"connected CE" articles

Parks Associates' digital music report, Evolution of Digital Music on Connected Devices , finds that since 2011, the number of consumers in U.S. broadband households listening to streaming audio services has grown 130%. This rapid growth can be attributed to the expansion of connected CE devices such as such as A/V receivers, all-in-one home theater systems, wireless speakers, speaker docks, speaker bars, multiroom digital music systems. In this report, Parks Associates analysts...

Research released by Parks Associates this week shows that 86% of Roku owners compared to 77% of Apple TV owners use a subscription OTT service of any kind. Additionally, 75% percent of Roku owners use Netflix, while 63% of Apple TV owners use it. This research will be a key aspect in Parks Associates' participation in the 2014 NAB Show, where the research firm is hosting two Disruptive Media Conference Sessions. Brett Sappington, Director of Research for Parks Associates, will...

New research reports from Parks Associates take an in-depth look into the trends and technologies shaping the smart home, Internet of Things, video, and digital health landscapes. In five new reports released this week, the firm provides analysis, data, and forecasts into each market, finding that consumers are now more connected than ever. The research shows that 75% of U.S. homes have broadband, and over 80% of these households have a home network. Over 60% own connected CE,...

Companies are waging platform wars on a variety of fronts: digital media and apps, social networking and messaging, commerce and advertising, payment and artificial intelligence. Each player is fighting hard because it knows each new product and feature, each device iteration and software upgrade, along with related content and service updates, are critical to the end user's experience. The richer the experience, the higher the value a company can earn from its loyalists. But how...

New Parks Associates consumer research shows that nearly half (47%) of video consumed on a TV set in the U.S. now comes from non-linear sources. Parks Associates analysts will explore the implications of this shifting video usage at the 2014 Disruptive Media Conference , part of the NAB Show taking place April 5-10 in Las Vegas. Parks Associates, alongside GSMA, Digital Media Wire, and the NAB Show, is a key partner for the Disruptive Media Conference, which is a two-day event...

Parks Associates is proud to announce the keynote speakers and session topics for this year's CONNECTIONS US conference. The conference, now in its 18th iteration, will take place May 13-15, 2014, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in San Francisco. This year's conference will focus on technology developments and trends in the entertainment and smart home industries. Parks Associates research shows over 80% of U.S. broadband households now have a home network, and...

Over 60% of U.S. broadband households have at least one Internet-connected CE, such as a smart TV, connected Blu-ray player, or connected game console, and households have on average close to 7 connected devices per household. Consumer use of these devices is evolving their use cases as well. Video viewing on mobile platforms in particular has trended upward in the past few years. As a result, content providers are deploying new multiscreen services and streaming content to...

News from the Wall Street Journal that Amazon is making content inquiries about licensing of linear channels for a streaming pay-TV service shouldn’t be a big surprise. After all, what player in the connected CE and online video space hasn’t looked into that possibility recently? (Content providers must be absolutely giddy about everyone coming out of the woodwork to ask about content licensing.) While Intel and others have tested the waters recently (with Intel finding them...