At the turn of the century, Massachusetts households — like much of the country — welcomed cable TV with open arms.
But more than two decades later, the “channel surfing” era is nearly over.
State data shows cable subscriptions in Massachusetts have fallen almost 45% from their peak, dropping 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…