That means no “Storage Wars, no “The Walking Dead,” no “Property Brothers,” and no “The Daily Show.”
It's not unusual for services to reconfigure their plans after they launch, says Brett Sappington, senior director of research at Parks Associates. "Rival [streaming] service Sling TV has had several iterations of its service, including a recent price change to make Sling Blue and Sling Orange the same $25 per month price."
From the article "Is DirecTV Now Still a Good Deal for Consumers?" by James K. Willcox.
The Roku Channel is also turning heads. The company's ad-supported channel was named one of the three best ad-based over-the-top services among U.S. broadband households according to Parks Associates,...
Shifting into the set-top box market complements that strategy, since Statista Research estimates that 210.7 million set-top boxes will be shipped this year. But Facebook will arrive woefully late to...
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...
Meanwhile, Roku's dominance is more evident than ever, with the company's devices accounting for 39% of the U.S. streaming media player installed base, according to estimates by Parks Associates. With...
