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Smart TV OS exerts more influence on viewing, discovery

According to survey data from Parks Associates streaming media players have increased their market share in U.S. households, with 46% of internet households owning at least one.  Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV stick continue to dominate with 43% of respondents reporting they use Roku the most often and 35% of streaming media player users saying they use Amazon-branded external devices the most.

 

 

However, penetration of smart TVs paces ahead of external streaming devices, counting a presence in 68% of U.S. internet households. And more households consider the smart TV as their primary device for consuming video (56%) than external streaming devices (34%), per Parks Associates.  

 

 

 

From the article, "Smart TV OS exerts more influence on viewing, discovery" by Bevin Fletcher

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