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One-Quarter Of Total OTT Video Subscriptions Driven By Connected Apps

Connected device apps are increasingly important in driving OTT engagement, now accounting for more than one quarter of total OTT video subscriptions, according to new market research conducted by Parks Associates for Ooyala.

Apps available via connected devices are the second most popular means subscribers use to access OTT video services. OTT websites are the most popular, according to ¨Connected Apps: The New Battleground for Video Services.¨

More than one-quarter of total OTT video subscriptions now derive from apps available on streaming media players, game consoles and connected TVs, Parks found.

From the article "One-Quarter Of Total OTT Video Subscriptions Driven By Connected Apps" by Andrew Burger.

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