Access and Entertainment

New whitepaper developed in partnership with FPT Software addresses how streaming businesses can use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to drive engagement and monetization

Parks Associates’ recent consumer research finds that 83% of US internet households now subscribe to at least one OTT service, while 45% still subscribe to the traditional linear pay-TV service model. The firm’s new whitepaper, Engaging Next-Gen Video Viewers: Leveraging AI and ML, dev ...read more

New industry report addresses factors driving growth in ad-based online video

Parks Associates research finds nearly one in four users (23%) of ad-supported OTT services said they often click on ads that they watch and the same percentage (23%) often buy things they see advertised. The research report Ad-Based OTT: Growth in FAST and AVOD Services explores factors driving the growth of ad-based online video, profiles and compares market leaders, and assesses consumer prefere ...read more

The research firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker highlights current market trends and activities

The latest update of Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker analyzes the NFL+ launch and the market context for the NFL’s streaming service, as part of the Tracker’s ongoing analysis of top industry and consumer trends in the OTT video space. Parks Associates consumer research finds 68% of internet households watch NFL games throughout the season, making football the most widely ...read more

OTT: Perception, Use, and Business Models highlights viewer preferences for OTT business models and conversion rates for OTT trials

International research firm Parks Associates’ new consumer study OTT: Perception, Use, and Business Models reveals 40 million US internet households trialed and subscribed to at least one OTT service in the first half of 2021. The research analyzes consumer use and perception across multiple business models, their libraries, and features.

New research highlights increasing consumer consumption of livestreaming video 

Parks Associates’ new video research, found in Quantified Consumer: Livestreaming: The Next Hot Video Market, finds 43% of US internet households have livestreamed online content in the past three months, with sporting events by far the most popular type of content. Sixty-one percent of livestreaming users have recently watched a live sporting event online, while newscasts, the second most popula ...read more

New study examines consumer adoption of OTT service bundles via a home service provider

Ahead of NAB next week, Parks Associates announced a new study, Home Service Bundles: OTT as a Value-Added Service, which reveals 59% of OTT subscribers reported that they prefer one bill and one account for all of their home subscription services, while 48% feel their home internet service provider adds more value when online video services subscriptions are offered. The consumer study e ...read more

The research firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker highlights current market trends and activities

New consumer research from Parks Associates’ Video Services Dashboard reveals that as of Q3 2021, Amazon Prime Video’s subscriber penetration rate is at 45% of US internet households. The most recent update of the firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker recaps top industry and consumer trends, including Amazon Prime’s recent price rate increase.

“Amazon's Prime pricing rise, the fou ...read more

New industry report analyzes latest developments and use cases in data and analytics that support video services

A new Parks Associates report, Data-Based Decision Making for Video Services, finds 36% of OTT subscribers, roughly 32 million US households, are “service hoppers,” defined as OTT subscribers who switched between services and resubscribed to services multiple times in the previous twelve months. The report details the challenges in OTT subscriber acquisition and r ...read more