"OTT" articles

Recent research from Parks Associates finds that 69% of US broadband households have used at least one type of online streaming service in the past month. Many OTT video service providers continue to go to market with a singular business model, either subscription, ad-based, or transaction. However, as competition has intensified and the battle for online video viewership and its associated revenue grow, many providers are looking to hybrid business models by blending various...

As OTT service offerings continue to flood the market and consumers migrate to online video, providers are looking to strategic internal and external partnerships to differentiate their offerings. One type of partnership that has gained significant traction recently is the bundling of OTT services with services inside and outside of the video ecosystem. Bundling partnerships afford OTT service providers the opportunity to reach new audiences, gain market share, and increase their user...

Parks Associates ’ Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media conference series is excited to announce Comcast Technology Solutions as a sponsor of the December 14 session The Age of Video Aggregation. Comcast Technology Solutions offers a portfolio of technology solutions, the CTSuite that provides the industry with the technology, scale and expertise to expand and navigate the rapidly-changing media and entertainment technology landscape. Comcast invents technology...

In 2020, Disney+ unveiled a three-pronged hybrid strategy that includes theatrically exclusive films, simultaneous releases in theaters and on transactional services, and streaming exclusives. Disney unveiled the transactional “Premier Access” tier on Disney+ with Mulan in September 2020, which required subscribers to pay an additional $30 fee in addition to their monthly recurring charges that already cost $7 per month. While the July release of Jungle Cruise was intended...

Today’s OTT market is defined by the proliferation of service offerings, unprecedented amounts of online video content, and ever-increasing access points to that content. As a result, OTT content and service providers have to be equipped with best-in-class customer acquisition and engagement strategies in order to differentiate themselves from the competition while avoiding the negative social media attention for a service that fails to deliver the best experience. On...

Of 10,000 US broadband households, 82% subscribe to at least one OTT service, up 6% year-over-year, while 58% subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service, down 4% year-over-year. Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker  analyzes market trends and profiles of the nearly 100 over-the-top video service providers in the U.S. and Canada, such as Netflix, HBO, YouTube, and Amazon, with updated deliverables throughout the year throughout the year documenting the following:...

The overall use of ad-based OTT video continues to dramatically rise, with no single service leader. More than 30 million (or 31%) of US broadband households use free ad-based OTT services, which is a six-point increase from Q1 of 2020. Without a leading service, providers with unique offerings have the ability to climb to the top in the OTT space. Don’t miss Parks Associates’ Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media as it continues its virtual series next week with...

NBCUniversal’s Peacock had a disappointing launch in summer 2020 due to unavailability on key platforms and a lack of appealing exclusive content to drive initial engagement. After finally adding Roku and Amazon Fire, Peacock has gradually risen in the OTT market through the addition of appealing content, including WWE’s library, the day-and-date streaming release of Boss Baby: Family Business , and the upcoming coverage of the Olympic Games that was initially intended as a...