Providing Market Intelligence for 40 Years

In The News

Roku raises prices of streaming devices, ongoing memory shortage blamed

According to data from Parks Associates, Roku devices are the main streaming platform used in 28 percent of homes, a figure that rises significantly with smart TV-dedicated platforms like Samsung’s Tizen OS excluded.

Roku devices accounted for 43 percent of streaming media player purchases during the first quarter of 2026, and more than 40 percent of American households identified Roku as the primary streaming platform they use on a daily basis, Parks Associates reported.

From the article, "Roku raises prices of streaming devices, ongoing memory shortage blamed" by Matthew Keys

Previously In The News

TV Everywhere Usage Climbs: Study

Offering another indicator on how TV Everywhere services are performing, usage of those authenticated offerings reached 40% of U.S. pay TV subs in 2015, up from 22% in 2013, according to a new study f...

4K Takes Off

In the U.S., the proportion of TV households with 4K—which delivers four times as many pixels as HD—will reach 34 percent in 2019, according to research firm IHS. Penetration in European Union countri...

Sprint (S) Offers Access to Amazon Prime for $10.99 a Month

Interestingly, a recent report by Parks Associates has revealed that 68% of smartphone users stream music on a daily basis, while 71% watch short video clips. Meanwhile, roughly 40% of smartphone user...

Sprint Offers Monthly Option For Amazon Prime

Parks Associates, meanwhile, believes the partnership is a good fit in part because more video streaming is happening on smartphones, the arrangement could reduce churn for Sprint, and because Amazon...