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Brazil is outpacing its fellow BRIC countries (Russia, India and China) in its growth rate for pay-TV subscriptions, according to a new report from US firm Parks Associates.

The research firm estimates that the number of pay-TV subscriptions in Brazil increased by more than 30% last year, while its household discretionary spending for movies, music and - ...read more

Broadband providers in the US have an opportunity to play a "significant" role in the country's burgeoning market for IP-based home monitoring services, which is expected to generate US$4.4bn in revenues by 2016, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

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The popularity of online video consumption is forcing service providers to reposition themselves as media companies with new offerings such as TV Everywhere, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

The report finds that the number of US broadband households - ...read more

Premium pay-TV providers do not currently maximize the market's revenue potential, with premium gaming features being too expensive to realize the market's prospects, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

“Pay-TV providers are leaving money on the table,” - ...read more

The number of US broadband households watching premium online content - including movies and TV shows - has doubled in the past 12 months, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

“Consumer interest in time-shifting content through online portals has increased - ...read more

The pay-TV industry will start to see success in advanced TV advertising from mid-2010, according to a new report from Parks Associates, with US revenues topping US$ 130mn by the end of 2010 and going on to reach US$ 4bn by 2014.

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Residential gateways and home networks will open new revenue streams for service providers within the next four years, with deployments of residential gateways to account for over half of home network deployments by 2013, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

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Annual shipments of set-top boxes will exceed 200mn by 2013, driven by demand for interactive and personalised television services, as providers overhaul their current installed base with next-generation models, according to a new report from US research firm Parks Associates.

The number of IPTV subscribers worldwide will reach nearly 40mn by the end of this year, according to a new study by US research firm Parks Associates, due in part to "aggressive provider deployments".

The most successful rollouts are expected to incorporate - ...read more

The demand for high-bandwidth applications will jump in the next few years as the number of households worldwide with broadband will reach close to 650mn by 2013, according to a new study from US research firm Parks Associates.

The number of broadband households globally - ...read more