Research

Elizabeth Parks named President; Denise Ernst joins as Vice President

International market research and analysis firm Parks Associates, which has studied emerging consumer technology products and services  for more than 30 years, today announced key promotions in its executive and management teams following strong growth in 2018:

• Elizabeth Parks, a 20+year employee and currently Senior Vice President,  is  promoted to President of Parks Associates;
• Jennifer Ken ...read more

Parks Associates research examines new product and service opportunities in residential security market

New research from Parks Associates shows the integration of smart home products will be key to drive new recurring monthly revenue (RMR) growth among security companies. 360 Deep Dive: Driving RMR Growth with Add-on Products & Services notes the security industry has experienced flattening RMR growth as adoption of interactive services has exceeded 50% of security subscri ...read more

Top five includes Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, and Starz, all propelled by original content

Parks Associates today released its updated list of the top 10 subscription over-the-top (OTT) video services in the U.S. market, based on estimated number of subscribers. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continue to hold the top-three slots, with HBO Now and Starz moving into the top five.

1              Netflix

2              Prime Video Users (Amazon Prime)

3              Hulu ...read more

New Parks Associates industry report analyzes blockchain applications for connected consumer markets

A new industry report from Parks Associates shows the percentage of broadband households not intending to purchase a smart home device due to security and privacy concerns has increased from 21% in Q1 2017 to 32% in Q1 2018. Blockchain for Connected Home and Entertainment analyzes security concerns, their impact on smart home adoption, and the potential for blockchain to decr ...read more

New Parks Associates industry report analyzes voice tech landscape for consumer entertainment services

A new industry report from Parks Associates estimates penetration of smart speakers with voice assistants will reach 47% of U.S. broadband households by 2022. The Impact of Voice Technologies on Consumer Entertainment reports 55% of U.S. broadband households find voice control of connected entertainment devices to be appealing, which is driving adoption and usage of voice c ...read more

Parks Associates to host workshop on smart home solutions at 10th annual Connected Health Conference in Boston with speakers from Alarm.com, Comcast, IBM, MobileHelp Healthcare, Orbita, Reemo Health, Tyto Care, and Verizon

International research firm Parks Associates announced today it will host the workshop “Connected Health and IoT: Impact of Smart Home Solutions” on October 17 in Boston, prior to the start of the Connected Health Conference,hosted by the Personal Connecte ...read more

Smart Product Market Assessment finds networked/IP cameras provide peace of mind to consumers

Parks Associates today released Smart Product Market Assessment: Networked Cameras, which estimates 7.7 million standalone and all-in-one networked/IP cameras will be sold in the U.S. in 2018, with $889 million in revenues.  

“IP cameras are key security-related devices and provide peace of mind to consumers. As such, these devices are consistently among the most popular smart h ...read more

Parks Associates, Swrve, and Comcast Technology Solutions to address overcoming subscriber churn in the OTT video service landscape

Parks Associates research finds the rate of cancellations for OTT video services among U.S. broadband households has held steady over the past three years at approximately 18%. The firm will examine the unique challenges in addressing subscriber churn in the OTT video service landscape and how providers can make their services invaluable among ...read more