Press Releases

Parks Associates and AVIXA announce Integrated Life program with speakers from Ayla Networks, Guitar Center, HARMAN, Legrand, Miralupa, Paladin Armor, University of Nevada, and Z-Wave Alliance

Parks Associates announced new research today showing U.S. broadband households have on average more than seven video access devices, including TVs, computers, tablets, and smartphones. At the inaugural Integrated Life Day, produced by Parks Associates and in partnership with AVIXA™, P ...read more

Smart energy research shows consumer interest in options and price points for hardware-as-a-service sales models for smart thermostat, smart home kits, HVAC systems, and solar panels

New energy research from Parks Associates shows more than 50% of U.S. broadband households would be willing to pay $5 per month for a smart thermostat service that includes setup, installation, and repair/upgrades. The firm tested multiple hardware-as-a-service scenarios in 360 View: Energy Mana ...read more

New consumer research finds use of antennas steadily increasing

New consumer research from Parks Associates shows the percentage of U.S. broadband households that use digital antennas in their home has steadily increased to reach 20% near the end of 2017, up from 16% in early 2015. 360 View: Access and Entertainment Services in U.S. Broadband Households reveals this increase coincides with a steady decline in pay-TV subscriptions and an increase in OTT video subscriptions.

Research firm tracks younger viewers turning to on-demand services for their video consumption

TV-viewing research from Parks Associates finds that live TV viewing among all video consumption has continued to decline overall among U.S. broadband households—nearly 60% of video viewed on the TV is on-demand, non-linear content. Shifting Video Consumption: Linear vs. On-Demand reports that the trend is particularly pronounced among young consumers. Just over one-quarter of tele ...read more

Parks Associates reports 27% of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a smart video doorbell in 2018

Parks Associates today announced the full keynote lineup for the 22nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 22-24 in San Francisco, which features executives from Comcast, Google, Intel, Samsung, and T-Mobile. The IoT research firm released new research showing smart video doorbells and smart light bulbs are the most popular smart home devices at the ...read more

Fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers focuses on connected health solutions to enable independent living and improved wellness

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the topics and call for speaker submissions for the fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers on August 28-30 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. This year’s summit will address business strategies and consumer demand regarding connected health and ...read more

Connected Health Summit features advisory board with Best Buy, Care Innovations, Comcast, GreatCall, Life365, MDLIVE, Mosaic Growth Partners, Omron Healthcare, Orbita, and Walmart

International research firm Parks Associates today announced the advisory board for the fifth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 28-30 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, to explore connections among connected health technologies, independent living solutions, and ad ...read more

Parks Associates’ fourth annual Security Dealer Survey, fielded at the end of 2017, finds that smart products and interactive capabilities provide dealers additional value propositions for their offerings in an increasingly competitive space. More than 90% of U.S. dealers offer some form of interactive service, and 75% of security sales overall include at least one smart home device.  

The 2017 Security Dealer Survey explores the emergence of DIY/self-installed security syst ...read more