Rising consumerism of healthcare continues to be a transformative trend affecting the entire connected health industry, Harry Wang, senior research director at Parks Associates, observes. He’s referencing just-released new data from Parks that shows the adoption of connected healthcare devices has reached 36 percent of U.S. broadband households as of Q2 2016, which is said to be a 40 percent increase since Q2 2014.
From the article "How Interested Are Broadband Consumers in Connected Healthcare Options?" by Laura Hamilton.
Consumers get a year of the streaming service for free with purchase of a new Apple device. Converting those users into paying customers might be tricky, said Steve Nason with Parks Associates....
Yet the so-called smart kitchen remains a tough sell. With the kitchen often a hub for families and friends, habits there can be hard to change. And many people see the kitchen and mealtimes as a have...
“Pay-TV providers want to retain subscribers, so they want to make sure that you stay inside their ecosystem,” says Brett Sappington, a media analyst at Parks Associates. “If you don’t have a reason t...
Using its OTT Video Market Tracker tool, Parks Associates has found that the number of OTT services in the United States has reached nearly 300. The firm said the total is more than double the amou...
