Video streaming beats cable subscriptions for the first time

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Overall, we love our television no matter how we get it. In 2018, by the MPAA’s numbers, home entertainment spending — cable, satellite, streaming, and DVD/Blu-ray — increased by $23.3 billion, 12 percent year over year. Streaming, as you’d expect, has the fastest growth, while physical media is on its way out. Between 2017 and 2018, physical media revenue dropped by 15 percent.

So, where do you spend your home entertainment dollar? Let us know in the comments. 

Me? I cut the cord years ago. I get my television from a combination of streaming services and over-the-air for my local TV networks.

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