Cord Cutting is when people cancel their Cable and Satellite TV plans and replace it with streaming services. This had become very common nowadays through how popular streaming platforms' own original shows are becoming, how convenient it is, and how much money is saved.
Since 2012, pay-TV has lost 10 million subscribers which allows streaming platforms to raise their monthly fees but it is still cheaper and less of a hassle than pay-TV. Not only are several households switching to streaming services, but those who are still watching traditional TV are watching less. According to the presentation, it can save between $24-$100 depending on which plan one previously had. Other positive aspects of switching to streaming services are that it removes subscriptions to unwanted channels, there is little advertising, you can watch whenever and wherever due to downloading features. One can also watch an entire TV series without having to wait for a new episode to release. Additionally, subscribers of streaming services have access to exclusive TV series and movies. For example, both Netflix and Hulu release their own original series and movies.
My family is among the many households that have replaced our pay-TV plan with streaming services. We had Direct TV but it was annoying how many extra channels we had to pay for that we did not even use. We found ourselves using Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime more than our pay-TV plan.
My parents have seemed to have found a great alternative to pay-TV which is YouTube TV. YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service that has many major TV channels available such as Fox, HGTV, ABC, CNN, CBS, NBC, ESPN, Disney Channel, and many more without all of the extra channels pay-TV makes you add to your plan. YouTube TV has become the number one service for cord-cutters.
When I move into my own home I will not be purchasing a Cable TV plan because I do not watch live TV. I believe many people among my generation and the generations that follow will do the same.
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