In what is a growing list of bad news for traditional pay-TV services, it turns out fewer Americans rely on just traditional pay-TV services. Over half of all pay-TV subscribers also subscribe to a streaming video service.
This data comes from Parks Associates and gives us a look into the steady growth of cord cutting.
The study clearly shows three things happening in the world of pay TV.
From the article "New Study Shows The Growing Decline of Cable TV" by Luke Bouma.
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