"smart TV" articles

The streaming video product market is changing as a whole, with streaming video subscription services contributing significantly to the rising number of users. The COVID-19 crisis is also having an impact on the growth of the streaming video product market, and many sheltering in place households are turning to technology as their primary form of entertainment and productivity. Consumer demand for streaming video products is at an all-time high, and the streaming video market has seen...

The COVID-19 health crisis has fundamentally impacted the lifestyles and routines of all consumers. Shelter-in-place orders and work-at-home mandates have driven in-home video consumption to unprecedented levels, with nearly 3 in 10 US broadband households reporting an increase in usage of online video services and nearly 1 in 5 reporting an increased use of pay-TV services. Parks Associates’ new whitepaper,  Optimizing the Smart TV Experience , in cooperation...

Christopher Rae , SVP of Global Operations,   Verimatrix , gave his insights on video services prior to the 2019  Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media . Christopher participated on the research workshop session  Piracy: A Billion-Dollar Challenge  with  Steve Epstein , Head of Innovation and Distinguished Engineer,  Synamedia . What is the greatest disruption to the entertainment...

Steve Epstein , Head of Innovation and Distinguished Engineer, Synamedia gave his insights on video services prior to the Parks Associates’  Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media . Steve will participate at the pre-show workshop session  Piracy: A Billion-Dollar Challenge  on Monday, December 9 at 4 :45 pm . In addition,  Christopher Rae , SVP of Global Operations,  Verimatrix  will join him on this session....

Jason Friedlander ,  Sr. Director Product Marketing,  Verizon Media  gave his insights on the entertainment industry prior to the Parks Associates’  Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media . Jason will participate on the expert panel  The Future Role of Live TV  on Tuesday, December 10 at 4 :30 pm . Panelists who will join him on this session include: Jim Long , CEO, Didja, Inc . Scott Maddux , VP Business...

Prior to Parks Associates’  14 th -annual  CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Security and Smart Home ,  Stephen Goldstein , SVP, Business Development & Partnerships, Cirrent gave his insights on the smart home market with the firm's analyst team. Stephen will participate on the expert panel  Partnering for Success: Next Stage of Growth  on Wednesday, 20 November at 15:00. Panelists who will join him on this session include:...

Starting with the introduction of Siri on the iPhone in 2011, consumers have increasingly embraced voice-controlled consumer apps and smart devices. With four out of ten US broadband households using some form of smart speaker, it is no surprise that consumers express a growing interest in using voice commands to control their connected in-home entertainment devices. Parks Associates research has found that over half of US broadband households find voice control of connected...

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 against Amazon's Alexa. In the TV space, we see a number of interesting trends beginning to emerge. TV Trends from CES 2019 Bigger is better 8K video and artificial intelligence Platform-agnostic digital support Bigger is Better Parks...