"TV Everywhere" articles

Global research finds Brazil is outpacing Russia, China, and India in its growth rate for pay-TV subscriptions and its household discretionary spending for movies, music, and games is nearly double that of China. During 2011, pay-TV service subscriptions in Brazil increased by over 30%, and broadband service subscriptions grew by 20%. By comparison, service growth in Russia and China is at or below 20%. Continued economic improvement in the country has increased demand for CE, and...

  59% of U.S. broadband households want access to on-demand YouTube content through their pay-TV service, with the growing number of smart TVs and connected devices driving interest in online video options. Parks Associates will present new smart TV and connected consumer electronics research, with new content strategies to capture consumer interest and new revenues, at CONNECTIONS™ at TIA 2012, June 5-7 in Dallas, Texas. Over 80% of viewers interested in YouTube opt for a...

With the rise of TV Everywhere and services to deliver content to connected consumer electronics , many are wondering what this means to the future of the set-top box business, particularly from stalwarts such as Motorola (Google) and Cisco. A recent Forbes article touched on this topic. Is the set-top business declining precipitously? Cisco doesn’t think so – it just announced the purchase of conditional access and UI provider NDS. Brett Sappington, our Senior Analyst, has...

Rogers Communications has started offering a combination whole-home PVR and TV Everywhere-style service based on Cisco's Videoscape architecture. Rogers' NextBox 2.0 service wraps together whole-home PVR; in-home streaming, via Wi-Fi, of more than 20 channels of linear TV to tablet computers; and a new interactive program guide. NextBox 2.0 will initially be available only in Ontario. Rogers will supply subscribers who opt for NextBox 2.0 with Cisco Explorer 8642 HD DVR and 4642 HD boxes...

Sales of digital video media receivers, including Apple TV and Roku, were strong in the recent holiday season, with penetration approaching 13% of U.S. broadband households and matching the 2011 forecasts from the international research firm Parks Associates. The firm forecasts over 14 million units will sell in 2012. These strong device sales indicate increasing consumer interest in nontraditional approaches to video access. Value of Video: Shifting Consumer Dollars , a recently...

The potential loss of basic video customers to online sources, the so-called "cord-cutting" phenomenon, was a prominent trend in 2010, made all the more critical by rising rates of online video viewership. Parks Associates' Digital Video: Three Screens and Beyond found consumers are increasingly using online resources to watch premium video such as TV shows and movies. At the same time, there is an erosion of linear weekly television viewing occurring among Netflix users, who...

Parks Associates is supporting the 10th annual TelcoTV 2011 this week (Oct 25-27) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Brett Sappington , Director of Research, Parks Associates is speaking on the session "Going Hybrid: Merging OTT with TV Everywhere and Licensed Content" on October 25 from 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM. While consumers want a wide choice of content, the key challenge for service providers is to deliver a unified content user experience across all...

Google, Verizon Wireless, Parks Associates, Samsung, Sprint, Sony Ericsson, YouTube to speak at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco from November 2-4.  Now in its 4th year The Open Mobile Summit is widely recognized as the thought-leadership event for business leaders in mobile, Internet and media convergence.   Special highlighted sessions include: Fireside Chat: Connected Car November 2, 2011 2:15 - 3:15 PM Speakers: Sprint and Chrysler...