Comments on: Cord cutters not replacing cable TV with online video

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:51:46 +0000

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By: GNS

GNS — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:18:12 +0000

After trying this myself I totally agree. Number one advantage is eliminating a bill of $100 per month. It would be nice if Netflix etc could replace the channel surfing experience but it doesn’t – yet. As the streaming appliances improve however i bet that changes. The article didn’t mention another major component: free broadcast TV. The best alternative today is OTT (over the top) + OTA (over the air) .
http://www.cordcutterguide.com

By: Icecube Media

Icecube Media — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:31:24 +0000

I do agree the percentage of web surfer is more than cable tv. They would like to watch videos on the Internet other than cable tv!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:54:43 +0000

I recall the music industry published similar studies a decade ago- that mainstream (read: non-pirate) music consumers had no interest in online audio distribution channels. That worked out well for them.

By: DavidS

DavidS — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:49:44 +0000

Not sure if Leichtman’s survey participants were very representative if their data shows that 78% of US households have broadband access.

The actual US HH broadband penetration rate is around 64% according to, e.g. the OECD, a data point that continues to provoke much consternation.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:50:04 +0000

Ryan, you misinterpreted the results. You are confusing this group that has broadband-only (with no pay-TV) with cord-cutters. In fact, this group might include some cord-cutters, but it also includes people who never had pay-TV. Note that the results show that only 14% of this broadband-only group had video service in the past year. To be able to say what cord-cutters are doing, you have just look at what that 14% is doing. What this research mainly seems to find is that right now there is an aversion to online video among those who don’t have cable TV.