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Amazon's Fire TV set-top box outsold Apple TV in the last year, according to figures from Parks Associates.

In the US, Roku, Google, Amazon and Apple account for a whopping 86 per cent of the entire streaming market.

Roku is top, with a 34 per cent market share, while Google's Chromecast notched up 24 per cent.

Apple was third, but has been overtaken by the Amazon Fire TV set-top box.

However, it's hardly a fair comparison. Apple TV hasn't been refreshed since 20 ...read more

According to a study conducted by Parks Associates, broadband penetration will continue to rise over the coming 12 months.

The firm expects almost 430 million households worldwide to have a data network this year, which will help meet growing data and bandwidth demands.

Stuart Sikes, President at Parks Associates, said broadband consumers are demanding a very clear value proposition - and this will help shape the market in 2013.

"To remain competitive, service provid ...read more