The data: More and more people in the US are saying goodbye to cable and hello to streaming, and next year, non-pay TV viewers will outnumber pay TV viewers.
- These changes are opening up different ways for advertisers to target and reach TV watchers.
Trading places: This year, 137.9 million people are viewing pay TV, versus 125.2 million who have cut the cord, instead streaming content on platforms such as Netflix and watching live TV on distributors like Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. By 2024, there will be 143.6 million US non-pay TV viewers and 123.8 million pay TV watchers.
Advertisers are watching the shift toward digital TV watching and decline of linear TV, and many are zeroing in on marketing opportunities with both sets of audiences.