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posted by cmn32480 on Friday June 16 2017, @02:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the cord-cutters dept.

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According to Leichtman Research Group, the country's largest cable TV providers, representing around 95% of the cable market, had 48.6 million subscribers at the end of March, while Netflix had 50.9 million customers on its home turf.

While cable only represents around 50 percent of the U.S. pay-TV market as a whole, it is by far the most popular way of getting pay-TV in the country. For Netflix to surpass cable is a big step in becoming the number one source of home entertainment. Interestingly, Netflix reached that goal mainly by growing its own subscriber base rather than by having people "cut the cord". Major cable providers only lost 4 million subscribers since Q1 2012 – Netflix added 27 million.

Infographic: Netflix Surpasses Major Cable Providers in the U.S. | Statista

Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/9799/netflix-vs-cable-pay-tv-subscribers/


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday June 16 2017, @05:12PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday June 16 2017, @05:12PM (#526513)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @06:07PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @06:07PM (#526541)

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    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday June 16 2017, @06:20PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Friday June 16 2017, @06:20PM (#526548)

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