Hyper-Specific Stream

Streaming services offer niche content to cater to individual interests

Implications - Realizing the growing desire for customized content, OTT services are turning to platforms that concentrate on specific interests and genres for individual allure. Catering to cultural interests and even spiritual beliefs, these services are choosing to move away from universal content to create a more unique and exclusive viewing experience.
Workshop Question - What is one niche area that you could incorporate into your marketing strategy to create a new experience?

Trend Themes

  1. Hyper-specific Stream — OTT services are moving towards platforms that offer customized content to cater to specific interests and genres
  2. Tiered Streaming Subscriptions — Streaming services are offering premium paid services in addition to ad-supported services making high-definition and exclusive content accessible to users
  3. Festival Streaming Sites — Live Media Group offers a service that allows at-home viewers to feel as though they are attending music festivals by switching between different stages

Industry Implications

  1. Media and Entertainment Industry — OTT services are becoming increasingly sector-focused, catering to individual interests and genres.
  2. Sports Industry — Sports entertainment companies are using OTT services as a multi-channel platform for coverage of live games, fantasy football coverage and various other content
  3. Technology Industry — Developers are creating innovative multimedia streaming applications that focus on a specific demographic thereby providing a niche customer base with unique and relevant content.
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7 Featured, 51 Examples:
110,616 Total Clicks
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May 15 — Aug 16
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Featured Examples

Festival Streaming Sites
Festival Streaming Sites
This Website Allows People to Watch Multiple Stages at Music Festivals
The ‘Live Media Group’ is a streaming site that ensures that fans of music and sports are able to stay caught-up with their preferred entertainment. As festivals become increasingly... MORE
LGBT Streaming Apps
LGBT Streaming Apps
The Revry App Focuses On Streaming LGBT Multimedia Content
Revry is an innovative new multimedia streaming app that is designed to focus exclusively on LGBT-focused content ranging from films, TV shows and viral videos to web series and podcasts. What&#... MORE
Pro Wrestling Streaming Subscriptions
Pro Wrestling Streaming Subscriptions
The WWE Network is an OTT Service for Fanatics
Launched in the United States in 2014, the WWE Network is an over-the-top streaming subscription that makes accessible both a linear streaming channel and an on-demand library of the brand’s... MORE
City-Specific Social Soundtracks
City-Specific Social Soundtracks
Spotify Canada Has Made a Series of Neighborhood-Themed Playlists
Spotify Canada recently launched a series of city-specific playlists that celebrate the particular lifestyles associated with neighborhoods in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. The campaign... MORE
Tiered Streaming Subscriptions
Tiered Streaming Subscriptions
DramaFever is an OTT Streaming Service Showcasing Asian Programming
DramaFever is an award-winning over-the-top content service showcasing the best of Asian entertainment with an emphasis on Korean dramas. Accessible on devices that include iPad and iPhone,... MORE
Bollywood Streaming Services
Bollywood Streaming Services
Dramatize is a Platform Like Netflix, but for Indian Content
India is a country that’s currently without any kind of video streaming service like Netflix or Hulu, so Dramatize was developed to take advantage of this untapped opportunity. Like many... MORE
Expansive Football Streams
Expansive Football Streams
The NFL Network Offers 24x7 Football Coverage On PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue, a system that allows you to stream live sports, movies and television without having to sign up for a cable TV subscription, is now set to offer comprehensive NFL coverage by... MORE

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