One in five Canadian households were cord-cutters/nevers before the pandemic hit

WINNIPEG — Before the Covid-19 pandemic started in the first quarter of 2020, a little more than one in five Canadian households were either cord-cutters or cord-nevers, says a new analysis from consulting firm Communications Management Inc.

CMI tracks media trends and provides consulting advice to clients in the media industry. Using the most recent data available from Statistics Canada’s “Survey of Household Spending”, CMI provides a snapshot of the cord-cutting landscape in 2019 in its trend tracker report, released Tuesday.

The consulting firm suggests the older data can become part of the baseline to be . . .

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Greg O'Brien brings over 30 years of journalism experience to his role as News Director of Channel Zero and CHCH TV. Within those 30 years, 24 have been immersed in the Canadian cable, radio, television, and telecom sectors. Cartt.ca was founded on May 2, 2005 by thirty-year journalist, Greg O’Brien, who served as publisher and editor for seventeen years. Greg successfully established Cartt.ca as a news leader, serving readers across once separate industries that are now intertwined. Greg continues to serve as editor emeritus and as an advisor.