From satellite dishes and cable boxes, to smart phones and smart TVs — it’s no secret the way we “tune in” to our home entertainment has changed substantially over the past decade.

Where living room remotes once rested on the arm of every couch, smart TV controllers now dominate; and where traditional cable packages were once the channel surfer’s option of choice, streaming services have changed the game.

State data shows the reality of this trend — with cable subscriptions plummeting nearly 45% over the past decade.

In Massachusetts, cable subscription fell from 2.19 million in 2013 to fewer than 1.2 million as of December 2024 — far lower than in 2000 when state data begins.

Read more: A million Mass. households say goodbye to cable in massive 12-year collapse

But it doesn’t stop

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