A Canadian’s Adventures in Cord-Cutting: An Introduction
“Cord-cutting” is becoming a bit of a buzzword. The cable industry is becoming more and more aware that their business model could be in jeopardy, as an ever-increasing number of subscribers are cancelling TV services to access their content online [source]. Add to that the fact that many millenials and newer generations will likely grow up never having had a traditional TV service [source], called “cord-nevers”. There’s even people out there providing a service to help people cancel their TV services [source].
Now, that’s not to say that cutting the cord is for everyone, but there are a lot of resources out there. Reddit has a community dedicated to cord-cutting at r/cordcutters, and each service has their own community on reddit as well.
The first thing to say about Cord-Cutting is that you don’t need to be a tech-geek to do any of what I’m planning to write about in this series. I’ve achieved most of it with the help of the internet, and some great devices and resources out there for cord-cutters.
In this series I’ll tell you how to keep your local programming and sports, how to stream your favourite shows, and what devices I’ve tested and my impressions of them. Hopefully you’ll come along for the ride.
