The largest and most established streamers' share of new U.S. SVOD subscriptions was down to 7.4% in Q4, while Amazon Prime Video and newbie HBO Max had 18.2% and 19.2% shares, respectively.

By the end of 2020, just 13 months into its launch, Disney+ had logged 45.2 million downloads in the U.S., edging out Netflix's 44.7 million for 2020, according to Apptopia.

Starkly divergent analyst outlooks for FuboTV have driven the stock up to $62, down to $24 and after today's Q4 preview, back up to nearly $30.

The overall OTT churn rate has declined a bit, but hovers at about 40%.

The software acquisition -- which will enable HBO Max's rapid deployment to markets around the world, sans technical hang-ups -- is the latest in a series of wins for the much-underestimated premium streaming service.

Disney+ U.S. revenues are projected to hit $4.2 billion by 2022. Overall U.S. OTT revenues are estimated to grow 30% and 19% in 2021, 2022, forecasts eMarketer.

The pandemic-driven streaming surge has accelerated over-the-top video subscriptions, driving them to exceed pay-TV subscriptions on a global basis in 2020.

With mobile app usage rising rapidly since the pandemic and ad spend following, a new campaign aims to position ESPN's app -- the world's No. 1 sports app -- to maximize its momentum in 2021 and beyond.

The base package's monthly price is being bumped up by $10 to $64.99, as of Dec. 18 -- the same as rival YouTube TV, which hiked its own price by $15 over the summer.

Mobile's share of video impressions declined by 8% in Q3 to 43%, leaving mobile with a two percentage-point edge over CTV. PC impressions continued to decline, dipping 20% to a 16% share.