As fewer and fewer companies describe themselves as “second screen” apps, it becomes clearer and clearer that for consumers the second screen (or even third and fourth screens) can be interchangeable as content is easily made available across all types of screens. A main driver to this reality is what the industry knows as “cord-cutting”, the act of getting rid of your cable subscription (or for the young ones) never having one to begin with. Circa recently reported on a new study that reveals this is happening more quickly than we thought.
From Circa:
An April 2014 survey published by Experian Marketing Services suggests that 7.6 million U.S. households, or 6.5% of all U.S. households, have now cut the cord–up 44% in the past three years. Ownership of an iPhone or iPad “noticeably increases the odds” that a household will cut the cord, Experian said.
AdvertisementExperian notes that nearly 25% of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 who subscribe to a streaming video service like Netflix and Hulu do not pay for a traditional TV service.
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