Parks Associates is an education partner for the NAB Show.

NAB Show is the world's largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. With more than 93,000 Attendees from 156 countries and 1,550+ Exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new devices in new ways.

Parks Associates is supporting WiFi & Small Cells North America.

Taking place on 2nd – 3rd April at the Convene 7th Avenue, New York, the Wi-Fi & Small Cells North America event is singularly placed as the only conference in the region to discuss the small cells & Wi-Fi in the same arena, whilst featuring 20+ operators from the North American wireless ecosystem. With 35+ confirmed speakers, the Wi-Fi & Small Cells North America event offers an extensive, in-depth multi-track agenda featuring industry leading visionary speakers, providing an ideal forum for the Wi-Fi & small cell community to discuss both the technical and commercial issues surrounding the deployment of small cells & Wi-Fi.

Parks Associates is supporting WebRTC Global Summit.

Bringing together leading telcos, mobile operators, OTT/VoIP players, web developers, analysts, regulators and key enterprise players from across the world, WebRTC Global Summit will cover all the key issues in detail from a uniquely commercial and strategic perspective through a mix of incisive keynote presentations and debate. This standalone, single-stream, two-day event will also evaluate the technology’s impact on the industry, asking to what extent will WebRTC revolutionise the communications industry as we know it?

Parks Associates is supporting NextGen SCADA Europe.

Building on the first annual conference, this 3-day programme deep dives into the new SCADA system architectures and integration strategies to ensure the effective management of a complex and continuously evolving smart grid. Practical case study-led sessions delivered by leading TSOs and DSOs will provide implementable guidance on data sharing, cyber security threat prevention, and the integration of distributed generation. Attendees will take away the tools and strategies to future-proof SCADA architecture and align its functionality with the new levels of flexibility and security required in the smart environment. A highly focused exhibition of the latest innovations in systems and components to advance SCADA/DMS and EMS functionality will run alongside the conference. Plus, an interactive post-conference workshop will uncover the complexities and practicalities of CIM and its role in driving forward SCADA system integration to facilitate the critical information exchange required in the dynamic power grid. For more information: www.nextgenscada-europe.com
 

Parks Associates is supporting Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2014.

The biggest mobile commerce event in Asia is back! 7th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia 2014 will be held at the Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19-20 March 2014. The summit will bring you new range of outlooks and perspectives from key players in the Mobile Commerce industry in Asia-Pacific. Malaysia will be the best venue to hold the summit, to learn from its success, as it is one of the countries with the highest mobile penetration in Asia, has an enabling regulatory environment, a strong banking sector, and highly competitive in the mobile financial services market. Let us together unleash the potentials of the region’s emerging markets this coming 2014.

Brett Sappington, Director of Reseach, Parks Associates is presenting "The Rise of 4K" from 1:20 - 1:50 PM and "Tomorrow’s Set-top Box: Thick or Thin Client" from 5:20 - 6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 19.

Parks Associates is supporting TV Connect.

TV Connect London 2014 returns for its biggest event yet in March. Spread across 3 days, the event will offer expert insight from over 260 global leaders, hundreds of brand new exhibitors, innovative features and a host of un-rivalled networking opportunities in an exciting new location!

Parks Associates is supporting the Next TV Summit.

The Next TV Summit is a high-level day-and-a-half conference that offers expert insight on the growth opportunities of OTT from key Hollywood entertainment executives and Silicon Valley innovators. At this annual conference—which has expanded to San Francisco and Los Angeles because of its success—you’ll learn the latest ways to monetize streaming video on the new content platforms and devices. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to meet the leaders of content, broadcasting, OTT and digital media and discover how to engage broader audiences. 

Parks Associates is supporting Cable Congress 2014.

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates is presenting Connected Home Research at the Connected Home Developers Garage at SXSW on Sunday, March 9 from 1-1:30 PM.

The connected home is here! A host of connected device and application developers have leveraged this projected $71 billion industry by joining the iControl OpenHome™ Partner Program, enabling them to integrate devices and apps with iControl platforms that power North America's most notable connected home solutions offered by companies such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Rogers, Bright House Networks and many others. Application and device developers are invited to come by the Connected Home Developers Garage for free drinks and appetizers, connected home demonstrations, and presentations from industry analysts, service providers who offer connected home services and ecosystem partners that are benefiting from this growing market.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls and Energy, Parks Associates is moderating Session 3 - Part 2: Realizing the benefits of The Internet of Things and its impact on Society: The Connected Home on Monday, March 3 from 15:35 – 17:05. Another example of how the Internet of Things can benefit everyday lives is through the vision of the Connected Home. The Connected Home offers people the opportunity for a single convergent home environment for energy consumption and management, home automation, security, mobile healthcare & assisted living, and home entertainment. Panelists include: Cees Links, Founder and CEO, GreenPeak Technologies; Mary Turner, CEO, AlertMe; Pierre Colle, Chief Technology Officer, Residential Control Business, Schneider Electric; Anne-Lise Thibelemont, Senior Director, Government Relations, Qualcomm, Inc; and Robert MacDougall, Head of Enterprise Regulation, Vodafone.

The event brings together leading industry stakeholders, including large telcos, hardware manufacturers, software developers, cloud providers, entrepreneurs, consumer advocates and the key decision makers to explore the current IoT ecosystem in Europe, and addresses the impact that the Internet of Things will have on European society.

Parks Associates is supporting GSMA Mobile World Congress.

The GSMA Mobile World Congress is where mobile leaders gather, collaborate and conduct industry business. Mobile is a catalyst of change and innovation, and whatever is coming next will likely be born at Mobile World Congress 2014, where we are “Creating What’s Next.” The yearly event provides the planet’s best venue for mobile industry networking, new business opportunities and deal-making. Mobile World Congress includes a world-class conference featuring visionary keynotes and panel discussions; an exhibition with more than 1,700 companies displaying cutting-edge technologies; App Planet, the Centre of the Mobile Apps Universe; mPowered Industries, a new conference and exhibition programme for those in the health, advertising, media and travel verticals; and the annual Global Mobile Awards ceremony, which recognises innovative mobile solutions and initiatives around the world. In 2013, Mobile World Congress hosted more than 72,000 mobile professionals from more than 200 countries. Make your plans now to be part of the excitement at Mobile World Congress 2014, in the Mobile World Capital, Barcelona. Visit www.mobileworldcongress.com to learn more.

Heather Way, Senior Analyst, Parks Associates is moderating the session, "Advertising / Monetization: Multi-Screen Advertising Measurement: What are the Video Metrics of the Future?" on Tuesday, February 18 from 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in the Brentwood Room. As video consumption becomes platform agnostic, the media industry is demanding more consistent measurement of advertising effectiveness. Both buyers and sellers need to know the benefits that media platforms can deliver individually and collectively. This panel of experts in cross-platform advertising will discuss the current environment for video advertising, the metrics being used and what changes need to be made to satisfy the demands of the market.

Digital Entertainment World is the best place to connect with content creators and owners, enabling technology providers, digital distributors and device manufacturers to create the infrastructure and technology partnerships necessary to monetize digital content.