Press Releases

Among U.S. broadband households without a security system, 19% are very likely to buy one if it can be monitored or controlled via a smartphone

Parks Associates shared new research today ahead of ISC West from its consumer study 360 View: Residential Security showing remote monitoring with no long-term commitment are key factors to attract new security customers. The research study of 10,000 U.S. broadband households reveals that among the 73% of broadband households without ...read more

Parks Associates’ senior research director to share firm’s OTT research at NAB Show in Las Vegas

International research firm Parks Associates announced today that Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, will speak at the NAB Show, April 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sappington will explore consumer perceptions and choice of video services, including comparisons among vMVPDs (online pay-TV services), and how competition is evolving in this crowded space.

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Parks Associates releases new research showing U.S. broadband households report spending $23 on average for video entertainment per month

New consumer research from Parks Associates shows that U.S. broadband households report their average monthly expenditure on video entertainment outside of a pay-TV subscription has dropped from $29 in the past two years to $23 in the last half of 2017. The research firm notes spending on internet video has held steady at roughly $9 per mo ...read more

Summit highlights market shifts, product management lifecycle, and growth in consumer product markets

Parks Associates today announced the speakers for the IoT Summit: Transformation of Consumer Products: Connectivity & IoT at HardwareCon, April 19, 2018, at the San Jose Convention Center. The research firm will host five sessions throughout the event to address the changing dynamics for the hardware industry, specifically examining hardware as a service.

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New consumer research examines tech support strategies for connected device landscape

A new industry research report from Parks Associates shows that problems with computing and entertainment devices are declining steadily year-over-year, dropping by more than 50% since 2014. Tech Support Landscape: U.S. Trends and Outlook notes that instead, smart home devices are creating more problems in households. Thirty-four percent of smart home device owners experienced problems with ...read more

Parks Associates to host video research workshop, sponsored by Espial, at The Pay TV Show, May 14 in Denver

New research from Parks Associates shows that 21% of U.S. pay-TV subscribers say they subscribe to an online video service through their pay-TV provider, up from 10% a year ago. The research firm attributes this jump to the increasing number of partnerships between pay-TV and OTT providers, with operators such as Comcast adding support for Netflix in their set-top boxe ...read more

Parks Associates reports 47% of U.S. broadband households do not intend to buy a smart home device

Parks Associates announced new research today showing 47% of U.S. broadband households do not own and do not intend to buy a smart home device in the next year. Value proposition and price are the top inhibitors—51% of these households do not see any value in smart home products and 41% feel they are too expensive. The research firm will host the 22^nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The P ...read more

Parks Associates and AVIXA announce Integrated Life program with speakers from Ayla Networks, Guitar Center, HARMAN, Legrand, Miralupa, Paladin Armor, University of Nevada, and Z-Wave Alliance

Parks Associates announced new research today showing U.S. broadband households have on average more than seven video access devices, including TVs, computers, tablets, and smartphones. At the inaugural Integrated Life Day, produced by Parks Associates and in partnership with AVIXA™, P ...read more