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ERIK GRUENWEDEL
Source: www.mediaplaynews.com, August 2022
With the number of subscription streaming video services per household reaching record penetration, new data from Hub Entertainment Research finds consumers are not tiring of service stacking. In fact, the LA-based firm contends consumers are not only subscribing to more streaming services, but increasingly, are combining a greater number of providers into their TV bundles.
Half of TV consumers now subscribe to three or more of the most well-known SVOD services (Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, and HBO Max), which is up 10% since 2021 and nearly double what it was in 2020. Netflix’s recent subscriber loss doesn’t appear to signal a waning interest in streaming, according to Hub.
More than three quarters say they plan on adding new services in the next six months. Among those who intend to add services, three quarters say they’ll keep all their current services when they do, simply adding to the size of their TV bundles.
“Any of the major SVODs has more content than there is time to watch, and the average viewer uses at least three. As inflation rises, viewers will have more reason to drop those they don’t use enough to be worth the cost,” Jon Giegengack, Hub founder/principal said in a statement.
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