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Streaming Wars Casualties: Cable TV Channels on Chopping Block

Driving this oncoming consolidation are two factors: managing the decline of the traditional pay TV business, while also investing in direct-to-consumer streaming offerings. “They are all trying to find this balance of, where do I capture the lion’s share of ad dollars and viewership in traditional, combined with trying to gain this emerging piece in streaming,” says Steve Nason, research director for Parks Associates.

From the article "Streaming Wars Casualties: Cable TV Channels on Chopping Block" by Alex Weprin

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