Events

Industry Leaders Including Roku, Verizon and Sharp to Discuss Streaming Media Strategies at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21

Digital media consumer research from Parks Associates reports 57% of U.S. broadband households access an OTT video subscription, but account sharing is a lingering challenge. According to a 3Q 2014 survey of U.S. broadband households, 8% are using a subscription OTT video account held by someone outside of their home, and ...read more

Parks Associates event focuses on Internet of Things and the Connected Consumer

Parks Associates today confirmed the keynote lineup for the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference. Executives from Comcast’s Xfinity Home, Nest, Samsung, and Verizon will address the impact of the Internet of Things on the industries developing products and services for the connected consumer.

“These influential companies are driving the industry’s agenda,” said Stua ...read more

CONNECTIONS™ agenda features over 100 executives discussing connected entertainment, smart home, and Internet of Things

More U.S. households now own a smartphone than a desktop, according to new research that Parks Associates will discuss at the 19^th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21, in San Francisco. In the last five years, desktop adoption declined from 90% to 69% among U.S. broadband households, while smartphone adoption increased from ...read more

Executive Conference addresses the impact of mobility on connected entertainment and smart home

Parks Associates today announced Verizon Vice President Farooq Muzaffar will discuss the critical role of mobile technology in driving consumer adoption of smart home and connected entertainment solutions during the opening keynote at CONNECTIONS™, May 19 at 10:45 a.m. The research firm shows that smartphone adoption has reached 78% of U.S. broadband households, exceeding desktop ...read more

Roku, Verizon, LG, Sony, and other industry leaders to discuss OTT video market at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21

Parks Associates announced new research today showing 27% of U.S. broadband households now own a streaming media device and nearly 90% of these households have these devices connected to the Internet. The firm’s Q1 2015 consumer survey reveals more consumers bought a streaming media device than a Blu-ray player in the last 12 month ...read more

Connected Health Summit features keynotes from Humana and Kaiser Permanente and sponsorship from Alarm.com, Lowe’s, MDLIVE, and Z-Wave

Parks Associates wearables research shows that 52% of the approximately 8.5 million U.S. broadband households planning to purchase a smart watch will use it to track their fitness activities.  Parks Associates will discuss connected health and wearables research at its second-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, September 9-10 ...read more

Deutsche Telekom, Honeywell, Liberty Global, Sutherland Global, Telecom Italia, and Telefónica join Advisory Board

Parks Associates today announced the tenth-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe – IoT: Connected Entertainment and the Smart Home will be held November 10-11, 2015, in Amsterdam. The Advisory Board, including executives from Deutsche Telekom, Honeywell, Liberty Global, Sutherland Global, Telecom Italia, and Telefónica, will help guide the agenda topics on the Internet of ...read more

Icontrol Networks share insights on the smart home market at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21

Parks Associates today announced Letha McLaren, Chief Marketing Officer of Icontrol Networks, will share insights on consumer awareness and new channel strategies to deliver the connected home experience during a special fireside chat at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, on Wednesday, May 20, at 5:00 P.M.

The research firm will ho ...read more