Cutting the Cord: Common Trends Across the Atlantic

An interview with Gilles Fontaine, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of IDATE, and economics professor Eli Noam of Columbia Business School is presented. When asked to define cord-cutting from a U.S. or European perspective, Noam says it refers to the dropping by consumers of expensive cable television (TV) subscriptions in exchange for online TV access. Fontaine explains why cord-cutting is not happening in Europe. Noam discusses his outlook for the triple-play model of cable firms.