Blog articles from 12/2019

Steve Epstein , Head of Innovation and Distinguished Engineer, Synamedia gave his insights on video services prior to the Parks Associates’  Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media . Steve will participate at the pre-show workshop session  Piracy: A Billion-Dollar Challenge  on Monday, December 9 at 4 :45 pm . In addition,  Christopher Rae , SVP of Global Operations,  Verimatrix  will join him on this session....

Jason Friedlander ,  Sr. Director Product Marketing,  Verizon Media  gave his insights on the entertainment industry prior to the Parks Associates’  Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media . Jason will participate on the expert panel  The Future Role of Live TV  on Tuesday, December 10 at 4 :30 pm . Panelists who will join him on this session include: Jim Long , CEO, Didja, Inc . Scott Maddux , VP Business...

Industry perspectives vary on the extent to which product returns impact growth in the smart home. Through its consumer studies, Parks Associates finds that only approximately 3% of US broadband households report returning a smart home device in the past 12 months. When return rates are assessed among smart home device owners versus all broadband households, the numbers are higher. For example, only 2% of all US broadband households have returned a smart video doorbell. However, 16% of...