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Traditional, alternative video services can live in harmony: J.D. Power


COSTA MESA, CA – While pay-TV subscribers in the U.S. are increasingly satisfied with over-the-top streaming TV services, they are also watching more scheduled television programming than they did two years ago, according to new data from J.D. Power.In a typical week, U.S. households have spent an average of 17.4 hours watching regularly scheduled programming this year, up from 16.6 hours in 2015.  In addition, the percentage of customers who say that they plan to cut the cord on pay-TV during the next 12 months has declined to 8% this year from 9% in 2016.“Although it seems like the world...