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Kagan Releases 4th Quarter U.S. Multichannel Subscriber ReportMONTEREY, Calif., March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cord cutting accelerated in the fourth quarter 2016 according to Kagan, a group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Kagan estimates the combined cable, direct-broadcast-satellite (DBS) and telecommunications (telco) sectors lost 460,000 video customers during the period, bringing the overall 2016 decline to a record 1.8 million. However, cable remains on the rebound posting its third straight year of decelerating losses, and the multichannel drop is reduced to 950,000 when removing the impact of Sling TV. Additional highlights from Kagan's 4th-quarter U.S. Multichannel Subscriber report:
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