Cutting The Cord

Gone are the days where we are held captive by the cable companies. There are so many options now when it comes to getting your television and movie fixes, and it is completely possible to do it completely cable-free. This trend is called cord-cutting.

Growing up, we had televisions with no cable, we were happy with the handful of channels that we had, but technology brought us something magical - cable tv. Now we had so many channels at our fingertips that we didn't know where to begin.

Remember this one? No? It's a good one, and oh so true.

Now, we're in a time where we have options outside of cable television - streaming services. This includes services such as Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Movies, and more.

Mike Snyder of USA Today says: "The number of cord cutters, those who cancel pay TV, is expected to climb 32.8 percent this year to 33 million. That’s higher than the 27.1 million (22 percent growth rate) cord cutters expected for 2018 in eMarketer's forecast last year."

As technology evolves, our options likely will, too. It will be interesting what next option will appear that will knock streaming down to the likes of cable tv. 

Are you a cord-cutter? Let us know in the comments below!



References

Springsteen, Bruce. (2011, March 23). Retrieved September 09, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAlDbP4tdqc


Snider, M. (2018, July 24). Cord cutting accelerates with millions more expected to leave pay TV for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon. Retrieved September 1, 2018, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/07/24/cord-cutting-accelerate-millions-more-than-expected-leaving-pay-tv/823950002/