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“Service providers and OEMs continue to introduce new offerings in Europe, bringing new value propositions and driving increased adoption and future purchase intentions of smart home and connected CE devices,” said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “Currently 45 per cent of broadband households in the UK, Germany, Spain, and France have a smart TV. Regarding future purchases, 33 per cent of these broadband households plan to purchase a smart home device in the next 12 m ...read more

Research firm Parks Associates has revealed the top ten subscription OTT video services based on number of subscribers, with Netflix as the top subscriber service and three of the ten services on the list focused on sports content, including the WWE, the NFL, and MLB. The research firm shows over 25 per cent of OTT video services in the US market today came out in 2015, and 40 per cent of services were launched within the last two years.

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Parks Associates research shows only 3 per cent of UK broadband households cancelled a subscription to an OTT video service in the past 12 months, while 33 per cent of UK broadband households currently pay for an OTT subscription.

From the article "UK: Only 3% cancelled OTT in past year" by Advanced Television. 

More than 20 per cent of broadband households with Internet-connected CE use streaming media players the most for online video

Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds a steadily increasing number of US broadband households are turning to a streaming media player first when looking for online content. Currently, 21 per cent of US broadband households with at least one Internet-connected CE device use a streaming media player as the primary platform for online video, ...read more

Parks Associates research finds the global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019. More than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million in 2013. By 2020, nearly 97 million wireless speakers will be sold globally.

“The number of connected CE categories and devices continues to expand as companies look ...read more

Parks Associates consumer research finds the majority (58 per cent) of broadband households in the US use at least one OTT video service on a monthly basis, while more than 25 per cent of households use two or more services.

“Despite impressive penetration, growth of US OTT services has slowed recently, indicating the overall market for SVOD service might be saturated,” said Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates. “Netflix continues to dominate the OTT space, with 4 ...read more

Connected CE and digital media research from Parks Associates shows 66 per cent of US broadband households use a streaming audio service. Among all US broadband households,

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From the article "66% of US broadband homes use a streaming audio service" by Advanced-Television.com

European research from Parks Associates shows 8 per cent of UK broadband households have at least one smart watch. These wearables, which can connect to the Internet, create new health, mobile payment, and smart home opportunities for companies in the IoT ecosystem, according to the firm’s consumer research project Connected Consumer in Europe.

“The IoT concept is so all encompassing it is easy to miss its practical implications for specific markets, industry players, and co ...read more