Experimental evidence on demand for "on-demand" entertainment

McKenzie, J, Crosby, P, Cox, J and Collins, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-9091, 2019. Experimental evidence on demand for "on-demand" entertainment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 161, pp. 98-113. ISSN 0167-2681

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Abstract

This study applies stated-preference choice experiments and accompanying surveys to examine how Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) has disrupted film and television consumption. We examine demand for a large set of traditional consumption alternatives, such as cinema and free-to-air TV, as well as newer internet-based subscription services, such as Netflix. We consider a range of alternative-specific product attributes—including price, viewing quality, and release delay—that allow us to quantify substitution effects and willingness-to-pay estimates. In addition, we also consider illegal viewing alternatives, with associated attributes related to (potential) punishment that inform on the efficacy of policy against digital piracy. Our primary results reveal that while some traditional alternatives remain important, consumers derive significant utility from SVoD, which provides a large surplus at current pricing. We also observe that marginal effects and willingness-to-pay estimates are sensitive to ex-ante interest in a film or TV series. Moreover, we provide evidence that consumers can be segmented in relation to (survey-reported) piracy experience, as well as perceptions of punishment risk and (industry) damage associated with piracy. We also find some evidence that increasing punishment probability and fines may discourage illegal consumption. Finally, we provide some validation of our results with a follow-up survey conducted six months after the experiment.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Creators:	McKenzie, J., Crosby, P., Cox, J. and Collins, A.
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Date:	May 2019
Volume:	161
ISSN:	0167-2681
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.03.017 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	20 Mar 2019 16:49
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 15:15
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/36110

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