"smart TV" articles
As we head towards the new year, it’s a good point to look back at how the connected TV market has changed during the course of 2020. We’ve seen accelerations in the adoption of streaming video products, particularly connected TV devices such as smart TVs and streaming media players. In early 2020, retailers sold out of their existing stock as strong consumer demand ran up against factory shutdowns and delays in shipping. In the third quarter of 2020, production and shipping returned,...
Parks Associates' upcoming Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media conference on December 14-16 brings together industry leaders to share insights on new trends in the video and connected entertainment industries. Simon Leadlay, Head of Product Management at You.i TV , shared thoughts with us on the OTT industry's shift to online video consumption:
How is the shift to online video consumption pushing traditional players to adjust strategies?
There are two...
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast is in talks with Walmart to partner on a new line of smart TVs. The smart TVs would be running Comcast's X1 operating system, which powers the company's Xfinity set-top boxes and Flex streaming media devices. As per Wall Street Journal's report, Walmart would manufacture and promote the X1 smart TVs in its retail stores, potentially under Walmart branding, and also receive a share of recurring revenue generated via these smart TVs...
The streaming video product market is changing as a whole, with streaming video subscription services contributing significantly to the rising number of users. The COVID-19 crisis is also having an impact on the growth of the streaming video product market, and many sheltering in place households are turning to technology as their primary form of entertainment and productivity. Consumer demand for streaming video products is at an all-time high, and the streaming video market has seen...
The COVID-19 health crisis has fundamentally impacted the lifestyles and routines of all consumers. Shelter-in-place orders and work-at-home mandates have driven in-home video consumption to unprecedented levels, with nearly 3 in 10 US broadband households reporting an increase in usage of online video services and nearly 1 in 5 reporting an increased use of pay-TV services.
Parks Associates’ new whitepaper, Optimizing the Smart TV Experience , in cooperation...
Christopher Rae , SVP of Global Operations, Verimatrix , gave his insights on video services prior to the 2019 Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media .
Christopher participated on the research workshop session Piracy: A Billion-Dollar Challenge with Steve Epstein , Head of Innovation and Distinguished Engineer, Synamedia .
What is the greatest disruption to the entertainment...
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...
