According to a Q2 2017 study by TiVo, more than 85% of cord-cutters said that pay TV services were too expensive, and that cost was one of the main reasons they chose to cancel their cable or satellite service.
In fact, a higher percentage of those surveyed named price as a factor than said the same in Q1.
Aside from price, many respondents also said they cancelled their pay TV service because they’re using an internet streaming service like Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Video.
User behaviors more conducive to subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, like binge-watching, also reflect the decline of cable—as does these services’ original content. Indeed, 7.5% of cord-cutters said they cancelled their pay TV subscription because the bulk of their TV viewing consists of original content on streaming services, like Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black.” Read the rest at eMarketer.
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