Parks Associates: Percent of US Broadband Households That Subscribe to Two or More OTT Services Has Increased by 130% Since 2014

Partnerships, aggregation, and bundling in video services are key strategies for subscriber growth

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Oct 02, 2019, 08:54 ET

DALLAS, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates research finds that the percentage of households with multiple OTT subscriptions has increased by 130% since 2014. In 2019, forty-six percent of US broadband households subscribe to two or more OTT services. Partnering, Aggregation, and Bundling in Video Services reports only 33% subscribed to multiple services in early 2017 and 20% in 2014.

Parks Associates: Number of OTT Service Subscriptions

Partnering, Aggregation, and Bundling in Video Services explores the evolving dynamics of partnerships, aggregation, and bundling that are developing in the industry. It also examines the evolution of entertainment brands and profiles the leading online aggregation platforms available to video services today.

"The number of OTT services available in the US increased by 140% in five years, giving consumers an unprecedented number of options to meet their video needs," said Steve Nason, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates. "Most OTT households are anchored by one of the three major OTT services—Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video—but consumers are finding they can't fulfill all their interests through a single service. Many small and medium-sized services are building their brand and subscriber base by filling in these gaps in content."

Several trends in the video services industry are shaping partnerships, including intense competition, the move of content providers to launch direct-to-consumer offerings, the lack of differentiation among OTT services, and the existing infrastructure and consumer relationships among larger players.

While overall adoption and awareness of OTT video services as a category are high, awareness of any specific individual service is low, which will make it difficult for smaller services to match the scale, revenues, and marketing efforts of larger players. Parks Associates research shows nearly three in 10 OTT services in the US are on Amazon's Prime Video Channels aggregation platform, more than four times the rate from two years ago.

"Netflix can afford to license high-value content like Seinfeld to supplement its original content, and Apple can buy commercial space during the Emmys and NFL games to promote its upcoming Apple TV+ service and its array of content and stars," Nason said. "By contrast, smaller OTT services are having to harness the power of a partnership with an aggregator, bundling or content partner, or marketing and promotion partner to boost awareness of their brand and offerings."

Additional research:

Fifty-three percent of US broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT service and a pay-TV service.
Nearly three-quarters subscribe to an OTT video service, up from fifty-two percent in 2014.
Among the OTT video services available in the US, approximately 90 have fewer than 50,000 subscribers and 72 have fewer than 20,000.

For information on Partnering, Aggregation, and Bundling in Video Services, contact [email protected]. To schedule an interview, please contact Sherrelle Lewis at 972-996-0214.

About Parks Associates
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions.

The company's expertise includes digital media and platforms, entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services, digital health, mobile applications and services, support services, consumer apps, advanced advertising, consumer electronics, energy management, and home control systems and security. http://www.parksassociates.com

Sherrelle Lewis
Parks Associates
972-996-0214
[email protected]

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