Disney channel viewing figures are down as kids go elsewhere for entertainment

Dan Gorenstein Jul 6, 2017
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Disney channel viewing figures are down as kids go elsewhere for entertainment

Dan Gorenstein Jul 6, 2017
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The number of children watching the Disney channel has dropped over the past three years. The reason? More and more of them are watching kids’ TV shows available online and bypassing cable altogether. How will the channel survive this era of cord cutting?

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