 129 to 189 in 2013, but in that time-frame viewers have consistently only watched an average of 17 channels. The data seems to support the notion that consumers are better off subscribing to channels a la carte, but cable companies are of the opinion that 'the price of cable TV wouldn't change much if channels were served à la carte because content providers won't sell the most popular programs to cable companies unless the provider's other channels are also served up.' Nielsen concluded in its post that 'quality is imperative—for both content creators and advertisers', signaling the possibility that more Americans will cut the cord after realizing that their cable bill has increased in the last few years but their consumption of content hasn't."

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  1. Same problem as always... by jasno · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wife is addicted to crap TV. I would cancel my $200/mo U-Verse service in a second if she'd let me.

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    1. Re:Same problem as always... by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wives are a bit like Windows. Once you upgrade from girlfriend to wife, it's like upgrading from a previous Windows version to a later. You can, technically, go back, but it usually costs you a lot of time and effort, and if you're not careful a lot of your stuff is suddenly gone.

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    2. Re:Same problem as always... by jrumney · · Score: 4, Funny

      Judging by his sig, he practically has cancelled the wife.

  2. Oh yeah? by RevWaldo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, there's like a bajillion web sites, and I only visit about ten on a regular basis! Who's wasting bandwidth now? Checkmate, new media!

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  3. Re: And that ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The homeless typically don't watch much TV either. Correlation is not causation.