I have thrown out my tv. They call that cord cutting.
Wise move. I cut the cord about six years ago and now watch Netlix and Hulu instead. Best thing I ever did.
Ooh, what is this hulu thing?
It's a subscription on demand service. It mainly streams television series. It's quite good.
Neat. I have heard of streaming. my daughter keeps telling me about Kodi.
I've heard of that. Some people I know use Kodi. Almost a million American homes now use the internet to watch television, as opposed to subscribing to cable.
Well I do still have my computer. I will have to do some research into this. What else can you tell me?
Cord-cutting
In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, referred to as cord-cutters, cancelling their subscriptions to multichannel subscription television services available over cable or satellite, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription TV viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet such as Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, Philo, Sling TV and YouTube Premium. This Internet content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable.
devices, offering access to over 50 international television channels via broadband streaming.
In 2014, Dish Network began to reach carriage deals with broadcasters for a new over-the-top service that would be aimed towards cord cutters as a low-cost alternative to traditional pay television. On January 5, 2015, Dish Network officially unveiled Sling TV, an over-the-top IPTV service designed to compliment subscription video on-demand services such as Hulu and Netflix.
Some broadcasters have been hesitant about over-the