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Netflix had been considered relatively immune to price increases because a high percentage of its customers say they are very satisfied with the service. Just 9 percent of Netflix's customer base had canceled the service in the prior year -- a ditch level lower than other major video services including Amazon, according to research from Parks Associates.

From the article "Netflix's Distracting Buffering" by Shira Ovide.

In Spain, about three-fourths of residents have high-speed Internet. About half subscribe to broadband but not pay-TV, compared with about 16 percent in the U.S., according to the research firm Parks Associates. Spanish residents also showed high awareness of HBO, Sutton said.

Yet HBO will face competition in Spain. At least eight streaming video services already exist in the country, including from Telefonica SA, the dominant telecommunications provider, and Netflix, which ...read more

Congratulations! The app on your health device says your blood pressure is back to normal! Are you sure you’re the only one that knows about this?

According to a recent research by Parks Associates, approximately 23 percent of consumers have privacy and security concerns about using connected health devices and fitness tracking devices. Nearly 35 percent of consumers were concerned that their personal health information won't remain confidential online, the study said. In th ...read more

Fitbit makes wristbands, digital scales, and other devices that track activity like steps taken in a day, heart rate, and - - through a mobile application -- calories consumed. Its market is dominated by female customers: 68 percent of Fitbit owners were women in the second-quarter of 2014, according to the most recent data from Parks Associates.

From the article "Fitbit Counts on Women as Customers Just Not Board Members" by Alexa Liautaud.

“These new deals represent an extension of our evolving strategy in terms of how we monetize our content,” CBS President Leslie Moonves said during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call.

Sony Corp. has said it plans to introduce an Internet-based TV service called PlayStation Vue. HBO is expected to roll out its stand-alone streaming service this year. It’s not disclosed what the monthly charge will be.

HBO going out on its own, making “Game of Thrones” and other po ...read more

Sales on that level would far exceed the existing market for both smartwatches and activity trackers. Global sales of activity trackers reached 13.6 million last year, according to researcher Parks Associates...

From the article "Apple Sticks to Premium Prices With Watch at $349 and Up" by Tim Higgins.

While companies such as Fitbit Inc. and Jawbone have made some headway introducing wearables to the public, global sales of the activity trackers hit just 13.6 million units last year, according to researcher Parks Associates. That's about the number of iPhones Apple sells in a month, giving Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook room to boost the size of the market.

From the article "Apple Bets IPhone Magic Will Spill Over to Wearables" by Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows.

These are among the ethical questions still to be addressed about the appropriateness of companies tracking the physical activity of employees, said Harry Wang, a researcher for Parks Associates who has been studying the market. With wearable devices, collecting more sensitive information is likely to bring tougher government oversight, he said.

“There will be high levels of privacy, security and compliance requirements,” Wang said. “There will be high expectations from cons ...read more