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Cutting the Cord: What won't happen in 2016

Parks Associates research analyst Glenn Hower is prepared to be proved wrong, but he remains skeptical about an Apple streaming entry. "With Sling TV and PlayStation Vue in the market, Apple is now playing catch-up, something the company is not accustomed to," Hower said.

From the article "Cutting the Cord: What won't happen in 2016" by  Mike Snider.

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