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More than 25 percent of CE buyers in US broadband households use mobile commerce apps on their smartphone to help with an in-store purchase decision, including functions such as product research, barcode scanning, and interaction with a retailer or brand app, according to a new study from Parks Associates. Parks Associates' research reveals that 43 percent of US smartphone users purchased a good via their device in the last month. However, consumers, especially shoppers at Walma ...read more

The number of US broadband households with a streaming video media device, such as a Roku or an Apple TV, has doubled since 2011, reaching 14 percent in 2013, according to new research from Parks Associates. Among households with a streaming video media device, 37 percent primarily use a Roku compared to 24 percent that primarily use an Apple TV. Parks Associates analysts predict the number of connected TV devices sold worldwide will reach 330 million annually by 2017, almost do ...read more

Nearly 23 percent of broadband households in the UK have an electronic home security system, according to a study by Parks Associates. Fewer than 20 percent have home security systems in France and Belgium, and only 6 percent of German households have a system. By 2020, the UK and Spain will have over 20 million smart meters, while France and Germany will exceed 30 million.

About 30-40 percent of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany, and Belgium rank smoke/fire de ...read more

Over 70 percent of pay-TV subscribers in Western Europe are able to receive a TV Everywhere/multiscreen service, according to a study by Parks Associates. In Eastern Europe, multiscreen availability topped 25 percent of pay-TV households early this year. However, ARPU remains low, pushing many operators to test business models.

Separately, the research firm is accepting speaker submissions for the eighth-annual Connections Europe, 12-13 November in Amsterdam. The executive c ...read more

Consumers want to be able to access online video as part of their pay-TV service, according to new online video research from Parks Associates. More than one-half of US broadband households would like to have a YouTube on-demand features with their pay-TV services. Parks Associates research finds that 28 percent of US broadband households watched a full-length movie on a computer in the last two weeks.

From the article, "Half of US broadband homes want YouTube with pay-TV se ...read more