Apple TV—and to a lesser extent, Amazon Fire TV—may steal most headlines, but Chromecast outsold them both by a significant margin in 2014, according to Parks Associates. The $35 Chromecast dongle, of course, isn’t quite the same type of device as the Apple TV or the Fire TV, but they all share one crucial function: the ability to put your favorite streaming video apps on the best screen available (which is usually in your living room).
From the article "Google wants to DJ your next party with a new Chromecast for music" by Adam Epstein.
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Disney+ has moved into the top three of OTT services, according to new research from Parks Associates. “While the Disney+ content portfolio may have allowed it to leapfrog stablemate Hulu in 2021 r...
Parks Associates says its forecast will represent the lowest penetration in a decade, representing a 27% fall. “There has been substantial innovation over the years, but streaming’s debut changed t...
When Roku launched its first product in May 2008, it was the first device able to stream Netflix to TVs. The company has since added more than 2,000 channels available through its platform, but older...
