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Online TV viewing on the rise, but Canadians slow to cut the cord: report

OTTAWA - Despite the rapid rise in television on the Internet and talk of cord-cutting, the number of Anglophone Canadians that watch TV exclusively on-line is still negligible, according to a new report from the Media Technology Monitor. The 2011 Adoption Report, which is based on telephone interviews conducted last Fall among 8000 Canadian adults - 4000 Anglophones and 4000 Francophones, offers a high level look at the penetration of technologies and activities, including traditional, on-line and mobile platforms for audio and video. It found that more consumers are turning to the Internet for TV, but not exclusively.  One-third of Anglophone...