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Majority Of OTT Viewing On Internet-Connected TV

Parks Associates has released its updated top 10 list for subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services, based on number of subscribers, with Netflix retaining its top position while services Sling TV, Showtime, and CBS moved up or entered the list over the past year.

Parks Associates’ list of top 10 OTT video services, ranked by number of paid subscribers, excluding transactional or ad-based services, is based upon reported figures and estimates from Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker using multiple consumer surveys, network traffic data, and reported OTT video service provider information. The top 10 list of subscription OTT video services for the U.S. market at the end of the third quarter of 2016 is as follows:

From the article "Majority Of OTT Viewing On Internet-Connected TV" by www.broadbandtvnews.com

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