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Broadband providers in the US have an opportunity to play a "significant" role in the country's burgeoning market for IP-based home monitoring services, which is expected to generate US$4.4bn in revenues by 2016, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

"With the popularity of smartphones, tablets, and other Web-enabled devices, consumers are carrying a link to their home systems," said Bill Ablondi, director of home systems research at Parks Associates. "Widespread ...read more

The popularity of online video consumption is forcing service providers to reposition themselves as media companies with new offerings such as TV Everywhere, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

The report finds that the number of US broadband households watching premium online content doubled in the past year, with over 25mn US broadband households regularly watching full-length TV shows online, and over 20mn watching movies online.

“Connected CE devices are ...read more

Premium pay-TV providers do not currently maximize the market's revenue potential, with premium gaming features being too expensive to realize the market's prospects, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

“Pay-TV providers are leaving money on the table,” said John Barrett, Director of Research at Parks Associates. “The industry’s attention is split between free gaming and more expensive, advanced features. Between the two extremes is an opportunity that has not b ...read more

The number of US broadband households watching premium online content - including movies and TV shows - has doubled in the past 12 months, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

“Consumer interest in time-shifting content through online portals has increased significantly,” said Jayant Dasari, Research Analyst at Parks Associates. “Close to 40% of broadband households today watch full-length television shows over the Internet. Enabling access to content anytime thr ...read more

The pay-TV industry will start to see success in advanced TV advertising from mid-2010, according to a new report from Parks Associates, with US revenues topping US$ 130mn by the end of 2010 and going on to reach US$ 4bn by 2014.

“Major US cable television operators, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) TV providers, and telcos have identified advanced advertising as a key revenue opportunity moving forward,” said Heather Way, Research Analyst at Parks Associates. “In the short ...read more

Residential gateways and home networks will open new revenue streams for service providers within the next four years, with deployments of residential gateways to account for over half of home network deployments by 2013, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

Service providers will start to see a quick return on investment, according to the report, and will be able to build new profits through residential gateway deployments. “At first, service providers deployed ...read more

Annual shipments of set-top boxes will exceed 200mn by 2013, driven by demand for interactive and personalised television services, as providers overhaul their current installed base with next-generation models, according to a new report from US research firm Parks Associates.

"Consumers are attracted to the concept of connected CE, with one-third of US broadband households very interested in a set-top box that connects to their PC and Internet service as well as their TV," ...read more

The number of IPTV subscribers worldwide will reach nearly 40mn by the end of this year, according to a new study by US research firm Parks Associates, due in part to "aggressive provider deployments".

The most successful rollouts are expected to incorporate multiple services such as home networking, convergence in entertainment and communications features, and unique interactive services such as quality on-demand programming. Parks Associates reports that the number of IPTV ...read more