# Do you regularly use or subscribe to an OTT video service? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867 "2016-09-13T16:30:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/1 "2016-09-13T16:30:24Z")
OTT (over the top) media providers are accessed over the Internet, such as PlutoTV, Tubi TV, Cheddar, Fubo TV, Magine TV, etc. Some are free and some are pay. Some specialize in certain content. There are hundreds of these services and more everyday. Do you regularly use one? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/2 "2016-09-13T16:40:19Z")
Uh… since I’ve never even heard of any of those I guess the answer is “no” ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/3 "2016-09-13T16:46:19Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Uh… since I’ve never even heard of any of those I guess the answer is “no” yep. another “no.” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/4 "2016-09-13T16:58:27Z")
Another “huh?” ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/5 "2016-09-13T16:58:47Z")
I have never heard of them either. What do people typically use them for? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/6 "2016-09-13T16:59:45Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Do you regularly use one? No. In fact I don’t even know _how_ or _why_ I’d use one. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/7 "2016-09-13T17:53:07Z")
Cord cutters are the primary users of these platforms. They are aggregators of movies, tv shows, sports, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/8 "2016-09-13T17:59:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Cord cutters are the primary users of these platforms… That would be me, and I’ve never heard of the companies, nor even the name for the distribution model. What makes them different from Amazon Plus Streaming, or Netflix? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/9 "2016-09-13T20:38:01Z")
I use streaming services and know people who exclusively stream. Never heard of anything in the OP. Are we talking about some other (as in “iffy”) universe? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/10 "2016-09-13T20:40:25Z")
Nothing makes them different. Netflix and Amazon are considered OTT as well, just much more established. Look on your Roku, smart TV or smart BlueRay player and you will likely see apps for connection to several OTT channels. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-regularly-use-or-subscribe-to-an-ott-video-service/765867/11 "2016-09-13T20:45:51Z")
I’ll bet that hardly anyone who uses Netflix or Amazon considers it an OTT service, because they’ve never heard the term.