Understanding Adoption Factors of Over-the-Top Video Services Among Millennial Consumers

With growing digitization, the challenge for marketers is to understand how consumers consuming Over-The Top (OTT) content adopt and consume messages in this format effectively. Superimposing the theoretical framework of Uses and Gratification meant for television to internet platform, this paper in a novel approach tries to understand the consumption patterns and adoptability factors of OTT among consumers. The qualitative methodology adopted for this research, brought out four themes enabling the success of this platform: Convenience, mobility, content and subscription strategies. These strategic parameters will ensure higher engagement levels of the consumers for the OTT content.