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Digital media research from Parks Associates finds 65 per cent of US broadband households engage in at least one second-second screen activity on at least a monthly basis. The research finds the most common activity is to search for information about the programme being watched.

“Most consumers favour a passive second-screen experience that complements the already immersive first-screen experience versus the highly interactive apps that typified the first phase of second-scr ...read more

Parks Associates research shows despite 16 per cent of Spanish pay-TV households subscribing to pay-TV for the first time last year, the country’s broadband households still exhibit high incidences of cord-shaving, cord-cutting, and “cord nevers.”

From the article "Spain Leads Cord-Cutting" by advanced-television.com

A Parks Associates report reveals that 19 per cent of US broadband households currently own at least one Internet-connected smart home device. These devices, including smart thermostats, sprinkler systems, door locks, and security cameras, offer remote control, monitoring, or notifications via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Upwards of 90 per cent of device owners use mobile apps to access cloud-supported services associated with their devices.

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“Multiple content players have held onto traditional content windowing strategies for years, but OTT technologies and emerging business models have finally forced these companies to experiment with new windowing strategies,” said Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates. “New models for movies include day-and-date availability, as with the movie Beasts of No Nation, where it was released for streaming the same day as in the theatre. For streaming TV shows like Jessica Jon ...read more

“The growth of OTT subscription services is amazing. Several notable OTT services launched during the past year, and more will be introduced in 2016. We expect to see a variety of new content options to meet all tastes, interests, and languages,” said Brett Sappington, Director of Research, Parks Associates. “Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu will continue to dominate this space in the United States, but the new entrants stand to make huge gains. Consumers are experimenting with differe ...read more

According to research from Parks Associates, 33 per cent of UK broadband households subscribed to an OTT video service as of Q3 2015. The study – Connected Consumer in Europe – also shows that only 15 per cent of UK households with pay-TV subscribe to premium movie channels.

From the article "33% UK Broadband Homes Have OTT Sub" by http://advanced-television.com.

A European consumer survey examining 4K consumer adoption and preferences revealed by Parks Associates at CES 2016 suggests that some 17 per cent of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain are planning to buy a flat-panel TV in the next 12 months and over 50 per cent consider 4K an important or very important feature of their next model. Among these future buyers, 54 per cent are willing to purchase a 4K TV with the expectation that more content will be availa ...read more

Research from Parks Associates indicates that 18 per cent of UK broadband households have used paid-service Netflix in the past 30 days, compared to 20 per cent who used the free ITV Player and 33 per cent who used the free iPlayer to stream video programming. Overall 58 per cent of UK broadband households used a video streaming service or player within the past 30 days.

“The results in the UK and in other European markets show that paid OTT video streaming services are now ...read more