SYNOPSIS:
While overall use of ad-based OTT video continues to rise to unprecedented levels, no individual service has become a clear leader. The lack of a top service leaves open a tremendous opportunity for a service to assume a leading position with a unique service offering. This report examines overall usage of ad-supported OTT video, uptake across individual services, and which components of the user experience drive consumption.
ANALYST INSIGHT:
"Video service growth has skyrocketed within the last year, with COVID-19 amplifying the appeal of the home viewing experience. Households increasingly subscribe to multiple paid subscription services resulting in higher monthly streaming costs that emulate the channel bundling of traditional pay-TV. Viewers seek to expand their content options, and free, ad-supported OTT video services offer a cost-saving alternative." - Liam Gaughan, Researcher, Parks Associates.
Table of Contents
Survey Methodology and Definitions
- Parks Associates 2021 Respondent Quotas: Age, 2020 HH Income, Education Completed, Gender
- Entertainment Video Service Ecosystem
Executive Summary
- Industry Insight
- Ad-Based OTT Video Service Usage
- Use of Ad-Based OTT Video Services
- Ad-Based Service Viewing Frequency
- Type of Content Preferred
- Ad-based OTT Viewer Characteristics
- Attitudes Towards Advertising Among Ad-Based Users
- Ad-based Subscription Potential
Ad-based OTT Landscape
- OTT Service Use by Business Model
- Ad-Based OTT Video Service Users
- Use of Ad-Based OTT Video Services
- Demographic Breakdown of Video Service Users
- Device Ownership by Ad-Based OTT Service Usage
- Ad-Based OTT Video Usage Among Viewers of Other Online Video Service Types
Frequency of Ad-based OTT Usage
- Ad-Based Service Viewing Frequency
- Frequency of Watching Individual Ad-Based Service
- Ad-Based Service Usage Groups by Services, Contd.
- Ad-Based Service Usage Groups by Age of Users
- Ad-Based Service Usage Groups by Household Income
- Ad-Based Service Usage Groups by Children at Home
Ad-based OTT Usage Segmentation
- Drivers of Ad based OTT Service Usage
- The most significant driver for ad-based services
- Ad-Based OTT Video Service Segments
- Demographic Breakdown of Ad-Based OTT Video Service Segments
- Drivers of OTT Service Usage By Ad-Based Service Usage Groups
OTT Content Priorities and Preferences
- First Destination for Accessing Content
- First Destination for Accessing Content, by Ad-Based Service Use
- First Destination for Accessing Content, by Age
- Ad-based Service Content Preferences
- Ad-based Service Content Preferences By Age
- Ad-based Service Content Preferences By Household Income
- Ad-based Service Content Preferences By Children at Home
Perceptions of Ad-based OTT
- Ad-based Users' Attitudes towards Advertising
- Attitudes Towards Advertising by Ad-based Service Use
- Attitudes Towards Advertising by Age
- Attitudes Towards Advertising by Household Income
- Attitudes Towards Advertising by Children at Home
- AVOD Users' Attitudes towards Advertising Integration
- Attitudes Towards Advertising Integration by Ad-based Service Use
- Attitudes Towards Advertising Integration by Age
- Attitudes Towards Advertising Integration by Household Income
- Attitudes Towards Advertising Integration by Children at Home
Ad-based Subscription Potential
- Ad-based Subscription Potential
- Ad-based Subscription Potential by Ad-based Service Use
- Ad-based Subscription Potential by Age Groups
- Ad-based Subscription Potential by Household Income
- Ad-based Subscription Potential by Children At Home
- Subscription Potential By Number of OTT Services Used
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