Blog articles from 11/2018

Prior to Parks Associates’ 1st-annual Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media conference, Colleen Moraghan, Senior Vice President, Data Solutions, 605 shared insights with the analyst team to discuss challenges with growing video entertainment today and in the future. Colleen will be participating on The New Economics of Video panel on Tuesday, December 11 at 3:00 PM. Panelists joining her on this session include: Kristen Finney, EVP, EMEA TVD, 20th Century Fox...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 1st-annual Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media conference, Anthony Smith-Chaigneau, Sr. Director Product Marketing, NAGRA shared insights with the analyst team to discuss the fthe future of Pay TV. Anthony will be participating on the Future Video Services: How VOD, Linear, OTT, and Pay TV Come Together panel on Tuesday, December 11, at 1:15 PM. Panelists joining him on this session include: Scott Ehrlich, Vice President, Emerging...

As the popularity of smart home products continues to grow, so too do technological advancements in artificial intelligence. Hollywood icons like KITT (Knight Rider) and Pat (Smart House) actually do exist, although much less dramatically. AI has become an integral part of the smart home ecosystem and service providers are making moves to increase their products’ capabilities and learning methods. Recently, Amazon announced that their smart speaker, the Echo, and Alexa will be...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 1st-annual Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media conference, Michael McCluskey, VP, Product Management, Espial shared insights with the analyst team to discuss the future of video. Michael will be participating on the The New Economics of Video panel on Tuesday, December 11, at 3:00 PM. Panelists joining him on this session include: Kristen Finney, EVP, EMEA TVD, 20th Century Fox Chad Harris, SVP New Media & Innovation,...

OTT video service popularity is still on the rise over 10 years after its debut. Parks Associates shows that there are now over 200 service options to choose from in the U.S. alone. While there are clear leaders in the industry, like Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon’s Prime Video, the remaining competitors are still battling for a spot on the top 10 list. Parks Associates recently released its 2018 update to the top 10 OTT contenders in its OTT Video Market Tracker and it seems that...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 13th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe: Strategies for the Smart Home and Consumer Iot conference, Simon Trudelle, Sr. Director Product Marketing, NAGRA shared insights with the analyst team to address the challenges and revenue opportunities with growing the smart home industry in Europe. Simon will be participating on the Enhanced Experiences: Tech Support in the Smart Home panel on Tuesday, November 13 at 16:30. Panelists joining him on this session...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 13th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe: Strategies for the Smart Home and Consumer Iot conference, Mitchell Klein, Executive Director, Z-Wave Alliance shared insights with the analyst team to address the challenges and revenue opportunities with growing the smart home industry in Europe. Mitchell will be participating on the Special Session Fireside Chat: Fragmentation and the Future: Smart Products vs. Smart Systems on Wednesday, November 14 at 11:15. Joining...

Prior to Parks Associates’ 13th-annual CONNECTIONS Europe: Strategies for the Smart Home and Consumer Iot conference, Jean-Marc Prunet, Managing Director – Security Business Group, Somfy shared insights with the analyst team to address the challenges and revenue opportunities with growing the smart home industry in Europe. Jean-Marc will be participating on the Home Security: Proving Value panel on Wednesday, November 14 at 15:15. Panelists joining him on this session include:...