April 17, 2018

What’s TV Worth | 2018 ESSENCE

Since 2013, Hub’s annual “What’s TV Worth” study has been tracking two critical aspects of the evolving TV marketplace:

TV Platform and Device Use:  What’s TV Worth measures consumer use of all of the following:

  • TV service categories (MVPD, SVOD, VMVPD, Direct-to-Consumer Networks)
  • Specific services within each category (which MVPD, which SVODs, etc.)
  • Service combinations (the most common multi-subscription configurations—e.g., MVPD plus Netflix, Netflix plus HBO Now, etc.)
  • Add-ons within each service (premium networks, DVRs, commercial-free options like AMC Premier or FX+, Amazon Channels, etc.)
  • Viewing devices (TV, computer, phone, tablet, plus TV connectors for online viewing)

Most importantly, the study looks at trends in all of the above over the past five years: which are on the increase, which are on the decline.

Value Perceptions:  How consumers rate the value of all of the following, relative to what they pay, in dollars or in time viewing ads:

  • The primary TV service pay models (subscription, ad-supported, transactional)
  • The different service categories (MVPD, SVOD, VMVPD, etc.)
  • The specific services they’re familiar with
  • The add-ons they have or have heard about

The study looks at trends in value perception as well: which services are trending up or down when it comes to perceived value

Online survey with 2,296 U.S. consumers age 16-74 who have broadband access at home and watch a minimum of 1 hour of TV per week.

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