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7th Annual CONNECTIONS Summit at CES Announced

As registration opens for 2013 International CES, Parks Associates today announced the agenda and call for papers for CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES, taking place January 8 at 2013 International CES, Las Vegas. The seventh-annual event, which has featured speakers from Verizon, Best Buy, IBM, and Motorola in the past, includes executive sessions moderated by Parks Associates' analysts and focused on innovative business strategies and partnership opportunities for service providers, manufacturers, and technology companies in the connected home.

"Over 70% of U.S. households will have broadband in 2012, which is opening the connected home to new services delivered on smart TVs, tablets, and smartphones," said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. "These screens are providing online video, digital content, and personalized services but are also enhancing home management, security, and controls. At CONNECTIONS Summit, we will discuss the outlook for the connected home in 2013, analyze consumers' complicated relationship with their technology, and address partnership and business strategies for companies to build recurring revenues."

Parks Associates is seeking speakers for the following sessions at CONNECTIONS Summit at CES: Business Models and Market Strategies for the Connected Home:

  • Connected Home Partnerships: OEMs and Telecom, Security, and Home Control Service Providers
  • Second-Screen Experiences and Revenue Opportunities
  • Smart TVs and the Future of Entertainment
  • New Opportunities in Tech Support Services
  • Multiscreen Services: Where Connected CE meets OTT

Each session features new research from Parks Associates tracking the growth of connected devices, consumer demand for new value-added services such as tech support and TV Everywhere, and new revenue streams in advertising.

CONNECTIONS Summit includes support from Premier Program Members, which include Affinegy, Digitalsmiths, IBM, Irdeto, PacketVideo, Radialpoint, Siemens, and Sigma Designs.

Parks Associates is also hosting CONNECTIONS Europe, 13-14 November 2012, in Amsterdam. Visit http://www.parksassociates.com .

From the article, "Parks Associates Announces 7th Annual CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES."

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