"multiscreen" articles

Ooyala has raised $35 million in new capital to standardize digital video experiences provided by multi-service operators and TV programmers worldwide on the Ooyala video streaming, monetization and discovery platform. Telstra Applications and Ventures Group, a subsidiary of Australia's largest telecommunications and information services company Telstra , led the Series E round, with prior investors Sierra Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and CID Group participating in addition to...

On June 21st, Parks Associates Director of Research, Brett Sappington, is hosting a webcast on how multiscreen video services have become widely available in several global markets. Operators, broadcasters, OTT service providers, CE manufacturers, and others have all joined in the battle for their share of the consumers' attention and spending. As the industry moves through 2012, new challenges await as the market players adjust their strategies and business models to cope with new...

Written by Brett L. Sappington, Director of Research Although Viaccess and Orca have been bedfellows for some time, the recently announced merger of the two companies highlights a trend among CA/DRM providers. As the multiscreen/TV Everywhere battle among solution providers has grown, content security providers have either been the precipitators or targets of vertical integration into full-featured multiscreen solutions. Irdeto acquired Cloakware and moved to add content management...

By: Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst With the Cable Show taking place in Boston this week, there have been a number of announcements regarding "TV Everywhere," multi-screen pay-TV strategies, and the role of connected consumer electronics such as smart TVs in delivering a new video experience to consumers. Recently, there were a number of very good articles written by John Moulding at Videonet  about how pay-TV providers are working within the...

The potential loss of basic video customers to online sources, the so-called "cord-cutting" phenomenon, was a prominent trend in 2010, made all the more critical by rising rates of online video viewership. Parks Associates' Digital Video: Three Screens and Beyond found consumers are increasingly using online resources to watch premium video such as TV shows and movies. At the same time, there is an erosion of linear weekly television viewing occurring among Netflix users, who...

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES , hosted by  Parks Associates , is an interactive event focused on trends, emerging business models and technologies, and growth opportunities for companies developing products and services for the digital home. The 2012 event will take place on January 10 during the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Join us for a full day of sessions! Smart TV 2012 Outlook Explore television's evolving role as the...

Google, Verizon Wireless, Parks Associates, Samsung, Sprint, Sony Ericsson, YouTube to speak at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco from November 2-4.  Now in its 4th year The Open Mobile Summit is widely recognized as the thought-leadership event for business leaders in mobile, Internet and media convergence.   Special highlighted sessions include: Fireside Chat: Connected Car November 2, 2011 2:15 - 3:15 PM Speakers: Sprint and Chrysler...

Parks Associates is supporting the Connected Home Americas 2011 from October 18-19, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Connected Home Americas 2011 offers a fresh, new approach for Connected Home events. This must attend event explores how the industry can launch, monetize and drive mass market penetration of Connected Home services such as: -- Multiscreen Entertainment and TV Everywhere -- Home Control and Energy Management -- Security and Monitoring Register now...