In the first quarter of 2017, 37% of streaming media owners in U.S. broadband households said they own and use a Roku device, up from one-third a year ago, according to new data from Parks Associates.
At the current rate Hulu is adding device compatibility, it’s likely only a matter of time before the company fills in all the gaps and picks up from the limited device compatibility with which its live TV service launched.
From the article "Hulu releases web browser version of its live TV service" by Ben Munson.
Data is really the new area of competition. If the pay-TV providers are looking at competition long-term in the future, that's the main concern. - BRETT SAPPINGTON, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT PARKS ASSOC...
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“Nothing in our proposal would prevent Comcast or TimeWarner from what they’re doing with Roku or Apple TV, or how they decide to pick what devices to share their app with,” says an FCC spokeswoman....
Last August, market analysts at Parks Associates found that more than any other streaming media device -- including those from Amazon, Apple, and Google -- Roku was the leading brand and had increased...
