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Fifty-two percent of The Avengers’ record opening weekend box office tally came from higher-priced 3D tickets (including Imax), according to Walt Disney Studios. However, a new Parks Associates report says consumer interest in 3DTV will remain at niche status.

The estimate underscores the reality that 3DTV isn’t the panacea the HDTV industry - ...read more

Dallas-based Parks Associates said the average broadband user watches 36 minutes of video on a tablet each week, with another 25% of video consumption occurring on a mobile phone.

“One-third of U.S. broadband households streamed a TV show in the past 30 days, and these consumer viewing habits are raising expectations for new service offerings,” - ...read more

Dallas-based Parks Associates estimates that 14 million media players will sell in 2012, underscoring increased consumer demand for access to video entertainment via non-traditional sources such as the Internet. Indeed, 31% of U.S. broadband households regularly watch movies and TV shows from the Web, according to a recent Parks survey.

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“Smart-TV manufacturers have struggled to find an application platform that sticks with consumers especially since software is not their area of expertise,” said Kurt Scherf, VP and principal analyst at Parks Associates. “The Roku Streaming Stick is a game-changer for the smart-TV market. It takes the leading streaming - ...read more

And the Parks Associates’ Jan. 10 Connections Summit will include “Smart TV 2012 Outlook” and “The Personal Cloud and Digital Locker.”

From the article, "Mobile, Tablets and the Cloud to Dominate CES" by Chris Tribbey

Consumers of movie rentals are increasingly opting for subscription-based video-on-demand platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime instead of transactional VOD, according to a new report.

Dallas-based Parks Associates said that during a recent six-month period, U.S. online video subscribers spent nearly $50 each on average for video subscriptions, - ...read more

Dallas-based research firm Parks Associates, in a blog post, said 22% of respondents in a recent survey have, or will scale back their monthly cable bill, including 3.9 million people who said they watch Internet-based video entertainment.The research firm said 22% of broadband homes now use Netflix’s streaming service, with many others accessing content on - ...read more

Nearly 40% of Western European households now have connected consumer electronics of some sort, with game consoles and Blu-ray Disc players leading the way, and consumers there want more, according to Parks Associates.

“Multiscreen services are growing in popularity across Western Europe,” said Brett Sappington, - ...read more

That work is already well under way. By July there will be nearly 50 TV Everywhere initiatives offered by pay-TV operators, according to recent data from research firm Parks Associates, a pace of growth that Parks senior analyst Brett Sappington dubbed “remarkable.”

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