Netflix and YouTube are taking over your TV set

Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video – streaming services have taken over our computer monitors and mobile screens. And, according to a new report, your TV screen is next. 

People are increasingly using their televisions to consume content from online streaming services, according to Nielsen’s new special “streaming wars” edition of its Total Audience Report. Consumers are currently spending 19% of their time in front of a TV screen streaming.

Out of all of the streaming services battling it out for your television, Netflix is currently dominating the heap. The subscription-based service makes up 31 percent of the content U.S. consumers stream on their TV set. Interestingly, a free streaming platform – YouTube – comes in second at 21 percent. Hulu and Amazon Prime Video round out the top four with all other streaming services combined accounting for 28 percent. Read more...