[mythtv-users] US Pay-TV loses subscribers for the first time ever

[Dan Wilga]

On 8/23/10 3:37 PM, Phil Bridges wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Ross Campbell<ross.campbell at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> "SNL Kagan, which tracks trends in the U.S. multichannel market --
>> cable, telcos, satellite, etc. -- says the market had its "worst
>> performance on record" in the second quarter of this year. Pay TV
>> subscribers hit 100.1 million in Q2, down from 100.4 million in Q1."
>>      
> Couldn't this have something to do with the number of unemployed
> people that have realized that pay TV is not a necessity?
>    
That, and the fact that lots of people are switching to Internet-only 
(Hulu et al) methods for receiving their entertainment.

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Dan Wilga                                                        "Ook."