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Tuesday, March 17, 2015Verizon, Nest, Samsung, and Comcast to address the intersection of Connected Entertainment, Smart Home, and IoT Markets at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference Parks Associates estimates U.S. broadband households watch an average of 3.4 hours of Internet video per week and have an average of 7.5 devices connected to the Internet, including a mixture of tablets, smartphones, PCs/routers, and connected CE. At the same time, 69% of U.S. broadband households are willing to pay $2.99 per month for a bundle of smart energy services. Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 19-21, in San Francisco, to explore new and innovative strategies to monetize content, monitoring, and entertainment services in the connected home while creating a personalized and seamless experience for the consumer. “Consumers recognize the expansive possibilities inherent in the connected home, where they can leverage the same connectivity to stream a movie, control their thermostat, and secure the home,” said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. “Strategic partnerships are quickly becoming a competitive advantage for industries offering products and services to the connected consumer. CONNECTIONS™ explores the full range of possibilities for companies active in the connected home, including new ways to monetize technologies and add value to offerings through unique partnerships, targeted marketing messages, and emerging sectors, such as wearables and the connected car.” The 19th-annual CONNECTIONS™ will be held May 19-21 in San Francisco and will address challenges as the smart home and connected entertainment industries continue to converge. Keynote speakers include the following:
“We look forward to addressing the reality of the connected home space at CONNECTIONS™,” Sikes said. “Consumer interest in new smart home solutions is increasing alongside demand for OTT video services and connected devices, especially as they can use their mobile devices to connect and control all their entertainment and smart home services. At CONNECTIONS™, we will explore personalized options to access content, new ways to control different systems in the home, and services that require innovative partnerships between industry players to create the best consumer experience in the connected home.” Research from Parks Associates reveals the current adoption and use for connected products and services:
Registration is open, and media are invited to secure press passes. For more information about CONNECTIONS™, visit www.connectionsus.com. Follow the conference on Twitter at @CONNECTIONS_US, #CONNUS15, and on the CONNECTIONS™ Industry Insights Blog. To schedule a meeting with an analyst or speaker, contact Holly Sprague at [email protected], 720.987.6614.
About CONNECTIONS™ Parks Associates' 27th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023 and multiple virtual sessions hosted throughout 2023. The event focuses on the adoption of technology including smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation. Bringing together more than 1,500 senior executives, CONNECTIONS™ provides networking opportunities combined with visionary keynotes and virtual sessions. The Parks Associates analyst team leads all conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design. Throughout the event, sponsors offer demos during networking events, spotlighting new technology innovations and services for the entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments. CONNECTIONS™ 2023 features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023, with virtual sessions on March 2, July 20, and October 5. For more information, contact [email protected], call 972-490-1113, visit www.connectionsconference.com.
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