In the meantime, the service can rest assured of its popularity in the U.S. New numbers from Parks Associates put Hulu as the third most popular U.S. SVOD, behind Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Although insurgent competitors could be nipping at Hulu’s heels.
“While the top three are no surprise, the big story over the past year has been the rapid subscriber growth for OTT video services from HBO, Showtime, and Starz,” said Brett Sappington, senior director of research for Parks Associates, in a statement. “The combination of recognized brands and popular original content is driving demand for their offerings.”
From the article "Hulu adds live TV and new UI support for Samsung smart TVs" by Ben Munson.
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