58 billion hours: annual amount of U.S. tablet content viewing by 2017

FRISCO, TX - In five years, annual tablet viewing will amount to 10% of all current TV, video, and OTT consumption in the US., or about 58 billion hours annually. The forecast comes from a new report released by TDG, “Tablet Diffusion and Its Impact on Video Use – Forecasts and Recommendations.” It predicts iPad and other tablet video use by Americans will rise dramatically over the next five years, driving significant changes in the business landscape for television and online/Over-the-Top (OTT) video. According to Bill Niemeyer, TDG Senior Analyst and author of the new report, “The breakout sales success...