Google is investing in new tools that provide online songs, movies and television shows as users increasingly access various screens for consuming media, a competitive area that has also attracted rivals including Apple and Amazon. com.
Chromecast, unveiled in 2013, has emerged as the number two media-streaming device, with 20 per cent of sales to US homes with broadband access during the first three quarters of 2014, according to Parks Associates.
From the article "Google to unveil home-audio service."
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Harry Wang of Parks Associates said the idea of sleep wearables was a “tall order,” but the industry has a huge growth potential. The sleep summit, which included discussions on data-driven opportuni...
More and more people are watching TV and movies with over-the-top devices. Streaming device ownership spiked from six percent of U.S. broadband households in 2010 to almost 40 percent last year, accor...
According to U.S. market research published by Parks Associates last summer, Amazon media player products narrowly out-shipped Apple TV (for a 22 vs 20 percent share of the market) in 2015, but that a...
