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Cable companies may be forced to price their services more competitively now that streaming video services are quickly taking their share of consumers' eyeballs and dollars, according to one research firm. "They can't raise prices like they necessarily have in the past," said Matthew Lieberman, who covers entertainment and media marketing at consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. "There's a lot of competition from new services … there's a lot of challenge around people cutting the cord, meaning they're stopping their subscriptions, or just trimming their cord, meaning they're reducing from premium down to regular subscriptions." Many former cable or satellite television subscribers have abandoned those services because of the cost, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers online survey of more than 1,200 U.S. consumers. A Netflix subscription costs $7.99 per month, a Hulu subscription starts at $7.99 per month and Amazon Prime costs $99 per year. At the same time, the average cable TV subscription costs about $99 per month according to the Leichtman Research Group. Many TV watchers have both cable and streaming service subscriptions. "So in today's world, they're perceiving that they're paying more than they ever have," Lieberman said.

What's more, cable subscribers may actually feel like they have too much content to choose from. Lieberman said that the average U.S. consumer has access to 200 stations, but they're watching only 17 of them. "Consumers are clamoring for customization and control," according to PwC's report. Close to half of cord cutters and paid TV subscribers said they'd prefer to pick the channels they want to subscribe to a la carte, the firm found. Of 2,001 U.S. adults surveyed by Pew research, one in seven reported being cord cutters. And as the trend persists, Lieberman said he expects 2016 to be a challenging year for cable and satellite providers, but it won't necessarily be a bad one. Though cable subscribers now have access to more channels than ever before, all of those viewing options come at a hefty price. Today, the average cable bill checks in at $99.10, representing a 39% increase from the average cable bill back in 2010. Remember that old Onion headline,”Nation’s Cable Companies Announce They’re Just Going To Take $100 From Everyone”? Well, that’s the world we’re basically living in today. Thankfully, though, we’re not as beholden to cable companies as we once were. These days, there are many different avenues for consumers to satiate their entertainment needs without having to break the bank in the process. Thanks to services like Netflix and Hulu, consumers are cutting the cord in increasing numbers, prompting some content owners to re-evaluate their business relationships with various streaming sites altogether. Recently, Bloomberg took a look at the economics of cutting the cord and found that doing so may not actually save consumers all that much money. The methodology they used to reach that conclusion, however, was completely bizarre. Bloomberg took the point of view that consumers typically choose between having either cable TV or high-speed Internet access. As a result, Bloomberg compared the cost of streaming services to the cost of cable less the cost of Internet. This is more than a little bit misleading given that Internet access for most TV viewers is all but a given these days, regardless of whether or not they have cable. Without question, it’s far more instructive to compare the cost of streaming services to the actual cost of cable. Another problem with Bloomberg’s approach is that they assume the average cord cutter is likely to sign up for every single streaming service available, including YouTube Red. Fact of the matter is, the impetus to cut the cord is to save money, not sign up for every overlapping service imaginable. So to begin, let’s start by looking at how much each streaming service costs per month. If you really want access to a large selection of movies, TV shows, and original content, one can easily make do with just a Netflix and Hulu subscription. This comes out to just $18/month. If you happen to be a sports fan and need ESPN, you can sign up for Sling TV for $20/month. If you’re intent on keeping up with HBO shows like Silicon Valley and Game of Thrones, an HBO Now subscription will set you back $15/month. Practically speaking, if you want a premium cord-cutting experience, with sports and HBO at the ready, you’re looking at $53/month. If you’re looking at a basic cord-cutting setup, you can skate by with a Netflix/Hulu combo for $18. So how does this pricing compare to cable TV? Well to get our comparison ready, let’s look at the two of the top cable providers in the country, XFINITY from Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Comcast’s cheapest plan is their Limited Basic option which costs $29.99 month. While certainly affordable, the list of channels it supports is embarrassingly sparse. Depending on your location, you might get ESPN, Univision, truTV, Fox News, The Weather Channel, HSN, C-SPAN and a selection of ridiculously boring sounding local channels. Suffice it to say, Comcast’s Limited Basic plan at $29.99 is a joke. Without question, one is far better off opting for a SlingTV and Netflix combo instead.

If you really want your cable subscription to more closely match the entertainment options provided by streaming services, you’ll definitely want Comcast’s Digital Economy package. It costs $39.95 a month and includes a wider selection of channels (Disney, E!, A&E, Discovery, CNN, AMC, TV Land, History Channel etc.). Still, you end up missing out on FX, TNT, Bravo, Nickelodeon, CNBC, MSNBC, TLC, VH1, and MTV. It’s a solid lineup, but it’s arguably not a true cable experience. For that, you really need Comcast’s Digital Starter package which, depending on your location, will run anywhere from $43.45/mo. to $68.95/mo. On top of that, if you want HBO, that’ll cost you an extra $10 month. Want DVR? That’s at least another $10 more a month. If we do the math, cutting the cord is much more affordable than any comparable service Comcast has to offer. In some areas, a Netflix/HBO/Hulu/Sling combo will be $25 cheaper than choosing Comcast’s Digital Starter package. And if you’re not ready to spring for HBO and don’t care about sports, the savings are even bigger. A Netflix and Hulu combo ($18) is not only more affordable than anything Comcast has to offer, it also provides users which a much greater selection of interesting content.