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OTT Video Is Growing In Europe

However, the number of paid subscriptions in Europe is significantly lower, where 30% of broadband households in the UK and 17% in France subscribe to OTT video, compared to 64% of US broadband households. These figures are from Parks Associates in their latest OTT Video Market Tracker Service Update.

“OTT is definitely gaining traction across Europe. We are seeing new OTT video services spring up but not as many as in North America,” said Brett Sappington, director of research, Parks Associates.

From the article "OTT Video Is Growing In Europe" by BROADBAND TV NEWS CORRESPONDENT.

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