Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and MLB.tv are winning the cord-cutting wars, but HBO is making a move as viewers choose from a bonanza of niche streaming services.
The top four places are unchanged in a ranking of subscription video services delivered over broadband, according to the OTT Video Market Tracker Top 10, from research firm Parks Associates.
That means new and fledgling streaming video services will have to try harder to build and maintain a subscriber base, says Brett Sappington, senior research director for the Addison, Tex. research firm.
From the article "Cord cutters can now pick from 200 services, but mostly want the top four" by Mike Snider.
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