New Research from CP Consulting reveals preferences of consumers who have already purchased Connected Home devices in the UK. Adoption Rate of Connected Home Devices at Around 5-7 per cent of UK Households The research has identified a group of early adopters
Driven by double digit growth in key digital categories, US consumer spending on home entertainment remained stable in the third quarter of 2015, according to the initial findings from the Digital Entertainment Group’s Third Quarter 2015 Home Entertainment Report. Consumers continued to embrace the convenience and accessibility of purchasing and collecting digital content, with studios […]
By the end of 2018, 231 million installed devices are expected to be connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 82 per cent growth from 2014 to 2018, according to the Connected Home Entertainment Forecast report from global information company The NPD Group. “The two largest drivers of growth will […]
Apple released its first upgrade to its Apple TV last week, and as usual the first buyers of the latest gadget are its biggest fans. While the average person who buys an Apple product spends $788 per year on Apple gear, those who bought the latest Apple TV spent $1,161 in the same period, according […]
Manufacturer and consumer demand for ultra-high definition (UHD) televisions remains strong, including 4K TV, wide viewing angle (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and other high-definition picture performance improvements. Despite overall sluggishness in liquid crystal display (LCD) TV sales, year-over-year unit shipments of UHD TV panels are forecast to double in 2015, topping 40 million units. […]
More than 20 per cent of broadband households with Internet-connected CE use streaming media players the most for online video Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds a steadily increasing number of US broadband households are turning to a streaming media player first when looking for online content. Currently, 21 per cent of US broadband households with […]
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 […]