On Jul 7, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Craig Birkmaier posted:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cable-companies-are-adding-subscribers-again-2016-04-28
"Cable companies are adding subscribers again What a difference a year makes."
They're fighting back, making sweet deals that charge very little extra for
the legacy TV bundle, over what people pay for broadband.
Because they are local monopolies, and have that leverage. I wouldn't make
too big a deal over these short term fluctuations. Sweet deals like that only
mean that the legacy TV bundles will notice constraining revenues. Which is,
after all, what the free market is supposed to do.
I think it's informative especially to read the comments at the end of this
article, to understand the dynamic at work here.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150722/05555931721/cable-industry-still-proudly-thinks-cord-cutting-is-media-manufactured-crisis.shtml
If you’re not already using some type of streaming video service, guess what:
You'll soon be in the minority. But while there's a lot of talk about cord
cutters, our recent surveys show that it's still a relatively small
percentage of users.
Our surveys show that while traditional TV services continue to lose
customers, cord cutters makes up a trickle of users rather than a torrent.
Despite the widespread availability of both paid and free
advertising-supported streaming services, more than two-thirds of us—68
percent—still subscribe to a cable TV or similar pay TV service. Perhaps more
surprising is that nearly three-fourths of cable subscribers deciding to keep
cable say they won’t drop it because they’re relatively happy with their
provider.