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Snackable, mobile-friendly content is growing in popularity among media companies looking to increase engagement and revenue. Indeed, Ooyala recently took a look at the most popular digital videos of 2015 across its publisher network and found that 95 per cent of the videos tracked for its latest State Of The Media Industry report were under 5 minutes in length, with the sweet spot being around 2.5 minutes.

Recent Parks Associates research also noted that around 70 per cent ...read more

Research findings revealed by Parks Associates at INTX show that Roku is still the most popular brand of streaming media players, accounting for 30 per cent of the players purchased from Q1 2015 to Q1 2016. 

From the article "Roku Leads Streaming Media Player Sales" by www.advanced-television.com

Parks Associates has released consumer research showing that 2 per cent of US broadband households, or 2.3 million households, own a virtual reality (VR) headset.

From the article "2.3m US Broadband Homes Own VR Headset" by www.advanced-television.com

According to research from Parks Associates, 16 per cent of US broadband households have a sports OTT video service subscription. Although it does not stream live games, NFL Game Pass is the most highly adopted service, with 6 per cent of U.S. broadband households having a subscription compared to 4 per cent for the WWE Network and MLB.TV.

“For sports content owners, OTT is a viable way to expand audience reach, but there are technical issues to consider,” said Glenn Hower, ...read more

Parks Associates has published European research showing a steady decline in gaming console adoption in France, Spain, and the UK while remaining flat in Germany. Continued consumer adoption of mobile gaming as well as the availability of gaming on streaming media devices has played a key role in the decline.

“France’s gaming console adoption dropped from 59 per cent in 2013 to 49 per cent in 2015, and the impact reaches beyond gaming,” said Brett Sappington, Senior Research ...read more

“Several factors contribute to OTT video service churn by consumers,” advised Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates. “In some instances, consumers are experimenting with new services, trying a service and cancelling before the trial period ends or within a few months. Popular shows or events, such as HBO’s Game of Thrones or WWE Network’s Wrestlemania, can be beneficial in terms of attracting users. However, there is a risk that consumers will unsubscri ...read more

Parks Associates has published international data from the company’s OTT Video Market Tracker service showing OTT video usage in Western Europe is continuing to expand, with 55 per cent of UK broadband households and 51 per cent in France watching TV programming and movies online, compared to 70 per cent in the US.

From the article "OTT Growing In Europe, US Continues To Pull Ahead" by www.advanced-television.com 

Research from Parks Associates shows usage of authenticated video viewing, or TV Everywhere, reached 40 per cent of US pay-TV consumers in 2015, up from 22 per cent in 2013. Entertainment Habits on Connected CE Devices shows the percentage of respondents watching authenticated video at least once a month is 23 per cent, which both broadens and deepens the online video audience for pay-TV providers.

From the article "TVE Use Now 40% Of US Pay-TV" by www.advanced-television.com