Parks adds that content will be key to attract the new video-centric consumer, and these emerging cloud-based businesses will be experimenting with different monetization models in 2016 and beyond.
“Data analytics is one opportunity, but the challenge is turning data into a monetizable form,” comments Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates.
From the article "60% Of US Broadband Homes Subscribe To At Least One OTT" by Thomas Campbell.
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