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Early Sponsors show support of CONNECTIONS™: The
Digital Home Conference and Showcase
Parks Associates announced today the early sponsors for
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, which will
take place May 2-4, 2006, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa
Clara, Calif.
Early sponsors for CONNECTIONS™ 2006 include Diamond Sponsors
Accenture LLC and Myrio Corporation, a Siemens Company; Platinum Sponsors
Intel Corp., Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and Philips; Gold
Sponsors DivX, Inc. and Nortel; Reception Sponsor Hanley Wood, LLC; Silver
Sponsors Allegro Software Development Corp., Digital 5, Inc., Jungo
Software Technologies, Maxtor Corporation, NDS, Nero Inc., NETGEAR, and
Streamload; Platinum Media Sponsor Fierce Wireless; and Platinum
Supporting Organization Wi-Fi Alliance.
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, hosted
by Parks Associates in partnership with CEA, is currently accepting
submissions to speak at the 2006 event. Interested parties can submit to
speak at CONNECTIONS™ 2006 through the
Call For Papers form at
http://www.connectionsconference.com. Deadline is Jan. 20, 2006.
Topics include the following:
- Digital Entertainment
- Mobile Platforms & Services
- Business Challenges for Digital Home Technologies/Services
- Home Networking and Infrastructure Technology
- Home Management and Digital Health
- Broadband and IP Services
According to Parks Associates, the markets for advanced entertainment
services will see tremendous growth over the next few years. By 2009, the
average revenue per subscriber for video services will be $163 per month,
while revenues from premium VOD (video-on-demand) downloads will total
$530 million. There will also be a correlative increase the number of
advanced products in households. By 2010, 47 million U.S. broadband
households will have a residential gateway (RG), and nearly 10 million
U.S. households will have a networked storage device.
CONNECTIONS™ will host six
sessions Jan. 5 and 6 at 2006 International CES, featuring Parks
Associates’ expertise in digital entertainment and advertising, home
networking, and global consumer research. Each session will include a
panel of expert speakers moderated by an analyst from Parks Associates,
the leading market research firm for digital products and services. In
addition, Parks Associates will be in the South Hall at Booth 25539
throughout CES.
“Digital technologies and services are taking a greater role in
people’s lives, and 2006 will feature an unprecedented level of
integration,” said
Tricia Parks,
CEO of Parks Associates. “At CES, we are examining targeted domains that
will be significant in the next six months, a perfect complement to
CONNECTIONS™ in May, which will feature expert panelists, multiple tracks
on all topics significant to the digital home, and a showcase featuring an
array of products and services from our sponsors.”
CONNECTIONS™ Sessions at 2006
International CES include the following:
- Fun on the Run: Portable Entertainment Devices (Thursday,
January 5, 10:30-11:45 a.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Reaching the Unreachable Consumer: Advertising in the Digital Age
(Thursday, January 5, 12:00-1:15 p.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Making Media Meaningful: TV on Consumers’ Terms (Thursday,
January 5, 1:30-2:45 p.m., LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Next Steps Digital: Enabling a Whole-Home Entertainment
Experience (Thursday, January 5, 2:45-4 p.m., LVCC South Hall
S106-107)
- Making the Network Work (Friday, January 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m.,
LVCC South Hall S106-107)
- Going Global: Understanding Buyer Preferences for Digital
Services (Friday, January 6, 12:00-1:15 p.m., LVCC South Hall
S106-107)
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