The SVOD World Is Close to Being a Zero-Sum Market, Says Report
上周, NBCUniversal gave more details about its upcoming streaming service, which includes one version for pay TV customers and another for cord cutters. That second version will likely cost around $10 per month. If you missed all the cheering from delighted streamers, that's because there wasn't any.
Survey results released from Hub Entertainment 研究 this week show that people already feel overwhelmed by their streaming subscriptions. You've probably felt that way, yourself. The average viewer watches shows from 4.5个不同的来源, 指出中心, 包括收费电视, streaming subscriptions, and ad-supported platforms. 网飞公司, Amazon Prime, and Hulu are the big three services in the streaming space, and 42% of those Hub surveyed use at least 2 of them.
In 2018, 14% said they had too many streaming subscriptions, and in 2019 that jumped to 24%. What's more 36% of those polled said if they were going to add a new service now they would definitely or probably drop a service.
That means for one-third of households, streaming is already a zero-sum game. I've seen other research that suggests most people don't want more than three subscriptions, 我也有同感. There are only so many viewing hours in a day.
Here's what I don't understand: Publishers still see the OTT world as a gold mine, and they're rushing to cash in. High-profile launches from Disney and WarnerMedia will have many people asking if they should cut one of their services, pack on a fourth or fifth—or just do without.
We're rapidly approaching the OTT tipping point and here's my prediction: We're going to see several high-profile failures in the near future. Three services are enough for most households, and that won't change anytime soon. Many services won't have enough revenue to fund their massive original content operations and will have to fold up.
In a hyper-competitive field, can you imagine paying $10 a month for NBC? 我当然不能.
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