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Have to make it happen now! gilad the ceo said we want people to take this very seriously. the big advice is be patient, these things take time. we had to study dogs and understand them in order to create the right content for them. >> the pair spent three years conducting studies, and gathering research from around the world. then, it was critical to test the content they created. >> what we did is we installed security cameras in 38 apartments in new york and l.a. we wanted to do kind of a proof positive thing and see it works. >> who knew zebras and giraffes are truly dog's best friends or ...

So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue they're losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in the first three months of this year. five times more than during the same period last year. a tren...

So more cable subscribers are making the decision to cut the cord and paying to stream video through services like netflix and hulu. well, now some local governments are trying to make up some lost revenue by adding utility tax to video streaming sites. claudia explains how it all works. >> the power to tax they squeeze out one place, they pop up somewhere else. >> cities argue they're losing money and need to get creative. cable providers lost more than three-quarters of a million subscribers in the first three months of this year. five times more than during the same period last year. a tren...

Services. making up for hundreds of thousands in lost revenue paying per police. >> not to text you twice, but allowing a consistent flow of revenue that pays for the services as a business, as a visitor expect from the government. >> glendale is enlisting the help of cable providers to determine how a tax might work, but critics fear a slippery slope when streaming video services are taxed like a gas or water bill. >> if you allow a city to do that, you're setting a precedent where almost anything on the internet or even off the internet could be considered a taxable under utility tax credit ...

More people switching to internet services like netflix because of the high cost of cable, but those savings could soon be cut. local governments try to take a piece of the action. the details from san francisco. >> hello there, julie pretty cities and even states are anxious about this cord cutting trend, because for many it means a financial hit, some are calling for a so-called netflix tax. >> the government and the power to tax is like in any vote, they pop out somewhere else. >> taxpayer watchdog groups are wary as cities argue that they are losing money i need to get creative. cable prov...