Netflix and Hulu continue to provide on demand access to TV programs, and as a result, cord-cutting is on the rise. A recent study from Experian Marketing Services has revealed that 7.6 million Internet-owning Americans can be classified as “cord-cutters” who don’t subscribe to cable TV.
6.5% of all households included in Experian’s study have cut the cord, a 44% increase over the past three years. In particular, Americans age 18-34 have ditched cable in great numbers; 12.4% of them are cord-cutters, a 57% increase over the same time period.
While most Netflix and Hulu users still supplement their subscriptions with cable, 18% of them have now cut the cord. Among the 18-34 demographic, that percentage rises to nearly 25%.
As Experian explains, the cord-cutting movement is led by a generation that has never
chosen to foot a cable bill. “The young millennials who are just getting started on their own may never pay for television,” said John Fetto, a senior analyst at Experian. “Pay TV is definitely declining.”Other analysts, however, believe that rumors of cable TV’s death are greatly exaggerated. As Andrew Leonard explains in Salon, cable companies are simply shifting their focus to Internet services. The best example is Comcast, which provides both cable and high-speed Internet to its customers. If cable bills go down, Internet bills go up in response.
When you add in side deals, such as the one Netflix brokered with Comcast in exchange for faster speeds, it becomes clear that the traditional media moneymakers are still going to hit it big, no matter how many of their customers cut the cord.
Peloton is dismissing a chunk of its workforce, including its top executive. Barry McCarthy announced that he is…
Meta is looking to improve creator and brand experiences on its platform by investing in AI. The…
Bob Does Sports, the self-dubbed home of "brilliantly dumb sporting adventures" hosted by Robby Berger,…
Influencer marketing agency Billion Dollar Boy is launching a new membership community that's "dedicated to…
Welcome to Millionaires, where we profile creators who have recently crossed the one million follower…
Welcome to Creators on the Rise, where we find and profile breakout creators who are…