Licensing terms were delayed, then delayed again, allowing the very
cord cutting we're now celebrating as an industry.
We don't see
cord cutting as affecting our business," said the Viacom chief, whose properties include cable networks Comedy Central and MTV.
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He noted that modest
cord cutting and "cord nevers" are the result of large cable bundles that priced out some households, but believes they'll come back if they see more value.
Concerns about
cord cutting, declining ratings and shifting viewing habits made investors jumpy, particularly in the second half of the year.
To help get a better gauge of the pace of
cord cutting, I released a short online survey to poll my colleagues about their video purchasing and viewing habits.
For every consumer that wants to watch cooking shows and decides that
cord cutting satisfies that itch, the loss economically to sports providers is disproportionate to the potential loss of the network providing cooking programming.
Is
Cord Cutting Really Making an Impact on North American Digital Television?
Cord shaving continues to be more predominant than
cord cutting, with more consumers considering downgrading pay-TV packages as they are supplementing their services with subscription OTT and streaming media devices.
Industryites and Wall Streeters have been parsing the impact of
cord cutting and consumers' embrace of multiplatform viewing options for years.
A senior executive at a major media company once told me that as it pertains to
cord cutting, she is unsure the source of this behavior and whether it's related to economic pressure or a disinterest in having cable altogether.
