Netflix Most Viewed, Amazon Second, Among OTT, Parks Finds Amid More Competition
Netflix placed first and Amazon Prime Video second in U.S. over-the-top viewership for 2019 through October, reported Parks Associates Thursday. MLB.TV dropped from sixth to eighth and Sling TV held on as the top U.S. vMVPD. Apple TV Plus and…
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Disney Plus launched after the time period. Other top-10 streamers were subscription VOD service Hulu in third, followed by HBO Now, CBS All Access, Starz, Showtime and ESPN Plus. “Competition in live streaming services is intensifying as several big brand names are competing for a small but growing slice of the OTT subscription base,” said Brett Sappington. Services will continue to grow as long as consumers subscribe to multiple offerings, the analyst said. Seventy-one percent of U.S. broadband homes have at least one OTT entertainment product, the research firm found.