Smart Spaces, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, brings together property owners, building managers, and technology leaders to discuss the innovations in the multi-dwelling and hospitality environments. The event features consumer research, informative session, and networking opportunities for building executives, service providers, and hardware, middleware, and software providers enabling the next generation of solutions for the consumer, MDU, and public spaces.

Bringing together more than 1,500 senior executives, CONNECTIONS™ provides networking opportunities combined with visionary keynotes and virtual sessions. The Parks Associates analyst team leads all conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.

Elizabeth Parks, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Parks Associates and Eric Sorensen, Director, Streaming Video Tracker, Parks Associates will be speaking in the Webinar - State of the Market: Streaming Video Services on October 18, 2023 at 1 PM CT

Ad-supported streaming services are now the fastest-growing business model in streaming; 31% of US Internet households reported watching an ad-supported AVOD or FAST service in the past month, compared to just 18% in 2018. 41M US broadband households are projected to watch ad-based OTT video services in 2023.

As streaming services mature, there are new opportunities everywhere, including the rural market. Consumers are still experimenting with services - the average annualized subscriber churn rate for streaming video services is 47% and the top driver of service cancellations is the desire to save money. Parks Associates consumer research shows that 29% of US internet households report canceling a service to save money. This webinar highlights the latest developments in streaming including touching on the very competitive broadband market. Join and hear from the Parks Associates team on the latest in streaming services, including smart TV and streaming media adoption, updates on sports streaming services, and market shifts. This research webinar highlights the Streaming Market Tracker services including insight on service models, pricing, content acquisition, and partnerships in the OTT market. 

Connected Health Summit, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, is an executive conference focused on the impact of connected devices and IoT healthcare solutions on consumers at home. Connected Health Summit brings senior industry leaders together from all aspects of the consumer experience ecosystems to provide insights on new business models, IoT technologies, consumer behaviors, and deployments relevant to consumer healthcare solutions.

Smart Energy Summit hosted by international research firm, Parks Associates, addresses energy and renewables technology trends in the residential and small-to-medium business markets. The executive conference features virtual panels and networking sessions with experts from utilities, retailers, software providers, manufacturers, and energy, broadband, and security service providers.

Future of Video brings together industry leaders to share insights on new trends in the video and connected entertainment industries, with insights on consumer behaviors and preferences and the challenges for the video industry in meeting these expectations. Future of Video addresses new strategies for cableco, OTT, and mobile service providers to provide high-quality customer service, retain subscribers and attract new customers, and design bundled options through new distribution strategies.