What Will the Cable Business Look Like in 2018?

Cord-cutting has been slowly growing, and that has begun to change how people consume television. The trend is speeding up, and a number of companies have become established in the space, while a few others have big plans to go after the growing market.

On this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis is joined by Motley Fool contributor Daniel Kline to dig into what's happening in the cable and streaming space in 2018. The discussion includes how Disney's(NYSE: DIS) purchase of parts of Fox (NASDAQ: FOX) will give it more presence in this space, including a controlling share in Hulu. In addition, the two talk about the wild card of T-Mobile's (NASDAQ: TMUS) decision to offer a television service and whether the U.S. market has become saturated for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN).

A full transcript follows the video.

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