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Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates, will present consumer research on multiscreen services during the session "Who is Watching TV Everywhere" at The Cable Show's Imagine Park on June 11 at 12:45 P.M.

Parks Associates estimates nearly 115 million U.S. and Canadian pay-TV subscribers will be able to receive multiscreen services from their existing pay-TV provider by 2016. That same year, 90 million subscribers in Western Europe will be able to receive these ...read more

Brett Sappington, director of research at Parks Associates, says the lack of awareness could be caused by the failure of cable TV operators to advertise such services, known as TV Everywhere. After all, such services do not generate extra revenue, as they are part of a monthly subscription.

Sappington says the people who make use of TV Everywhere are also video lovers who already tend to be higher-spending, loyal customers anyway.

That's partly what makes improved progra ...read more

Broadband providers, driven by subscriber adoption of connected CE and the need for new revenues, will deploy over 120 million routers and residential gateways (RGs) worldwide in 2017, achieving a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5% from 2012, according to research firm Parks Associates.

"Residential Gateway Trends: Bringing Value Home," a new Parks Associates whitepaper sponsored by Jungo, notes the average U.S. broadband household has approximately four TVs and TV ...read more

Tricia Parks, CEO, Parks Associates, presents today on the growing presence of IP-enabled solutions in the home management and security markets as part of her keynote address "Emerging Markets for IP Home Management" at CONNECTIONS™. New research from Parks Associates finds 5% of U.S. broadband households (representing more than 4 million households) report they are very likely to purchase a home security system within the next 12 months. A majority of these households report th ...read more

Connections 2013
May 20- 23
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Billed as the premier connected home conference and showcase and hosted by research firm Parks Associates, it focuses on emerging technologies, monetization strategies, and content distribution for connected CE and connected home services. The executive conference includes keynotes from AT&T, Starz, and Samsung and sessions featuring executives focused on emerging technologies, products, and services for the connected ho ...read more

CTIA-The Wireless Association® today announced partnerships with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2014 "Design and Construction Week" (DCW) and Parks Associates for the CTIA 2014™ Super Mobility Week, which debuts September 9, 10 & 11 at the Las Vegas Sands Expo & Convention Center. NAHB and Parks Associates will focus on how wireless technology is being used to connect homes, providing homeowners with the convenience and cost-savings of "smarter" homes.

NAHB ...read more

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 26% of U.S. broadband households own a smart TV and 46% own at least one set-top box. Furthermore, 63% of smart TV owners connect the set to the Internet, and 79% of these owners use the TV to watch premium online video on a monthly basis.

Corporate executives and Parks Associates analysts will focus on connected and mobile CE at the 17th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, co-located with CTIA 201 ...read more

Parks Associates announced today Accedo, Apsalar, Adobe, Pandora, and 3scale will participate in the CONNECTIONS™ session "The Evolution of the App Ecosystem," to examine the impact of device adoption and demand for content on the mobile app market.

CONNECTIONS™, hosted by Parks Associates, is co-located with CTIA on May 20-23 in Las Vegas. Parks Associates estimates mobile app revenues in the U.S. and Canada will reach nearly $22 billion in 2017, fueled by in-app purchases ...read more