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Only "18% of U.S. TV households had at least one TV set enabled to receive free, broadcast programming."

https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2024/beyond-big-data-the-au...




Wow. Thanks. So when an Americans say they are watching TV, I assume that mostly meant watching Netflix or Cables?


Yes. Satellite dishes also provide service like cable does, a number of "basic" channels included plus options for "premium" channels that cost extra. The basic channels include the broadcast networks for one's geographic area.

They're not that popular but there are similar bundles available over the Internet, YouTube TV is one.

All the national broadcast networks have Internet options, Hulu has shows from multiple networks, Paramount+ has CBS. Both also have shows made for cable & satellite channels and Internet-only programming.

There's a lot more than Netflix too, Amazon Prime, AppleTV+, Disney+, Max, and many others.

Live sports kept people signed up to cable & satellite for a long time, I think now there are Internet options (and probably exclusives, I don't watch sports).

This is from 2022: https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2022/broadband-only-tv-home...


Be aware that the cable tv infrastructure is also the main Internet service provider, many people are like me, paying the cable company for home Internet but not for TV (my plan does include a legally mandated minimum TV service and a TV box but I only have it because it's cheaper than Internet alone for some reason).


Cable is losing subscribers, too.

https://evoca.tv/cord-cutting-statistics/


Thank You. I guess I will submit this as an operate entry. Mind blowing figures.




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