According to a recent report by researcher Parks Associates, internet video subscribers have increased 12 percent in two years, despite a growing number of users sharing passwords. Revenues are expected to double to $30 billion worldwide by 2020. Netflix is still the largest provider, but others are also adding to the growth. Hulu, for example, is phasing out free subscriptions.
From the article "Layer3 TV’s Premium Service Coming To Denver “Soon,” Says CEO" by Tamara Chuang.
US broadband households watch an average of 3.8 hours of internet video on TV screens each week, accounting for 20 percent of all video viewed on this device, according to research by Parks Associates...
Antenna use is on the rise. According to Parks Associates, 15 percent of U.S. homes with broadband service used an antenna instead of traditional pay TV service in Q3 2016, up from around 10 percent a...
Other barriers for increasing adoption are concerns about security and privacy. With more reports in mainstream media about smart home devices being hacked, the public awareness of this issue has incr...
Ad-supported VOD services are playing a pivotal role in delivering a relaxed, “tension-free” viewing experience during the pandemic's “troubling times,” Parks Associates analyst Steve Nason told his c...
