Cable may still be king of media delivery, but the kingdom's subjects couldn't be more miserable, a new report shows. And while pay-TV subscribers hunt for an alternative to their current subscriptions, the number of over-the-top households continues to grow, another study found.
The Consumer Electronics Association released a report this week showing that the percentage of cord cutters and cord nevers who rely solely on over-the-top solutions to get their entertainment is growing, and is preparing to overtake the percentage of people who rely on over-the-air antennas. The percentages are small: just 6 percent of U.S. households still rely on OTA (down from more than half the country back in 1986), while 5 percent are all-OTT.