DVR Users Watch More VOD

Isn’t that the whole idea? Digital video recorder (DVR) users watch more VOD programs than non-DVR users, and these findings held true for both free and paid VOD, according to Lyra Research.

This consumer behavior may be surprising to cable-service providers as it challenges a widespread industry assumption that DVR and VOD technologies are competing for viewers’ usage.

The reason: May be because VOD offered content that was not available via broadcast or because the DVR users are more experienced than non-DVR users with time shifting and more comfortable operating menu-driven systems for selecting programs.

Comments have been disabled for this post