Cord-shaving, streaming gear usage, on the rise in Canada

TORONTO – According to new research, 30% of all Canadian online households (3.4 million of them) now have adedicated streaming device (Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, etc.) attached to a TV set, more than double the 12% with such devices in December 2013.Solutions Research Group’s latest installment of its Digital Life Canada independent syndicated study also shows households headed by millennials (singles, couples or with kids) are the most avid users of dedicated streaming devices and subscription over-the-top services like Netflix – based on trajectory of growth, these are poised take over paid TV by mid-2018.As well, cord-shaving is also on...