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With its contracts and fees, cable TV is nowhere near cheap. Though streaming services are the new norm, paying for multiple subscriptions -- or even a live TV streaming service like DirecTV Stream -- can rival your cable bill. According to a July 2022 study from Parks Associates, roughly one-quarter of American households subscribe to nine or more streaming services, while 50% of us have at least four.

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Parks Associates has released a new whitepaper titled, “Control the Network, Control the Costs: Solving the Wi-Fi Problem in Home Security,” developed in partnership with Johnson Controls.

New research from Parks Associates shows a growing demand for smart home products through security system providers, but technical challenges with WiFi are pervasive. Fifty-one percent of smart home device owners report they experienced a loss of wireless connectivity.

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As Parks Associates’ Eric Sorensen pointed out in a recent column for Fierce Video, consumers are moving to the smart TV as their device of choice for streaming video entertainment, with the firm finding 60% of U.S. internet households naming smart TVs as their preferred video consumption device in Q1 2022.

“Similarly, advertisers, measurement companies and other industry players now consider the smart TV as the key video consumption device in the home,” Sorensen wrote. ...read more

Among those consumers who have converted to become a smart home family, research reveals that the smart home industry is indeed growing! According to recent data from Parks Associates, additional smart home devices – from thermostats and device-control products to security components, including doorbells and locks – have increased among smart home device owners, and on average, owners have eight of these devices.

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Twenty-three percent of respondents also said that they thought piracy was “OK,” a jump from 14% in 2019, when the streaming market was less saturated, according to MediaPost’s reporting of Parks Associates data.

From the article, "Is Streaming Fragmentation Reviving Piracy?" by David Satin.

Apple’s share of the streaming device space shrank 3% year over year in the third quarter, when it captured 9% of the domestic market, according to Parks Associates. Comparatively, Roku and Fire TV largely dominated the space, commanding a 40% share each in Q3.

From the article, "Apple TV+ raises streaming subscription price to $7 per month" by Bevin Fletcher.

According to new research from Parks Associates, 7-9% of US households with internet own a smart garage door opener, but only a significantly smaller number of these households are using the smart capabilities of their devices.

“Consumers have difficulty installing smart garage door openers. Lack of reliable Wi-Fi in the garage is a notable barrier to proper functioning of smart garage door openers,” said Jennifer Kent, Vice President, Research, Parks Associates.

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According to recent Parks Associates data, US households spend an average of $116 a month on home internet, which is a sizable chunk of change. Whether you use it for remote work, streaming your favorite shows, online gaming or video chatting with friends and family, it's hard to live without the internet.

From the article, "Here are 8 Tips to Help You Save on Your Monthly Internet Bill" by Trey Paul.