By 2017, U.S. pay-TV subscriptions had fallen below what level, down from the 2011 peak?
Answerbelow 95 million
The decline from the 2011 peak accelerated noticeably through the mid-2010s.
Source: Wikipedia: Cord-cutting (2017) en.wikipedia.org
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In just the third and fourth quarters of 2018, traditional satellite and cable providers lost about how many subscribers?
Answerabout 1.1 million
Subscriber losses were already accelerating well before the 2020s streaming boom.
Source: Wikipedia: Cord-cutting (2018) en.wikipedia.org
In 2008, only about how many U.S. households relied entirely on internet (no pay TV) for television?
Answerabout 900,000
Internet-only TV viewing was still a tiny niche in the U.S. as recently as 2008.
Source: Wikipedia: Cord-cutting (2008) en.wikipedia.org
By 2017, the number of U.S. households relying entirely on internet for TV had grown to about how many?
Answer22.2 million
That's roughly a 33% jump from the year before, showing how quickly the shift away from cable was accelerating.
Source: Wikipedia: Cord-cutting (2017) en.wikipedia.org
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