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New research from Parks Associates to be unveiled at teh upcoming TelcoTV event shows that U.S. telcos are successfully leveraging their fiber-based broadband offerings and IPTV to woo pay-TV subscribers away from cable and satellite. The research firm predicts that number of U.S. IPTV subscribers will rise from 8.8 million in 2011 to 18.6 million in 2017.

That means that its market share will rise to 18%. In the same period, satellite's share of the pay-TV market will drop ...read more

Western European multiscreen operator-provided growth has led to an 80% increase in coverage and given 66% of pay-TV subscribers in the region access to these services.

These findings, at the heart of new research by Parks Associates, clearly show just how multiscreen in in the mainstream and compared with only 36% access in mid-2011. The analyst adds that with service providers poised to deploy over 20 million high-end, feature-rich residential gateways in Western Europe th ...read more

Entone is announcing its Magi Hybrid CATV Media Gateway at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, targeted at cable operators looking to deliver an integrated hybrid TV service that combines live TV, DVR and over-the-top (OTT) services over analogue, digital or hybrid cable systems.

Powered by Entone's FusionTV, Magi is a full-featured hybrid DVR that can be integrated with existing cable head-ends to support a hybrid of analogue and digital video delivery systems.

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New research from Parks Associates has revealed that broadband providers worldwide will deploy 39 million high-end, feature-rich residential gateways in 2012, with over 20 million in Western Europe alone.

By 2017 this number will rise to 120 million residential gateways and routers worldwide, up from 75 million this year.
The analyst attributes the rise to operators refining their strategies to combat the potential threat of over-the-top (OTT) services and added value from ...read more

Despite a lower quality of user experience than broadcast options, Netflix rates higher in customer satisfaction than traditional television because of the flexibility it offers, and because the price is right at $9.99 per month.

That's according to a new study from Parks Associates, which says the results raise the spectre of cord-cutting.

"Customers can pay for a month of Netflix for about the same amount as for two pay-TV VOD movies," said Brett Sappington, director o ...read more

In fact, new research from Parks Associates has revealed that 75% of those with internet-connected smart TVS regularly watch online video. Moreover, Parks also found that the percentage of US smart-TV owners who used their connected device to watch online video increased by over 30% in six months. In addition, three-quarters of smart-TV owners also watched on-demand online films at least monthly, compared with 57% in 2011. Only slightly less, 71%, watched online TV shows at leas ...read more

The increasing influences of OTT in the decision processes of pay-TV consumers, says the Choosing Content: Viewing Video report from Parks Associates, raises the possibility of Watch Instantly cannibalising pay-TV offerings. The analyst found that when watching films on VOD that 16% of US broadband consumers considered using an online subscription service as an alternative and 17% of those watching TV programs on a permium channel like HBO consider using Netflix instead.

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Parks Associates' latest global research finds that overall, Brazil is outpacing Russia, China, and India in its growth rate for pay-TV subscriptions. During 2011, pay-TV service subscriptions in Brazil increased by almost a third (30%), while and broadband service subscriptions grew by 20%, Parks has revealed.

By comparison, service growth in Russia and China is at or below 20%.Meanwhile, the country's household discretionary spending for movies, music, and games is nearly ...read more