Seventeen remains the magic, consistent numeral, "as the average number of [TV] channels [U.S.] viewers actually tune in to" -- though the average number of channels consumers actually receive has
grown from 129 in 2008 to 189 in 2013, according to a Nielsen report, writes Steven Perlberg. “This data is significant in that it substantiates the notion that more content does not necessarily
equate to more channel consumption,” says the report.
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