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June 25, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Comscore Report Charts OTT Gains Amid COVID-19

June 25, 2020

Between April 2019 and April 2020, the number of OTT homes in the U.S. rose by 5.2 million, according to Comscore's 2020 State of OTT report.

June 24, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Deloitte: COVID-19 Accelerated SVOD Takeup & Churn

June 24, 2020

SVOD platforms have benefited from customers taking up new services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but churn rates have also accelerated, according to Deloitte.

June 3, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Disney+ is Now in 25 Percent of U.S. Broadband Homes

June 3, 2020

Just six months since its launch, Disney+ has made it into the top five SVOD services in the U.S. with take-up in 25 percent of U.S. broadband homes, according to Parks Associates.

May 27, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

53 Percent of U.S. Adults are Watching More TV Amid Pandemic

May 27, 2020

More than 50 percent of adults in U.S. homes say they are watching more TV during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by Leichtman Research Group.

May 15, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Pay-TV On-Demand Sees Usage Spike Amid COVID-19

May 15, 2020

Just as SVOD operators are seeing increased usage during COVID-19 stay-at-home measures, U.S. cable platforms are reporting gains in on-demand viewership, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).

May 8, 2020 Top Stories

Fox Q3 Revenues Up 25 Percent

May 8, 2020

Fox Corporation's third-quarter revenues for fiscal 2020 rose by 25 percent to $3.44 billion, driven in part by ad revenues from the broadcast of the Super Bowl.

May 8, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Top U.S. Pay Platforms Lost 2.3 Million Subs in Q1

May 8, 2020

The top ten U.S. pay-TV providers shed 2.33 million customers in the first quarter of this year, bringing their combined base down to 75 million, per the informitv Multiscreen Index.

May 1, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

76 Percent of U.S. Broadband Homes are OTT Subs

May 1, 2020

A survey by Parks Associates has found that 76 percent of U.S. broadband homes subscribe to an OTT service, reflecting a gain of 6 million households since Q1 2019.

March 19, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Report: Binge-Viewing Tops Linear as Preferred Viewing Mode

March 19, 2020

Based on data from Q4 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), MIDiA Research reports that binge-viewing has eclipsed linear TV viewing in the U.S. to become the most common way consumers watch video content.

March 11, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

OTT Churn Rate Rises to 35 Percent

March 11, 2020

The churn rate among U.S. OTT services rose from 28 percent to 35 percent in 2019, according to Parks Associates.

Mansha Daswani