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Residential Security

09/12/2025

Next Gen Home Security: Competition, Innovation, New Services

Security providers have held down churn and increased customer spending in these recent years, but the market continues to evolve with new competitors and technologies shaking up the market. This flag...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Wi-Fi and Home Networking

09/12/2025

Home Services Dashboard Q2 2025

The Home Services Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision making of companies providing communications services to the home.   Consumer Insights Dashboards...

Quantified Consumer

Independent Living

09/11/2025

Assistive Technologies for Older Adults

The United States – and the world itself – is aging. The share of the US population age 65+ is expected to reach 21% by the year 2030. At the same time, the medical and senior care industries are goin...

Trackers

Residential Security

09/08/2025

Smart Home and Security Tracker 2025 - August Update

This product is part of the Smart Home and Security Market Tracker service. Contact Parks Associates for info on subscribing to this service. The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker provides mar...

Quantified Consumer

Entertainment Content: Video, Audio, Gaming

09/05/2025

Connected TV Platform Expansion: Gaming, Fitness, Smart Home

TV operating system (TV OS) platform vendors and TV OEMs are looking for new use cases and applications to drive TV sales, advertising revenue, and uptake of related services. With widespread adoption...

Quantified Consumer

Entertainment Content: Video, Audio, Gaming

09/04/2025

Gen AI in Media & Entertainment

Generative AI has captured the imaginations of companies and investors worldwide – and the skepticism of consumers. This study tests consumer interest and willingness to engage with AI and generative...

Trackers

Video Services: OTT, Pay TV

09/04/2025

Streaming Video Tracker - North American Update: August 2025

The Streaming Video Tracker keeps companies informed of all major North American OTT services, providing details on current players, new entrants, and trends in the OTT video services market. Services...

White Paper

MDU Research

09/04/2025

A Guide to Connectivity Innovations in Multifamily Housing

This white paper explores key connectivity options available for multifamily properties, including legacy bulk and retail service, managed Wifi, and the increasingly popular trend of instant activatio...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Smart Home Devices, Automation, Controls

08/15/2025

Smart Home Dashboard 2Q 2025

The Smart Home Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision making of companies across the connected home market.   Consumer Insights Dashboards present survey-b...

Trackers

Residential Security

08/07/2025

Smart Home and Security Tracker 2025 - July Update

This product is part of the Smart Home and Security Market Tracker service. Contact Parks Associates for info on subscribing to this service. The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker provides mar...

Trackers

Residential Security

07/31/2025

Smart Home and Security Tracker 2025: Q2 Platforms, Products, and Forecasts

This product is part of the Smart Home and Security Market Tracker service. Contact Parks Associates for info on subscribing to this service. The Smart Home and Security Market Tracker provides mar...

Consumer Insights Dashboard

Residential Security

07/30/2025

Residential Security Dashboard 2Q 2025

The Residential Security Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision making of companies across the residential security market. Consumer Insights Dashboards pr...

White Paper

Smart Home Devices, Automation, Controls

07/29/2025

Smart Home Evolution: Unlocking Value

This white paper explores the progress of the smart home industry, highlighting key milestones, emerging consumer demands, and the increasing role of artificial intelligence. The research highlights t...

Blogs

Chromecast

cloud services

digital content

digital media

home networks

smart TV

Wi-Fi

OTT

online video

Video Services: OTT, Pay TV

09/13/2025

Internet Video over-took Broadcast Video in 2016

OTT service subscriptions continue to grow at the expense of traditional pay-TV services. Traditional broadcast TV’s share of video consumption continues to decline and only accounts for one-third of...

online video

OTT

pay TV

churn

Press Releases

09/13/2025

Understanding and Combatting OTT Churn

OTT service churn reached 35% in 2019, up from 28% in 2018. As the OTT video market evolves and becomes more competitive, service providers are increasingly focused on engaging and keeping their subsc...

digital media

OTT

pay TV

Future of Video

Press Releases

09/13/2025

Age of Video Aggregation

OTT aggregators have become a major access point for attracting video consumers to multiple subscription services through a unified platform.  OTT video aggregation has moved beyond its initial...

industry event

lighting

security

smart home

Smart Spaces

Smart Home

09/13/2025

A Closer Look at Smart Apartment Solutions

One unique market for smart spaces solutions is that of smart apartments and MDUs. Smart apartments feature smart amenities for residents, community management solutions, and building automation solut...

security

smart home

IoT

Smart Home

09/13/2025

Smart Apartments Feature Smart Amenities

One unique market for smart space solutions is that of smart apartments and MDUs. Smart apartments feature smart amenities for residents, community management solutions, and building automation soluti...

CES

digital media

online video

OTT

streaming

Future of Video

Entertainment

09/13/2025

Quibi: The Lush Short-Form Video Platform

One of the most interesting announcements at CES 2020 was the April 6 launch date for Quibi. Intended to target Millennials, Quibi – short for Quick Bites – is a smartphone-only OTT service, featuring...

Apple

connected CE

operator

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/13/2025

Apple Shakes up Mobile Space with eSIM Support

One of the most exciting announcements during the Apple Event today centered around the introduction of eSIM technology into the new iPhone XS and XS Max. eSIMs act as a replacement for a traditional...

CONNECTIONS

privacy

smart home

Smart Home

09/13/2025

Will Consumer Privacy Concerns Inhibit Growth of the Smart Home?

One of the highlights of Day 1 of the CONNECTIONS™ conference for me was when Lee Gruenfeld, VP of Strategic Initiatives for Support.com, in responding to a question about the impact of security and p...

care management

fitness apps

patient engagement

wearable

Health

09/13/2025

WeightWatchers is on a Comeback

One of the greatest turnaround stories in the digital health space in 2017 is WeightWatchers. The iconic brand, traditionally associated with in-person weight loss meetings and beautiful TV commercial...

smart home

security

CONNECTIONS

home automation

privacy

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/13/2025

Earning Consumer Trust: Challenges of Smart Home Devices

One critical question explored by IoT providers is “To what degree are consumer fears about data security inhibiting adoption of smart home products and services?” While consumer concerns are sometime...

4K

Amazon

Apple

CES

connected CE

smart TV

voice control

Consumer Electronics Devices

09/13/2025

TVs are Huge at CES 2019

On the first workday after CES, there's a lot to reflect on. Many companies have made some big product announcements, and Google has stepped up its game (or at least its marketing) in its ongoing war...

audio

home automation

industry event

Internet of Things

smart home

Smart Home

09/13/2025

Nice North America Media Day Event

On September 14th-16th 2022,Nice North America held its Media Day event at the company headquarters in Carlsbad, California, just outside of San Diego. Nice Group is an Italian-based company, but the...

connected CE

home networks

tech support

Support Services

09/13/2025

Cognitive Support Webcast Overview

On November 13, 2018 Parks Associates and CSS Corp co-hosted a complimentary webcast, Cognitive Support Solutions: Delivering the Best Connected Experience, which addressed the following: Consum...

broadband

broadband and mobile

Broadband/Communications

09/13/2025

The Universal Service Fund Survives Supreme Court Challenge, Protecting Internet Access for Millions

On June 27th, 2025, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to affirm the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (USF), a roughly $8B federal program created by Congress under the Telecommunications Act...

energy

smart home

home automation

Energy

09/13/2025

Smart Homes: Can DERs Keep Up?

On June 26, 2018, Parks Associates’ Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, hosted a webcast to discuss DERs and the smart home. Tom was joined by energy experts Richard Barone (Hawaiian Electric Compa...

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