Cable operators saw their subscriber counts drop 3.8 percent to 23.2 million in the top 15 markets during the first quarter, according to SNL Kagan . (See Cord Cutting & Consumer Clouds.)
Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) and Turner Broadcasting are competing for an early season eight-game rights package that the NFL is shopping to TV networks.
Teens aged 12 to 17 watch 23 hours and 41 minutes of TV per week, compared to the 34 hours and 39 minutes of TV watched by the average American, according to The Nielsen Co.