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International research firm Parks Associates and mPortal today highlighted new research on connected devices in the whitepaper "Enabling Connected Media Experiences: Mastering Video Delivery, User Engagement, and Monetization Strategies," during The Cable Show in Washington, D.C., June 10-12.

This industry whitepaper addresses the impact of connected device ownership on consumer video-viewing experiences and analyzes the monetization strategies created by emerging second-scr ...read more

Linear LLC, a leader in residential and commercial access control, security, and health and wellness solutions, announced recently that Duane Paulson, senior vice president of product and market development, will be participating as a speaker at the upcoming CONNECTIONS Conference, co-located at CTIA, May 20-May 23 in Las Vegas.

Mr. Paulson will participate in the session 'Competing for the Connected Home: What Channel Will Win ' on Tuesday, May 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Murano, Ro ...read more

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 26% of U.S. broadband households own a smart TV and 46% own at least one set-top box. Furthermore, 63% of smart TV owners connect the set to the Internet, and 79% of these owners use the TV to watch premium online video on a monthly basis.

Corporate executives and Parks Associates analysts will focus on connected and mobile CE at the 17th-annual CONNECTIONS(TM): The Premier Connected Home Conference, co-located with CTIA ...read more

Bucking downward trends in the economy through aggressive deployments, IT market researchers predict that Internet protocol television – or “IPTV” – will grow more than 50 percent this year. According to international research firm Parks Associates, the number of subscribers worldwide to telco/IPTV services will approach 40 million by year-end 2009.

IPTV is a system where a digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which m ...read more

The TV service markets in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Asia-Pacific Region are more dynamic than ever before, said Brett Sappington, director of research, Parks Associates. Operators seek to overcome low ARPUs and are introducing a variety of services to entice greater spending from subscribers. At the same time, new competitive threats stand to drain away subscribers to new services. The trends in today's market are already defining which companies will be the winner ...read more

TV Everywhere is continuing to see steady penetration into the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) markets, but operators are struggling to find ways to make it revenue-generating.

Parks Associates research finds that more than 70 percent of pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe are able to receive a TV Everywhere/multiscreen service. In Eastern Europe, multiscreen availability topped 25 percent of pay-TV households in early 2013.

And in Central Eastern Europe, Middle Eas ...read more

Parks Associates finds 55-65% of U.S. SMBs prefer phone and email tech support options over face-to-face service. According to "Small/Medium Business: Tech Support Opportunities," 54% of SMBs prefer electronics retailers as a tech support provider and 51% prefer CE manufacturers, with 45% highly likely to use a broadband service provider.

"Fifty-five percent of SMBs have experienced computer problems over the past 12 months, mainly viruses, spyware, or slow performance," sai ...read more

Parks Associates, host of CONNECTIONS™ at CTIA 2013, announced new mobile and app research today showing consumers are increasingly using mobile devices and second-screen apps as alternatives to traditional remote controllers and interactive program guides (IPGs). The research firm found 36% of smartphone owners and 35% of tablet owners search for product/service information on the device while watching TV. Over one-third regularly use apps to search for show-related information ...read more