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Cord-cutters Trends & Statistics

EMARKETER offers market research, trends and statistics for a variety of topics and industries. Here you will find a collection of reports, articles and other resources for Cord-cutters
Canada CTV and Digital Video 2025

Canada CTV and Digital Video 2025

Report
Dec 11, 2025

Digital video keeps expanding as more viewers shift to streaming and mobile gains ground. Growth spans every generation, even as cord-cutting accelerates and reshapes how audiences spend time on the biggest screen in the home.

DirecTV enters FAST streaming market with MyFree

DirecTV enters FAST streaming market with MyFree

Article
Oct 11, 2024

DirecTV enters FAST streaming space: This new service offers free, ad-supported content and genre-specific bundles, aiming to attract cord-cutters and younger audiences.

Venu Sports is name of Disney, Fox, and WBD's joint streaming service

Venu Sports is name of Disney, Fox, and WBD's joint streaming service

Article
May 17, 2024

Disney, Fox, and WBD unveil Venu Sports: New streaming service still has hurdles to overcome before fall 2024 debut.

YouTube TV leads digital pay TV

Article
Feb 23, 2024

In subscription revenues and viewers, YouTube TV has distanced itself from the digital pay TV pack. Digital pay TV is synonymous with a virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD). It refers to digitally delivered live TV services like YouTube TV and Sling TV.

TV and Connected TV Ad Spending Forecasts H2 2023

TV and Connected TV Ad Spending Forecasts H2 2023

Report
Dec 06, 2023

TV ad spending is declining faster than we expected, but CTV is making up the shortfall, resulting in overall market growth.

The Insurance CMO Report 2022

The Insurance CMO Report 2022

Report
Jun 29, 2022

A challenging market environment is complicating insurance CMOs’ already expanding role. Honing strategies that meet evolving consumer expectations can help CMOs maximize customer lifetime value and deliver profitable growth.

TV Ad Spending 2022

TV Ad Spending 2022

Report
Jun 14, 2022

US TV ad spending will decline from next year through 2026 except for a slight uptick in 2024. At the same time, connected TV ad spending will grow at double-digit annual rates, more than offsetting the losses on the traditional side.

Canada Digital Video 2021

Canada Digital Video 2021

Report
Sep 30, 2021

Digital video viewership, time spent with the medium, and video ad spending are all reaching new heights in Canada.

In Canada, less than 50% of households will subscribe to pay TV in 2022

In Canada, less than 50% of households will subscribe to pay TV in 2022

Article
Aug 27, 2021

In 2022, 48.9% of households in Canada will have pay TV, marking a massive and continuing trend of cable cord-cutting in the country.

US Subscription Video Revenues 2021

US Subscription Video Revenues 2021

Report
Mar 02, 2021

Overall subscription video revenues keep increasing, driven by gains in OTT viewing.

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Television Update Fall 2020

Television Update Fall 2020

Report
Nov 13, 2020

The pandemic led to lower TV ad spend and increased connected TV viewing this year. The shift in TV viewing means TV audience measurement gaps must be addressed to keep pace with how, what, and where consumers are watching TV.

Most US Households Won’t Have a Pay TV Subscription by 2024

Most US Households Won’t Have a Pay TV Subscription by 2024

Article
Oct 08, 2020

We expect the number of US pay TV households to decline by 7.5% to 77.6 million this year.

Latin America Digital Ad Spending Update Q2 2020

Latin America Digital Ad Spending Update Q2 2020

Report
Jul 02, 2020

This report explores the impact COVID-19 will have on our latest regional estimates and trends for total media, traditional media, digital and mobile ad spending in six markets in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.

US TV Ad Spending Dips Amid Industry Changes

US TV Ad Spending Dips Amid Industry Changes

Article
Oct 14, 2019

As more customers turn to digital options for their video entertainment, TV ad spending is flattening. In our latest report on US video, we forecast that US advertisers will spend $70.30 billion on TV this year, a decrease of 2.9% from 2018.

Podcast: Cord-Cutting Has Become 'Freaking Ugly'

Podcast: Cord-Cutting Has Become 'Freaking Ugly'

Audio
Aug 03, 2019

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom walks us through the current cord-cutting climate, explains why CBS is suing Locast and what Dish has been up to. Vice president of content studio Paul Verna joins the discussion to chat about streaming service password sharing, a new Facebook TV video-calling device, Spotify Q2 results and more.

Podcast: A Look Back at eMarketer’s Key Digital Trends for 2019 (Part 2)

Podcast: A Look Back at eMarketer’s Key Digital Trends for 2019 (Part 2)

Audio
Jul 25, 2019

In the second of two special episodes of “Behind the Numbers,” we look back at two key digital trends from earlier this year: digital privacy concerns and the acceleration of cord-cutting.

Podcast: A Look Back at eMarketer’s Key Digital Trends for 2019 (Part 1)

Audio
Jul 24, 2019

In the first of two special episodes of “Behind the Numbers,” we look back at three key digital trends from earlier this year: Facebook ad revenues, digital disruption in retail and the surge of voice assistants.

Podcast | How Cord-Cutters Are Reshaping the Pay TV Landscape

Podcast | How Cord-Cutters Are Reshaping the Pay TV Landscape

Audio
Apr 15, 2019

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna discusses the changes in how US consumers are paying for TV. Why are some Americans cutting the cord or never signing up for cable in the first place?

TV and Digital Video: Dollars and Cents

Audio
Nov 07, 2018

In the first of a three-part series on digital video and TV, analyst Paul Verna breaks down the data on ad spending and subscription fees. When will digital video ad spend catch up with TV ad spend? How much subscription income is flowing into services like Netflix and Hulu?

US Digital Video and TV StatPack 2018

US Digital Video and TV StatPack 2018

Report
Nov 06, 2018

This third annual StatPack compiles key metrics around digital video, television and the relationship between them.

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