Is cable TV a thing of the past?

Satellite TV and cable are certainly not going to be a thing of the past in the immediate future, but the increase in cord cutting and the availability of so many streaming videos does question the future of traditional television. Some game consoles will allow people to stream videos, as will some Blu-ray players.

How can I get local channels without cable?

You can get an HD antenna, subscribe to a specific channel’s app, subscribe to a live TV streaming service, watch the live stream of your local news station’s newscast on their website, or watch your local news channel on their YouTube page.

What happened to cable TV in 2017?

2017 was a particularly bad year for cable TV. America’s largest cable TV providers representing 95\% of the U.S. cable industry lost 410,000 subscribers during the first quarter of the year (a significant drop from the 10,000 subscribers they gained during Q1 2016).

What’s happening to cable and satellite TV subscribers?

The decline in cable and satellite TV subscribers since 2015 shows up across the demographic spectrum (see detailed table). The trends among different age groups are particularly striking. Only about a third (34\%) of Americans ages 18 to 29 now get TV through cable or satellite, down 31 percentage points from 2015.

Is cable TV dying a slow death?

A Slow Death Beginning in 2013, cable TV started experiencing a loss of subscribers, and that loss grew wider in 2014. 1  A combination of lower TV viewership because of fewer cable subscribers and other media supplanting cable has the industry at a crossroads.

How has cable programming challenged broadcasters in gaining critical acclaim?

Industry recognition and critical acclaim soon followed and cable programming was successfully challenging broadcasters in gaining critical acclaim and industry recognition. Early on, the broadcast networks recognized the threat posed by cable in siphoning off viewers and ad revenue.