OTT Distribution Platforms Gain Leverage in Standoff With Streamers

Balance of power shifts to gatekeepers like Roku and PlayStation

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Game consoles and smart TVs can control a lot about which streamers will have visibility or not. ChefBoyRG

December 7, 2020

Customers setting up their new PlayStation 5 consoles this holiday season can assemble their media hubs with the streaming apps of their choice. But they will be nudged to use six apps over the rest: Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, YouTube and Netflix.

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Kelsey Sutton

@kelseymsutton kelsey.sutton@adweek.com Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.