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Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple TV, Google Chromecast Streaming Devices

Amazon, Apple, Google and Roku devices made up 86% of all media-streaming products sold to U.S. households with broadband in 2014, according to an August report by Parks Associates. An estimated 86 million media-streaming devices will be sold globally in 2019, the research firm said.

Amazon supplanted Apple for the No. 3 position in sales in 2014, Parks said. Roku led the market with 34% and Google was second with 23 percent, according to the report.

From the article "Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple TV, Google Chromecast Streaming Devices" by AdAge.com

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