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Millennials Stand Out in Digital Life, but Older Generations Are Also Embracing It
According to Pew Research, roughly 92% of Millennials (those turning 22 to 37 in 2018) own a smartphone. Only 85% of Gen Xers (ages 38 to 53), 67% of Baby Boomers (those ages 54 to 72) and 30% of the Silent Generation (ages 73 to 90) own one. While Millennials top the...
Tablet Market Falls 7% in Q1 2018
According to a recent report from Strategy Analytics’ newly expanded Connected Computing Devices (CCD) service, the tablet market declined 7% year-on-year in Q1 2018. This was despite the top vendors -- Apple, Amazon and Huawei -- all finding success. Android and...
Sports are Why Many Subscribe to Pay TV
Parks Associates recently published their OTT Video Market Tracker in which they reported that 27% of the respondents surveyed choose to keep pay TV because of sports programming. Parks Associates indicated that a primary reason may be that leagues and networks are...
Parks Associates: OTT & Pay TV Partnerships & Competition
In their Market Snapshot: OTT and Pay TV: Partnerships and Competition, Parks Associates reported that 52% of U.S. households with broadband Internet subscribe both to pay TV as well as at least one OTT streaming video service. The cable TV marketplace has morphed....
Cord Cutting Currently Affecting 14 Markets Worldwide
According to IHS Markit, thirteen countries most affected by cord cutting in addition to the U.S. are Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Israel, Venezuela, and Ireland. However, widespread cutting of pay TV...
5G Could Generate $45.2 Billion in 2022 by Expanding Fixed Wireless Broadband Adoption
ABI Research forecasts that 5G fixed wireless broadband access is set to launch in North America this year and will provide consumers with better quality service in the years to come. They forecast that the worldwide fixed wireless broadband market will generate $45.2...
Nearly 2/3 of U.S. Broadband Households Have Security and Privacy Concerns When Using Their Connected Devices
According to a white paper recently released by Parks Associates, Residential Security and Encryption: Setting the Standard, Protecting Consumers, 64% of U.S. broadband households are concerned about security and privacy when using their connected devices. Parks...
73% of Smart Home Device Owners Self-Installed at Least One Device
Smart home products can be complex requiring consumers to look into whether they can install it by themselves. According to Parks Associates, 73% of smart home device owners have installed at least one product themselves or with help of a family member or friend....
Cable TV Companies Lost 3.66 Million Customers in 2017
In their report The Battle for the American Couch Potato, Convergence Research Group reported a dramatic a shift from cable subscriptions to streaming video services, especially in the last year. They estimated that traditional pay TV providers lost 3.66 million...
Streaming Pay TV Services Increase Overall Video Consumption in the US
Leichtman Research Group, Inc. recently performed an online survey of 6,947 US households for their study, Internet-Delivered Pay-TV Services. In their study, LRG reported that 11% of 18-44 year-olds in the US subscribe to a streaming pay-TV service, whereas only 3%...