
On the surface, cord-cutting in the third quarter didn't look too bad, according to the first glance at Leichtman Research Group's latest tally of the top operators serving 96% of the U.S. market.
Domestic pay TV companies lost just 465,471 customers, with huge collective gains by virtual MVPDs YouTube TV, Hulu+Live TV, Sling TV and Fubo (+1.33 million subs) offsetting to a large degree losses by traditional MVPDs.