{"id":10385,"date":"2021-07-27T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/report-tiered-subscription-options-gain-popularity\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T13:26:14","slug":"report-tiered-subscription-options-gain-in-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/report-tiered-subscription-options-gain-in-popularity\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Tiered Subscription Options Gain in Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiered subscription offerings\u2014where consumers can choose between a paid, ad-free option and cheaper or free AVOD package\u2014help platforms widen their appeal in a crowded market, according to a new study from Hub Entertainment Research.<\/p>\n<p>For its annual <em>Monetization of Video<\/em> report, Hub asked 1,607 U.S. viewers (ages 16 to 74) to choose from three hypothetical streaming services with identical content. One group was given the option of an ad-free subscription, a free-with-ads service and a paid, limited-ads subscription. A second group was given the option of choosing between ad-free, limited ads and tiered ad and ad-free options.<\/p>\n<p>Hub found that almost twice as many consumers chose the service with tiered options (36 percent) as the service with a limited-ad option only (19 percent). In addition, the limited ads service got a much lower share than either the paid ad-free or the free-with-ads services. The proportion going for the tiered service was just as high as the proportion choosing free-with-ads, and higher than the proportion choosing the service with only a single, ad-free option.<\/p>\n<p>Tiered plans may cannibalize paid subscriptions, Hub reports, but they do attract a large number of non-subscribers. In a survey conducted before the launch of HBO Max&#8217;s cheaper ad-supported tier, Hub found that 27 percent of non-subscribers would definitely\/probably sign up for the service following the introduction of the $9.99 per month option (ad-free is $14.99 a month). Meanwhile, 39 percent of current subscribers said they would switch to the ad tier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s true that some TV viewers will do almost anything, including paying a premium, to avoid ads,&#8221; said Jon Giegengack, one of the authors of the study. &#8220;But there are many who will choose ad-supported TV if it saves money or lets them watch a show they can\u2019t watch somewhere else. Tiered plans give viewers control of their experience. 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