CONNECTIONS™ Industry Insights

Recent Parks Associates research shows that 23% of U.S. pay-TV consumers watch authenticated video at least once a month, which both broadens and deepens the online video audience for pay-TV providers. The research also showed the usage of TV Everywhere reached 40% of pay-TV consumers in 2015, up from 22% in 2013.

Parks Associates’ analysts will discuss pay-TV innovations and forecasts in the consumer-based IoT at the 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conf ...read more

Kent Dickson, Co-founder and CEO, Yonomi, provides insight on several key industry trends for Parks Associates’ 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS Conference, which will be held May 24-26 in San Francisco:

How is your company engaging consumers through new technology solutions?

We are making the connected home easier and simpler to use for consumers. You can choose the devices that you want in your home, and Yonomi being platform agnostic gets them all to play together in routines. ...read more

Recent Parks Associates research shows the smartphone as the default controller for many smart home and IoT connections, with smartphone adoption at nearly 90% of U.S. broadband households. These users have expanded to alternate interfaces, including voice control, with almost 40% of smartphone users making use of the voice recognition function.

Parks Associates will discuss the dynamics of the smart home in multiple sessions at the 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Conn ...read more

New Parks Associates research shows that nearly 90% of U.S. broadband households own a smartphone, over two-thirds have an Internet-connected entertainment device, and 33% own at least one connected healthcare device. The international research firm will address the changing landscape for smart home and entertainment products and services in the connected consumer and IoT markets at the 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26 in San Francisco. ...read more

Brandon Ridenour, CPO/CTO, HomeAdvisor, provides insight on several key industry trends for Parks Associates’ 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS Conference, which will be held May 24-26 in San Francisco:

How is your company engaging consumers through new technology solutions?

HomeAdvisor brings an innovative approach to online/internet marketplace solutions, with our specific area of focus on home services -- matching the right professional with the right home owner at the right co ...read more

Nate Williams, Chief Revenue Officer, August Home, provides insight on several key industry trends for Parks Associates’ 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS Conference, which will be held May 24-26 in San Francisco:

What do you think is the biggest driver for the connected consumer market?

The promise of the smart home is not new. In fact, it’s been around for several decades. However, only recently have truly "smart and connected" home devices gained wider acceptance. In part, this ...read more

Kimmo Ruotoistenmäki, CEO and co-founder, Cozify, provides insight on several key industry trends for Parks Associates’ 20^th-annual CONNECTIONS Conference, which will be held May 24-26 in San Francisco:

How is your company engaging consumers through new technology solutions?

Cozify has introduced a smart home hub, which connects different smart devices together, no matter who is the manufacturer or what is the underlying technology. It provides one single application to ...read more

New Parks Associates research shows the ability to protect one’s home while traveling as the top driver for security purchases, with nearly 60% of home security households claiming this ability as most important. Remote access capability was also very influential in motivating security purchases. Nearly 40% of home security households listed this as a key driver for their security ownership.

Parks Associates’ analysts will discuss smart home research and home security issues ...read more