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14% of US homes plan to buy streaming media player

14% of US broadband households plan to buy a streaming media player by midyear 2016 and that, as of the third quarter of 2015, 31% of US broadband households currently own a streaming media player, up from 27% at the beginning of the year.

“Streaming media players will be a popular gift this holiday season, especially with more competitive pricing in the market and the expansion of new OTT services” said Barbara Kraus, director of research, Parks Associates.

From the article "14% of US homes plan to buy streaming media player" by BROADBAND TV NEWS CORRESPONDENT.

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