OTT: contrasting behaviour in US and EuropeMay 24, 2019 08.35 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul, MBT 2019, Budapest Cord cutting is a real problem in the US, while in Europe the pay-TV market has stalled, said Yan Mostovoy, director, C&D Solutions, Harmonic.Speaking at MBT 2019 in Budapest, Mostovoy highlighted the fact that most cord cutters in the US were moving to linear OTT. In the period 2016-17, traditional pay-TV lost 5.7 million subscribers, with linear OTT gaining 4.5 million over the same period. At the end of 2017 linear OTT represented 6% of the pay-TV market. Meanwhile in Europe, there is no major evidence of cord cutting despite the pay-TV market having stalled, with the main reason being price. While pay-TV ARPU in the US is