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Nielsen: Cord-cutting may be vastly overstated

April 25, 2015

Still, other researchers disagree with Nielsen’s conclusions. Parks Associates recently found that the number of households planning to cancel their pay-TV service (potential cord-cutters) has increased, reaching 7% of US broadband + TV households. Parks also noted that the new deal between Apple and HBO to stream the HBO Now streaming service to Apple devices is just the latest example of reasons why consumers will continue to cut the cord.

"The pay-TV industry is experiencing a slow crisis in terms of paying customers," said Brett Sappington, director of research at Parks Associates.

"Content is key to attracting and retaining consumers, and consumers are now looking beyond pay-TV for that content."

From the article "Nielsen: Cord-cutting may be vastly overstated" by Michelle Clancy.

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