Cord-Cutting Keeps Churning: US Pay-TV Cancelers To Hit 33 Million in 2018 (Study) (variety.com)

Millions of Americans have already scrapped traditional pay-TV service, and the exodus is expected to continue apace in 2018. From a report: This year, the number of cord-cutters in the U.S. -- consumers who have ever cancelled traditional pay-TV service and do not resubscribe -- will climb 32.8%, to 33.0 million adults, according to new estimates from research firm eMarketer. That's compared with a total of 24.9 million cord-cutters as of the end of 2017, which was up 43.6% year over year (and an upward revision from eMarketer's previous 22 million estimate). That said, even as the traditional pay-TV universe shrinks, the number of viewers accessing over-the-top, internet-delivered video services keeps growing. About 147.5 million people in the U.S. watch Netflix at least once per month, according to eMarketer's July 2018 estimates. That's followed by Amazon Prime Video (88.7 million), Hulu (55 million), HBO Now (17.1 million) and Dish's Sling TV (6.8 million).

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Re:this is how you tell friendless nerds

[b0s0z0ku]

Sure we do -- with the money saved from not paying for cable, we can attend actual games :D

Sports

[lazarus]

The end of "cable TV" will be when the sports broadcasters start making deals with the over-the-top suppliers. Until that happens people will continue to pay telcos and telcos will continue to find creative bundling ways to take as much of our money as they can.

That whole industry is like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Re:this is how you tell friendless nerds

[Anonymous Coward]

they donâ(TM)t watch live sports

We participate in live sports. We have a bunch of soccer, swim, softball, touch football and tennis leagues all over my area - and they're pretty cheap - less than the cost of one month of cable or satellite.

We get exercise, hang out, talk face to face, and the single people meet other single people. For the price of three months of Comca$t XFinity, I can buy a whole years of tennis league and two new rackets.

Now watching professional or college sports on TV is just passive entertainment.

Re:this is how you tell friendless nerds

[HornWumpus]

I almost saw a goal! - Homer