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Parks Associates research finds 45% of European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this internet-connected CE device.

The research firm will address the changing CE business models and opportunities for OTT video services in the EU connected home at the tenth-annual Connections Europe – IoT: Connected Entertainment and the Smart Home, November 10-11, at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Am ...read more

More than 330 million 4K UltraHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million in 2013.

This is according to a new report from Parks Associates, Connected CE: Trends and Innovation, which notes that, of US broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56% think that 4K picture quality is an important feature.

Among flat-panel shoppers not planning to buy a 4K TV, 42% were unfamiliar with 4K/UHD technologies, and 44% felt ...read more

Over 50% of consumers in US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, according to Parks Associates.

57% of consumers in US broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, such as Netflix or Hulu Plus. The research firm reports the average US broadband household spends $9 per month on Internet video, up from $7 in 2012.

“The number of hours watching video content continues to rise, exceeding 36 hours per week in 2014, with Internet video accounting ...read more

Ownership and usage of connected devices is growing among US broadband households, according to Parks Associates.

26% own a streaming media device, 34% own a smart TV and 16% own a smart home device.

The average household spends over $6 per month on subscription internet video services.

“As we saw at CES last week, companies from previously separate channels are now competing in the smart home ecosystem, meaning both differentiation and cross-platform interoperabilit ...read more

Roku remains the leading streaming player in the United States, but Google Chromecast has knocked Apple TV into second place, according to Parks Associates.

The researcher says that 10% of US households have purchased a streaming media device so far in 2014 – already matching available sales data from 2013 as a whole.

Roku claims 29% of sales, with Google Chromecast on 20% and the more expensive Apple TV on 17%. New entrant Amazon Fire TV is in fourth place with 10%.

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Smart watches and connected entertainment devices, including game consoles and streaming media devices, will be the most popular gifts for the holiday season in the US.

Among connected CE devices acquired in 2014, 37% of smart watches, 25% of streaming media devices (including players like the Roku 3 and sticks like the Google Chromecast), and 20% of gaming consoles were received as gifts. Other popular CE gifts include tablets and e-book readers, motion controllers, DVRs, M ...read more

Pay-TV adoption in Germany and the UK has reached 86% and 78% of broadband households, respectively, according to Parks Associates.

Spanish adoption is much lower, with 47% of broadband households receiving only local broadcast channels.

“Spanish broadband households show enthusiasm for online video, with our research showing 54% watch free online video at least once a month, compared to 40% in the U.K. and 26% in Germany,” said Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Park ...read more

Adoption of PC-to-TV connections in Europe exceeds adoption in the US.

Among broadband households, 54% in Spain and 38% in the UK and Germany have a PC connected to the TV, compared to 32% in the US.

“Growth of broadband services and expansion of OTT services are driving systematic changes throughout Europe’s video industry,” said Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates.

From the article "PC-to-TV connections in Europe outpace US."