Not all of this is new media though.
We also stream a lot via apps from cable companies like Comcast.
Streaming accounted for 34.8% of viewing against 34.4% for cable and 21.6% for broadcast.
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But its that still-healthy broadcast number that might predict the future of streaming.
That is, cable and over-the-air delivery will be around for a long time to come.
But it can also be a pain.
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Cable and broadcast offer another kind of easesimplicity.
But this is changing.
Apple recently bought rights toshow Major League Baseball games on Friday nights, and theNFL may be next.
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TV is different things for different people.
You might launch the Netflix app on your iPad, watch a show, and thats it.
Perhaps you dont even have a TV set in the house.
For the average Joe Schmo, not a whole lot will change.
Lugo thinks that many people will just use streaming like they use cable.
So, in many ways, cable will stay.
In the end, it might just be about price and convenience.
And as many of us have internet service from our cable companies, the lines get even blurrier.
