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First Take: HBO's stand-alone service could open floodgates

Already 55% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to a streaming TV service, according to Parks Associates. As consumer adoption of streaming has boomed and some pay TV customers are trimming — and a few cutting — the cord, content providers have put out feelers for stand-alone services to entice cord cutters.

From the article "First Take: HBO's stand-alone service could open floodgates" by Mike Snider.

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