Digital Media

Top five includes Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, and Starz, all propelled by original content

Parks Associates today released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services in the U.S. market, based on estimated number of subscribers. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continue to hold the top-three slots, with HBO Now and Starz moving into the top five.

1              Netflix

2              Prime Video Users (Amazon Prime)

3              Hulu ...read more

Parks Associates, Swrve, and Comcast Technology Solutions to address overcoming subscriber churn in the OTT video service landscape

Parks Associates research finds the rate of cancellations for OTT video services among U.S. broadband households has held steady over the past three years at approximately 18%. The firm will examine the unique challenges in addressing subscriber churn in the OTT video service landscape and how providers can make their services invaluable among ...read more

 Market research firm examines how alternative content is threatening pay TV

New video research from Parks Associatesrtoday reveals U.S. broadband households watch an average of two hours of alternative content on a computer each week from sources including Facebook, SnapChat, YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion. 360 Deep Dive: Alternative Content Consumption examines alternative content such as livestreaming, user-generated content, short-form videos, and web video series that ...read more

New industry report examines emerging trends in the esports entertainment industry and consumer trends in esports, gaming, and sports segmentation

Parks Associates today announced new research on the rise of esports, showing 10% of U.S. broadband households are watching this new form of content. Parks Associates’ new industry report Digital Natives: The Rise of Esports and the 360 Deep Dive Sports vs. Esports: Audience, Spending, and Consumption define esports as professiona ...read more

Parks Associates’ OTT Video Tracker identifies consumer adoption of multiple OTT service subscriptions as key to future growth

New video research from Parks Associatesfinds more than 85% of millennials in U.S. broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT video service. This research comes from Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker, which includes an exhaustive analysis of market trends and profiles of OTT video service providers in the U.S. and Canada, such as Net ...read more

International firm releases new research examining global connected living innovations and trends

A new industry report from international research firm Parks Associates shows that the number of households worldwide with an OTT video service subscription will exceed 265 million by 2022. The popularity of over-the-top (OTT) video services, such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, has driven a steady increase in adoption of smart TVs and streaming media players since 2010, according ...read more

Parks Associates and SeaChange to examine lifecycle of OTT video services in industry webcast

Parks Associates research finds nearly 40% of U.S. broadband households now have at least two OTT video service subscriptions. The research firm notes that consumers have reached a new stage in connected entertainment where OTT is a standard source of video and viewers are more willing to experiment with multiple OTT services. Parks Associates will examine this transition for OTT fr ...read more

Parks Associates to provide a pre-show research workshop, sponsored by Espial, at The Pay TV Show, May 14 in Denver

New research from Parks Associates shows that 27% of U.S. pay-TV households agree that sports programming is the primary reason they subscribe to their pay-TV service. Parks Associates will explore trends in the video ecosystem, particularly the disruptive influence of OTT services, at the pre-show research workshop Survivor’s Guide to the New Video World, spon ...read more