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Parks Associates: One Quarter of U.S. Homes Will Have STB By 2015

December 02, 2014

Set-top boxes aren't for early adopters, anymore. In its latest look at the streaming video industry, market research company Parks Associates said that 25 percent of U.S. homes with broadband connectivity will have a streaming media player by 2015. In 2017, the global market for streaming devices will rise to 50 million units.

The low-cost of set-top boxes (STB) will make them a popular gift this year, says Parks Associates' director of research Barbara Kraus.

Roku is still the leader in the STB category with 29 percent of sales, followed by Google Chromecast (20 percent), Apple TV (17 percent), and Amazon Fire TV (10 percent). Chromecast recently took the number two spot from Apple.

Parks Associates also looked at how Americans are getting their video. Almost half of U.S. TV viewing is now non-linear. That's up from 38 percent in 2010. Younger adults (18- to 44-years-old) watch mostly non-linear TV.

From the article "Parks Associates: One Quarter of U.S. Homes Will Have STB By 2015" by Troy Dreier.

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