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04/28/2026

What’s next in the Canadian Smart Home Industry?

Today, smart homes equipped with IoT technology, are quickly increasing in popularity due to the convenience, comfort and security it brings. Parks Associates, an internationally recognized market res...

energy

home automation

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thermostats

Press Releases

04/28/2026

Icontrol Networks Announces Integration of WeatherBug Home

Today, Icontrol Networks announced a new partnership with Earth Networks, which centers around the integration of WeatherBug Home into Icontrol’s Developer Program. Icontrol Networks, a leader in i...

CES

home safety

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Smart Home

04/28/2026

Home Security Growth: DIY and Pro Channels

Today, advances in home security and safety devices offer consumers an increasing array of solutions to help them trade in worry for peace of mind. As smart home security devices grow in familiarity,...

OTT

Future of Video

streaming

Video Services: OTT, Pay TV

04/28/2026

The Triumph of Streaming: How it Won Against Pay TV

Today’s viewers consume video content across a range of content types and business models, gravitating toward online streaming services instead of traditional cable and satellite to meet their enterta...

OTT

pay TV

streaming

Press Releases

04/28/2026

OTT Customer Acquisition: Opportunities and Challenges – Webinar co-hosted by Parks Associates and Brightcove

Today’s OTT market is defined by the proliferation of service offerings, unprecedented amounts of online video content, and ever-increasing access points to that content. As a result, OTT content and...

Amazon

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Consumer Electronics Devices

04/28/2026

Amazon gives Alexa devices price cut before HomePod gets on the shelves

Today is Amazon’s Prime Day (7/11). In the past week, noteworthy discounts on Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices has been top tech news. As of Q2/2017, Amazon’s smart speakers with the Alexa personal assi...

connected CE

smart home

smartphones

virtual reality

Consumer Electronics Devices

04/28/2026

Facebook's Developer Conference Addresses Trends in Connected CE

Today Facebook will address the changing environment for consumers to communicate, including the introduction of AI, VR, social sharing models, and more, at its F8 Developer Conference. Companies in c...

gaming

Apple

virtual reality

metaverse

headsets

Entertainment

04/28/2026

Apple Vision Pro: New Reality for Immersive Experiences

Today Apple unveiled its Apple Vision Pro Augmented Reality headset, designed for developers first at $3,499, and with an uncertain release date pegged for “early 2024”. Extended reality / metavers...

digital content

online video

OTT

pay TV

smart TV

streaming

Entertainment

04/28/2026

“Friday Night Baseball” Returns on Apple TV+ for the 2023 MLB Season

Today Apple announced the return of “Friday Night Baseball” on Apple TV+ for the 2023 season and is once again focused on the consumer experience first, including discovery and interactive features. I...

Internet of Things

smart home

Amazon

internet

Smart Home

04/28/2026

Today: a small but significant step in the direction of the intelligent home

Today Amazon Dash services go live for a number of household brands including GE (washing machines), Brother (printers), and GMate (smart glucose monitors), according to Techcrunch. These devices will...

CONNECTIONS

In The News

04/28/2026

Fourth annual conference on residential gateways and home networking

To address these changes in the DSL and cable modem market, Parks Associates and CABA are hosting their fourth annual conference on residential gateways and home networking.  The conference will addre...

Internet of Things

millennials

OTT

smart TV

streaming

Press Releases

04/28/2026

Millennials & TV: Big Appetites, Little Patience

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), the global leader in entertainment technology and audience insights, today released follow-up findingsfrom its 2016 TiVo consumer survey, focusing on the behavior of U.S. millenni...

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independent living

online video

operator

smart home

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tech support

Press Releases

04/28/2026

Addressing the Broadband Coverage Gap: Improving Quality of Life

Throughout 2020, the United States’ broadband coverage gap was recognized as a major issue impacting Americans’ safety, quality of life, and ability to participate in work and schooling. According to...

streaming

broadband

internet

mobile internet

Press Releases

04/28/2026

Broadband “Switchers”: Better Alternative, Impact of COVID-19, and Poor Speeds Driving Changes

Throughout 2020 and 2021, broadband service providers have been continually put to task to deliver an optimal-performing service at an affordable cost. Providers who could not produce results risked c...

digital content

OTT

streaming

Press Releases

04/28/2026

Importance of Content in SVOD Services

Though many services tout a long list of service features and various value-adds, differentiation in the SVOD market relies heavily on the content made available to consumers. The top three OTT SVOD s...

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