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Just under two-thirds (63%) of smart TV owners are now hooking them up to the Internet, according to research firm Parks Associates – contradicting the popular belief that most owners do not do so.

The report estimates that just over a quarter (26%) of US broadband homes now own a smart TV. A large majority (79%) of owners are thought to use their smart TV to watch premium online video on a monthly basis.

Describing mobility as a “key part” of the connected home, Stuart ...read more

Over two-thirds (70%) of pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe are now able to receive a TV Everywhere service, according to new figures from US research firm Parks Associates.

Despite widespread availability however, average revenue per user (ARPU) for these services remains low, forcing many operators to test new business models such as à la carte pricing.

Stuart Sikes, president of Parks Associates, said: ”Connected CE and digital media usage continues to grow in Europ ...read more

App developers are increasingly targeting Smart TV platforms as their next significant growth area as nearly 80% of owners in the US regularly use apps on them, according to Parks Associates, which recommends that developers continue to target video and gaming apps.

The US research firm is predicting that adoption of Smart TVs will reach nearly 25% of all US households this year – far behind the 60% penetration enjoyed by smartphones, but of increasing significance to app de ...read more

Consumers are formative forces: market research firm Parks Associates predicts that more than 2 billion people worldwide will own at least one smartphone in 2015, while Forrester Research forecasts there will be 375 million tablets purchased globally and 760 million tablets in use by 2016 for growth of 48% between 2011 and 2016.

Changing consumer behaviour is also key. Increasingly, end users are complementing their in-home viewing experience with a second screen or social i ...read more

Telcos will be leading the next growth phase for pay-TV services in the US, with the number of IPTV subscribers there set to increase from 8.8mn at the end of 2011 to 18.6mn in 2017, according to new figures from US analysts Parks Associates.

Satellite operators’ share of the US pay-TV market is expected to drop slightly to 30% by 2017, while cable’s market share will fall more steeply to 52%, and IPTV’s stake will increase to 17%.

Cable subscription figures are set to d ...read more

US telco AT&T had reached 4.3mn active subscribers to its managed IPTV service ‘U-verse TV’ by the end of the third quarter of this year, having added 198,000 customers in the three-month period.

The company adds that triple-play services delivered under its ‘U-verse’ brand continued to drive a transformation in its wireline consumer operations, as reflected by the fact that consumer broadband, video and voice over IP revenues now represent 59 percent of wireline consumer re ...read more

Pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe are becomingly increasingly likely to have access to multiscreen services, with coverage increasing by more than 80% over the past year, according to new research from US firm Parks Associates.
At present, two-thirds (66%) of Western European pay-TV subscribers are able to get these services, compared to only 36% in mid-2011 – a considerable increase in such a short period of time.

“The competition from OTT services, growth in broadband ...read more

Bundles of connected home services provided by US communications service providers (CSPs) will generate around US$ 500mn this year, according to new research by Parks Associates.

These bundles include home automation, control and security monitoring services, and are becoming “critical” for service providers in achieving customer retention and subscriber growth, according to Stuart Pikes, President of Parks Associates.

The research firm is now predicting that over 50% of ...read more