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CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase took place in Santa Clara, CA.

The connected TV is on the verge of a lot of great things, according to speakers at CONNECTIONS, a conference series put on by Parks Associates.

1. The cloud is coming home.
2. But not any time soon.
3. Free samples work.
4. People still love their broadcast TV.
5. Moore's Law is going unused.
6. The user interface counts for a lot.
But...
7. You won't have to wave at yo ...read more

TVover.net and Parks Associates are giving away 2 free passes to CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase on June 28-30, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA, USA.

This unique conference and showcase highlights consumer and industry research from Parks Associates, showcases key players and new technologies, and delivers insight and recommendations for new business models and opportunities in digital media/content, mobile applications and services, connected consumer elect ...read more

Parks Associates announce the preliminary agenda, featuring the core topic areas of CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase, including mobility and communications, entertainment and content, connected consumer electronics, and cloud-based value-added services.

Cloud media is an important topic at this year’s CONNECTIONS due to the challenges for this market in reaching its tremendous potential. Parks Associates research finds consumers are highly interested in the ...read more

The WD TV Live Plus HD media player fulfills consumers' growing demand for large libraries of digital videos, photos and music. According to research firm Parks Associates, the average broadband household will see its digital media storage needs grow to nearly 900 GB by year-end 2014. And users are increasingly looking for easy ways to enjoy the content on the big screen. Parks' findings reveal that the sales of connected consumer electronics devices, such as connected TVs and di ...read more

The number of U.S. broadband households watching premium online content, including movies and TV shows via the Internet, doubled in the last year, according to Broadband, Communications, and Entertainment Bundles, a new study from Parks Associates. Currently over 25 million U.S. broadband households regularly watch full-length TV shows online, while over 20 million watch movies online.

From the article, "Consumer Viewing of Movies and TV Shows Online Doubles in 2009"

Parks Associates announces new speakers for CONNECTIONS Europe , featuring executive expertise in IPTV, connected CE, and advanced video services. The Summit, hosted by Parks Associates on November 4, 2009, at the Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam, addresses consumer demand and business strategies for connected consumer electronics. CONNECTIONS Europe panelists will address key industry issues: The development roadmap for digital lifestyle technologies and applications Adoption and revenue.

The number of subscribers worldwide to telco/IPTV services will approach 40 million by year-end 2009, according to international research firm Parks Associates. The strong growth in telco/IPTV services is due partly to aggressive provider deployments, according to the firm's new white paper IPTV and the Digital Home, but the most successful rollouts will incorporate multiple services, such as home networking, convergence in entertainment and communications features, and unique in ...read more