Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV
Streaming overtakes cable and broadcast as the most-watched form of TV
While Netflix has boasted the most overall TV use for four years straight, YouTube has now seen four straight months of TV share increase.

I thought this would've been the case almost 10 years ago. Especially when streaming wasn't littered with ads.
42 0 ReplyMakes sense to me that streaming would get worse only after it managed to capture that market.
15 0 ReplyI'd guess that the stats were thrown off every small business that has an annoying TV blaring in the background
6 0 ReplyIt's based on Neilson ratings so it's entirely dependent on whatever methodology they choose to use at the time. They can't actually directly count what every TV is tuned to.
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Who’s still streaming? 🏴☠️
18 0 ReplyPiracy's definitely on the rise again since we now need like 8 different $15/month subscriptions to watch what used to be on 1-2 services, but some of us still stream legit for the convinience of not having to deal with VPNs and sketchy sites.
1 0 ReplySet up arrs, you basically set it and forget it.
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I get live television through Sling. Piracy doesn't really work if you want live TV.
1 0 ReplyUse an antenna and a HDHomeRun. I can watch our local channels directly through Plex.
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Honestly, I'm a little surprised that it's taken this long to accomplish that.
11 0 Replythat's why it's almost as shitty as TV now
10 0 ReplyNetwork TV still has a huge benefit: it's not capable of watching you.
(Not accounting for the smart TVs, which are basically the only kind of TV you can buy now.)
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