Cord-cutting on the rise

The television watching landscape is changing dramatically with the coming generation of people who access media from multiple sources and don't necessarily rely on television for the majority of their entertainment. Neilson has recently published some numbers that show that more people are cutting the cord and people with broadcast-only TV are upgrading to broadband Internet before they even consider upgrading to cable television. This transition has been a few years in the making and still represents a small part of the population, however, this is indicative of a perceived lack of value in cable programming as well as a swell of content becoming available online. I'll admit that I still find it hard to find sports to watch but over time this has only made me realize that I spend too much time inside when I could be enjoying the game with fellow fans or rivals at the local pub.

Read More: http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/09/nielsen-cord-cutting-and-internet-tv-viewing-on-the-rise/