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Cutting the Cord: Next year will bring even more streaming options

Amazon and Hulu, which has joined Netflix and Amazon as a creator of its own original content, will retain their solid spots as Nos. 2 and 3 in streaming subscriptions. The top three services have "too much momentum and (there's) too much ground to be made up by alternatives," said Brett Sappington, director of research at Parks Associates.

From the article "Cutting the Cord: Next year will bring even more streaming options" by Mike Snider.

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