Connected CE and Platforms

Amazon increases share of streaming media players, while Roku maintains its lead

Parks Associates announced new research today showing that ownership of streaming media players has risen from about six percent of U.S. broadband households in 2010 to almost 40% at the beginning of 2018. Parks Associates’ consumer data indicates that Amazon’s share of streaming media players owned in U.S. broadband households has increased by 4% since last year, taking some of Google’s share o ...read more

Research firm hosts Integrated Life Day at InfoComm, with insights from AVIXA™, Crestron, Guitar Center, Microsoft, Nest Labs, NETGEAR, and more

Research from Parks Associates shows 17% of U.S. broadband households own both an Internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device. The IoT research firm will host the sessions for Integrated Life Day at InfoComm, June 5 in Las Vegas, to examine crossover opportunities between the commercial and residential audio/visu ...read more

Research firm hosts Integrated Life Day at InfoComm to highlight opportunities for A/V solution providers in convergence of commercial and residential connected markets

Research from Parks Associates finds purchase intentions for smart home devices among U.S. broadband households have increased by 66% year over year, which will drive an accompanying increase in consumer expectations for premium and personalized technology experiences in all aspects of their digital lives. Th ...read more

New whitepaper addresses AV experience for commercial, residential, hospitality, entertainment, mobile, or other public environments

Parks Associates today released a new whitepaper, Integrated Life: AV Convergence in Life, Work, and Play, which reveals two-thirds of U.S. broadband households have at least one connected entertainment device and nearly 70% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT (over-the-top) service. The whitepaper, sponsored by AVIXA™, ...read more

44% of U.S. broadband households own two or more Internet-connected home video entertainment devices for streaming content

Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for papers for the inaugural Integrated Life program, a one-day event produced at InfoComm 2018 in partnership with AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association. The event, held on June 5 at the Westgate Las Vegas, will focus on the crossover opportunities between the commercial and res ...read more

Consumer entertainment and IoT research firm releases Smart TV Market Snapshot ahead of CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES

A new Market Snapshot from Parks Associates finds that makers of smart TVs and streaming media players are shifting strategies to focus on the user experience (UX) as device sales start to flatten out. According to Parks Associates’ “Market Snapshot - Smart TVs & the User Experience,” 45% of U.S. broadband households have a smart TV, which is now the most common ...read more

Video door bells and voice-enabled speakers are popular smart home gifts

Parks Associates’ holiday shopping research shows millennials will lead the smart home and CE purchasing the holiday season, with 46% reporting high intentions to buy at least one device and 36% planning to give one as a gift. The IoT research firm, which surveyed U.S. broadband households on their purchase intentions for this holiday season, found one-third of U.S. broadband households report a high in ...read more

Roku leads streaming media player brand share among U.S. broadband households with 37% of installed base

New consumer research from Parks Associates reveals Roku is increasing its lead in the streaming media player landscape. As of Q1 2017, 37% of streaming media players owned by U.S. broadband households are Roku devices, up from one-third in Q1 2016. The firm’s latest industry report Reinventing CE: Transforming Devices to Service Platforms shows this increase in share of ...read more