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New research from Parks Associates suggests that may be the case, given the percentage of U.S. broadband households that use a digital antenna to watch over-the-air broadcasts.

From the article "OTA TV Viewing: Found In Nearly 1 in 4 Broadband Homes" by Adam Jacobson.

Parks Associates‘ OTT video research finds household spending on subscription OTT video services has held steady for three years, averaging just under $8 per month since 2016.

From the article "Has Subscription OTT Growth Hit Its Peak?"

OTT video “has reshaped a successful industry,” North Texas-based research firm Parks Associates notes.

With that mindset, Parks released a White Paper that analyzes a key focal point for the pay-TV industry: What should it do to regain their title as the No. 1 provider of video services — including broadcast TV channels — to U.S. viewers?

From the article "How Can MVPDs ‘Recapture’ Their Primary Provider Position?" by Adam Jacobson.

OTT video is firmly established in the U.S. entertainment marketplace, and new research from Parks Associates only puts an exclamation point on the new reality of how Americans consume video entertainment.

More than two-thirds of U.S. broadband households have an OTT service. But, it is the percentage of U.S. broadband households that have more than one subscription that is more noteworthy.

From the article "The Multiple OTT Service Explosion" by Adam Jacobson.

This suggests that the all-important churn rate for services such as Netflix, Amazon Video and Hulu isn’t fluctuating — with 8 out of every 10 U.S. broadband household that has such a service sticking with it.

The data comes from an annual review of U.S. broadband households by Parks Associates.

“The churn rate has held steady,” said Parks’ Senior Director of Research, Brett Sappington. “These are not free trials but instances where consumers are spending real money to t ...read more

Parks’ OTT Video Market Tracker also shows that Netflix, WWE Network and Hulu have the highest word-of-mouth consumer promotion scores.

Parks looked at consumer behavior during Q3 2014 and compared all subsequent quarters through Q2 2016. The number of available services and consumer awareness are both increasing, despite password sharing growing by approximately 8% over that same time, Parks finds.

From the article "OTT Sees Healthy Gains In Broadband Homes" by RBR-TVBR ...read more

Ultrahigh definition TV, or UDF, is expected to be in use in more than 46M households within four years, according to Parks Associates. It will be adopted by younger viewers attracted to its enhanced features and “slightly” lower rates than traditional MVPDs.

From the article "Television news: Gray, TBN, Comcast/NBCUniversal" by dseyler.