OTT TV devices pass one billion mark

Global OTT TV devices shipped have now passed one billion globally, including 220 million in Europe, and a growing proportion of consumers are viewing video services via IP-enabled devices, according to new research by Strategy Analytics. 

IP-enabled TVs are the largest category of OTT device, followed by IP set-tops and DVRs. Total OTT devices are expected to reach 1.8 billion by 2017, up from 895 million in 2013 and 375 million in 2010, according to the company.

The installed base of connected CE devices had reached 4.4 billion units globally at the end of 2013, with an average of nearly 2.5 connected devices for every household.

This number will rise to 8.2 billion by 2017 with each home owning an average of 4.3 devices, rising to 9.6 for the US – up from 7.3 connected devices per home in the US last year.http://www.digitaltveurope.net/190872/ott-tv-devices-pass-one-billion-mark/