Digital TV News: Brett Sappington

TiVo introduces cloud-powered TV platform
Jan 4, 2018 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced the launch of TiVo’s Next-Gen Platform. The portfolio of products is supported by a cloud-based, unified backend and powered by the ultimate entertainment user experience - one that is simple, smart, and elegant.
News categories: TiVo Corp, Michael Hawkey, Brett Sappington, Content Distribution, Digital TV, UX, Worldwide

DIRECTV NOW reaches one million subscribers
Dec 5, 2017 – The AT&T over-the-top (OTT) streaming service, DIRECTV NOW, has officially surpassed 1 million subscribers while celebrating its first year. DIRECTV NOW was launched to bring TV lovers a new way to experience their favorite shows virtually anywhere at a great price.
News categories: AT&T, David Christopher, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Over half of U.S. SVOD households pay for multiple OTT video services
Nov 30, 2017 – Parks Associates has released research showing that more than 50% of U.S. OTT subscription households subscribe to multiple OTT video services. Of these multi-OTT households, 81% use Netflix plus some other service or combination of services, typically Amazon or Hulu.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, USA

Parks Associates lists top 10 U.S. SVOD services
Nov 9, 2017 – Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services in the U.S. market, based on number of subscribers. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continue to hold the top three slots.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Over 50% of U.S. broadband households have both pay TV and OTT video
Oct 26, 2017 – According to Parks Associates, 53% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to both a pay-TV service and at least one OTT video service. The company notes that 60 players introduced OTT video services during 2016 and 2017, while only seven services closed during that same period.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Kaon adopts monitoring from Greenwave Systems for cable devices
Oct 16, 2017 – Greenwave Systems has announced a customer deployment of AXON Predict™, its real-time visual edge analytics solution with Kaon. This follows Greenwave's introduction of AXON Predict earlier this year as part of the company's AXON Platform.
News categories: Greenwave, KAON, Roger Gregory, Ted Grauch, Big Data, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, Digital TV, Gateway, QoE, Set Top Box, USA

Nearly 60% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu
Jul 12, 2017 – Parks Associates has revealed that 59% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu. Only 6% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to any other OTT service without also having a subscription to one of the top three services.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Glenn Hower, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Majority of U.S. broadband households watch internet video on TV
Jul 11, 2017 – Parks Associates research show that over 50% of U.S. broadband households now watch Internet video on a television screen. The research firm examines this shift in video consumption habits of consumers, including usage of OTT services.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

19% of U.S. OTT video subscribers cancelled in the past 12 months
Feb 1, 2017 – Parks Associates has announced that the churn rate for OTT video services is 19% of U.S. broadband households, indicating roughly one in five households have cancelled an OTT service in the past 12 months.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Glenn Hower, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA