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Hub Entertainment Research’s 2025 “Monetizing Video” study finds the average U.S. household spends $83 a month on TV services, with 42% of bundle subscribers more likely to stay, while low price, binge access, and live sports remain key value drivers.

With streaming churn at 47% and only 29% of viewers sticking with most franchises, studios face mounting pressure to innovate content pipelines and deepen fan engagement, according to Hub Entertainment Research.

Roku and FireTV gain market share as AI brings new hope for content discovery.

Nearly 40% of self-identified ad-intolerant viewers now accept ad-supported tiers—up from 26% in 2022—while one-third watch only ad-supported TV and rate ads as more useful and brand-influential than tolerant viewers.

Hub’s Video Branding study found that more than a third of consumers (37%) signed up for a new streaming service in the past year to watch a specific show. But that number is declining, as original content production slows and shows struggle to break through the noise. Nearly the same share of viewers who say they plan to sign up for a service (27%) also say they plan to cancel one (30%).