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Cutting the Cord: Fissures in the pay TV 'logjam'

Consumers have already spoken, as more than half (55%) of U.S. broadband households currently subscribe to a streaming TV service, according to Parks Associates.

From the article "Cutting the Cord: Fissures in the pay TV 'logjam'" by Mike Snider.

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