In reaction to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, many studios began to shift what would have been in-theatre movie runs to traditional Video on Demand (VOD) and other OTT streaming platforms.
Looking at all set-top box-based VOD (including Free on Demand, Subscription Video on Demand, Transactional on Demand and Electronic Sell-Through), the month of March saw nearly 30% increase in average transactions per household that subscribes to VOD year-over-year – with the average subscribing household accessing, purchasing or renting 16 titles of VOD content over the course of the month. That’s nearly four more transactions per VOD subscribing household than in March 2019.
Of the VOD subcategories, Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) had the highest growth, with a 53% increase in average transactions per subscribing household from March 2019 vs. March 2020. Free on Demand (FOD) was next with a 21% increase for the same time period.
When we look week-by-week, we see a steady upward climb for VOD in general with the week of March 29, 2020 having the highest growth for 2020 thus far at +57% vs. the same week in 2019. Of the subcategories, SVOD was the standout. SVOD saw an 116% the week of March 29 from the same week in 2019, while FOD and TOD saw 38% and nearly 41% increases, respectively.
When we focus in on key genres within set top VOD, we see the largest increase for transactions in March 2020 vs. March 2019 in “Fitness” (+147%), “Life and Home” (+64%), “Premium” (+54%) (e.g., HBO, Showtime, and Starz content). Meanwhile, “Music” is down 10% for the same time period comparison.
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