DALLAS, TX — (Marketwired) — 10/24/13 — estimates the U.S. will have 191 million online video users and nearly 70 million smart-TV households by 2017.
Parks Associates will host the 9th-annual on January 7 at 2014 International CES, in the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), North Hall, N264. The one-day event, sponsored by AT&T Digital Life, Lowe-s, Pie Digital, and Radialpoint, will address connected devices, home controls platforms, second-screen services, and new services being offered to consumers.
“More than 50% of U.S. broadband households have a connection between a TV and the Internet, while the average broadband user is watching 1.6 hours of video on a mobile phone each week,” said , president, Parks Associates. “With increasing connectivity, every household screen can be repurposed by a different market segment to provide new smarthome and entertainment services.”
examines the challenges and opportunities for the major players in this changing ecosystem. feature insightful discussions, including Parks Associates consumer data and industry perspectives from the panel participants:
Home Monitoring and Control: Attracting New Subscribers
Consumer Tech Support: Advanced Tools and Infrastructure
The Internet of Things: Connected Home Platforms and Devices
Monetizing Second-screen Services
Evolution of the Smart TV
New Connected CE Business Models
Eric Anderson, VP, Content and Product Solutions, Samsung
Alan Atkins, VP and Global Head M2M, Wipro Technologies
Richard Bullwinkle, Head, US Television Innovation, Samsung
Manoj (Marc) Chandiramani, VP, Technical Solutions Group, Quatrro Global Services
Shane Dyer, President, Arrayent, Inc.
Mike Fitzsimmons, CEO, Delivery Agent
David Foote, CTO, Hitachi
Jason Forbes, EVP & Managing Director, Zeebox USA
Michael Hawkey, VP & GM, Sling Media
Jim Johnson, EVP, GM, iControl Networks
Frank Kouretas, VP Products and Marketing, Radialpoint
Kevin Meagher, VP, Smart Home, Lowe-s
John Orcutt, CEO, Pie Digital
Kevin Petersen, President, AT&T Digital Life
Murali Rajagopalan, SVP and Head of Product Engineering Services, MphasiS
Daniel Riddell, VP, Operations, SmartOTT | Wild TV
Scott Rosenberg, VP, Business Development, Roku
Henk Veldhuis, Director Standardization, Philips Lighting representing The Connected Lighting Alliance
Dietrich von Behren, VP, Digital Media & Investments, A+E Television Networks
Mark Walters, Chairman, Z-Wave Alliance
Wendell Wenjen, Director, Advertising and Interactive TV Platforms, LG Electronics
Speaker TBD, Sutherland Global Services
include Lowe-s, MphasiS, Sigma Designs, Support.com, and Verisure. is Lowe-s. are AT&T Digital Life, Pie Digital, and Radialpoint.
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During CES 2014, Parks Associates will be in Booth #21935, South Hall 1. For information, contact , call 972-490-1113, or visit .
Analysts are available to comment on CES announcements and launches. Contact Holly Sprague at for information, including specific research data requests.
CONNECTIONS Summit, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, features consumer research and analysis with sessions hosting leading executives from the connected home community. The interactive panel discussions focus on new business models, monetization strategies, and adoption rates for technologies and services for the digital home and digital lifestyle. Parks Associates provides a unique perspective and hosts a professional event by combining industry knowledge and consumer data.
Holly Sprague
Parks Associates
720.987.6614
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