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Research firm Parks Associates released a report Monday morning showing that at least 35 million American households would be interested in picking up a cloud gaming service at a roughly $9.99/month price point.

From the article, "Analysis: The impact of Google Stadia shutdown on Amazon, Xbox, and other cloud gaming initiatives" by Thomas Wilde.

Roku is the leader in streaming services with 37 percent of the market. But Amazon has been gaining ground and claimed 28 percent in 2018, according to research firm Parks Associates.

Amazon may be following Roku’s lead in streaming news, but that hasn’t always been the case. Roku recently launched a subscription service for premium channels like Showtime and Starz that mimicked Amazon Prime’s offering.

From the article "Amazon developing a free, ad-supported video news ...read more

More and more people are watching TV and movies with over-the-top devices. Streaming device ownership spiked from six percent of U.S. broadband households in 2010 to almost 40 percent last year, according to research from Parks Associates.

From the article "As Fire TV passes 30M users, Amazon execs eye more voice integrations and global expansion" by Taylor Soper.

Many of us now play games this way, on Facebook and other platforms. And while it might feel like we’re spending less as a result, many of us are shelling out as much or more, cumulatively, as people who are buying games the old-fashioned way, according to a new research report released today by Parks Associates.

“Players often cite the microtransactions model as a way to reduce their gaming expenditures because it allows them to spend according to their budget and play patt ...read more