As internet connections get more stable and larger bandwidths become more common, streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and more recently Disney Plus are becoming the norm. There are tens of millions of subscribers to these services (including households who share subscriptions), and there is still growth despite the fact that one might expect market saturation soon.
Conversely, in the United States people are regularly dropping their cable subscriptions at a rate that is alarming to cable companies. The “cut the cord” movement is strong, and more people are switching away from cable to other sources of entertainment and information, whether that be platforms such as YouTube, the aforementioned streaming services, or something else.
These facts are going to come to a head and force a change in the industry. Here are a few of the key factors:
Advertisements, or the Lack of Them
Commercials are a point of contention …



