Numerous recent news headlines from the past quarter – “Americans Spend $48 per Month on Video Streaming Services – and Half Say That’s Too Much”; “Cord Cutters Are Spending Less on Streaming in 2023”; “Wall Street Wants Streamers to Make More Money – but Consumers Want to Pay Less”; “Video Subscription Stacking Declines for the First Time in 5 Years”; and “The Great Netflix Correction One Year Later” – confirm that streaming players may soon be shoved into the arms of cable/Internet service providers who are in the best position to bundle video services in a single bill while providing superior service.

“Connectivity” was the by-word at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Philadelphia in September. Discussed and debated were everything from the sustainability of top OTT/streaming services to the benefits of IPTV to the billions of dollars soon to be allocated by government in the coming years to connect rural areas throughout the country with adequate broadband Internet services.