International Business Times

“Amazon is certainly getting traction in the market — especially when compared against Hulu Plus,” Brett Sappington, director of research at Parks Associates, said in a statement in May. "Amazon's growth shows how dynamic the OTT [over-the-top content] space truly is. Over-the-top content refers to media distributed by a third party to a user usually over the Internet and without the use of a cable or satellite network. “While Netflix remains the dominant player, consumers are s ...read more

Amazon does not disclose numbers related to Amazon Prime, but Ben Schachter at Macquarie estimated the service has at least 20 million users, which would put it in second place after Netflix, with more than 35 million subscribers. A Parks Associates survey in May showed that 20 percent of U.S. household subscribe to Amazon Prime Video, and the service has surpassed other streaming services including Hulu Plus.

“Amazon is certainly getting traction in the market — especially ...read more

The Comcast merger is likely to be seen as a test case for how regulators will look at a potential merger between AT&T and DirecTV. Comcast’s argument has been that the merger doesn’t violate antitrust laws because Comcast and Time Warner Cable don’t compete in the same markets. AT&T may make a similar pitch: It already has a partnership with DirecTV to offer services in markets where its U-Verse digital TV and Internet service doesn’t currently reach.

But technologically sp ...read more

This report examines the development of TV Everywhere / multiscreen services in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. With details on over 60 different multiscreen service offerings, the report describes the growth in service availability, issues related to awareness and business models, an analysis of current operator strategies, positions of alternatives and competitors, and trends in multiscreen technologies. The report also forecasts the growth of mult ...read more

If Apple offers an iPhone in the range of $300-400, then it can easily grab a lot of market share in the emerging world where prices are steep. "That would broaden the iPhone's market to a much bigger one and be more effective to fend of competition from Android phones," said Harry Wang, a mobile analyst with Parks Associates.

Technology research firm, Parks Associates says in 2010, 4.6 billion mobile apps will have been downloaded. By 2014, Parks projects that number to reach 11 billion. App store GetJar, the self proclaimed second biggest app store on the planet, said it's downloads recently crossed the one billion mark.

Games rule the apps roost. According to a study from Nielsen, 61 percent of people with a smartphone who use apps said they download and play games. This ranked higher than any ...read more