Parks Associates research shows low consumer familiarity with smart home technologies in key European markets, while one-third of broadband households have strong concerns about the security of smart home products. The firm reports familiarity highest in France, where 12 per cent of broadband households are very familiar with smart home products and services, compared to […]
Some 4.3 million Spaniards are regular connected TV viewers, according to a study conducted by trade body IAB Spain along with Smartclip and Elogia. The report found that 64 per cent of connected users now access connected TV services through smart TVs, followed by gaming consoles (29 per cent), PCs (28 per cent), hybrid DTT […]
Parks Associates research finds the global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019. More than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million […]
High dynamic range (HDR) TV sets, offering enhanced brightness for a broader palette of light outputs and sparkling highlights, will soon be commonplace in the global ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV market. According to critical information and insight source IHS, unit shipments of HDR TVs are expected to grow dramatically from 2.9 million in 2016 to 32.6 […]
Parks Associates research finds 45 per cent of Western European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50 per cent of broadband households have this Internet-connected CE device. “Europe has served as an early market for new online video services,” said Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates. “As […]
Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech on the home services market – covering broadband, fixed landline and paid television – has revealed that premium sports content is still a major draw for UK consumers, despite the market being awash with value-driven propositions. The data, for the three months ending 30 September, shows Sky, BT and Virgin […]
The Worldwide Video Infrastructure market increased revenue in Q2 2015 but decreased year over year because of a general slowdown in service providers’ capital expenses, accelerated competition and companies moving toward the cloud platform. According to ACG Research, The Q2 Total Worldwide Video Infrastructure market posted revenue of $3.1 billion. Set-Top Box Worldwide Market Shares, […]
Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds that more than 330 million Ultra-HD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million in 2013. The report, Connected CE: Trends and Innovation, notes that, of US broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56 per cent think […]
Numerous branded smartphone vendors unveiled their next-generation flagship devices ahead of Apple’s iPhone 6s reveal this September. These earlier major product launches included Samsung’s Note 5, Huawei’s Mate and Sony Z5 series. Consequently, much of this year’s growth momentum in the smartphone market was concentrated in the third quarter. According to the latest smartphone shipment […]
A study from the Connected Home UX (CHX) group at Strategy Analytics has explored consumer usage of multiple devices when watching TV. The increased size and enhanced quality of screens of smartphones and tablets over the years have encouraged more activity and usage of multiple devices when watching TV. At present, most second device use […]