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Final Note

$200 a month for TV in 2020

Kai Ryssdal Jun 25, 2014
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Final Note

$200 a month for TV in 2020

Kai Ryssdal Jun 25, 2014
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On Wednesday’s Marketplace, in an interview about the Supreme Court’s decision ruling against the Aereo TV service, Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson mentioned he is a “cord cutter.” Meaning, he gets his television and video content without paying a cable bill.

Here’s why:

A survey out from the market research firm NPD group says the average cable bill now sits right near $90 per a month and we expect it to hit $200 per month by the end of the decade. $200. A month. For television.

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