5 reasons cable companies can survive the age of cord cutting

Don't start writing the eulogy for cable companies just yet.

There have been rampant calls that the end of traditional linear TV is nigh. The fear is over the fact that as more over-the-top options such as Netflix and Hulu have popped up, the number of subscribers to cable has begun dropping in earnest.

This is a dramatic turnaround after decades of subscriber additions and growing fees for content providers.

According to Credit Suisse analyst Omar Sheikh, the cord cutting doesn't spell doom.

So now that third-quarter earnings for most of the major players on both the service and the content sides have been released, Sheikh compiled five reasons to show that traditional TV can survive.