Course Details

940: Cutting the Cord: Streaming Alternatives to Cable TV

July 8-9
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
In-Person

Broadcast TV and cable TV have traditionally provided in-home media to US households. We are experiencing a new paradigm in home entertainment where households are discontinuing their cable TV contracts in favor of streaming options where content is delivered by companies such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and YouTube TV, using streaming devices such as Roku, Firesticks, Apple TV, and Chromecast.

Class Type: Lecture and Discussion

Class Format: In-Person

Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hour/session

Study Group Leader(s):

Victor Rezmovic

Victor Rezmovic, PhD, is a technology educator who has spent the last 30 years in academic, corporate, and government settings. Since taking apart his first PC in the mid-1980s, he has followed the technology revolution as email, the internet, digital music, Netflix, and Amazon have become part of our everyday lives.