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OTT's Big Sign-In Results From Connected TV Devices

Parks Associates estimates that worldwide revenues from OTT subscription revenues will double to $30 billion in 2020 from $15 billion in 2015. It also says OTT video subscriptions have increased by 12% since third quarter of 2014.

A separate study by Parks said Netflix, WWE Network, and Hulu have the highest "net promoter" results among major OTT video services in the U.S. Net promoter measures the likelihood of subscribers recommending a product or service to others.

From the article "OTT's Big Sign-In Results From Connected TV Devices" by Wayne Friedman.

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