Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players in the U.S., according to a study by Parks Associates, a Dallas market research and consulting firm that specializes in consumer technology products. Streaming devices are becoming more and more popular. About 36 percent of U.S. households with broadband have at least one streaming media player — up from 27 percent last year, the study found.
From the article "Meet The Texas A&M Grad And DVR Inventor Who Turned Us Into Binge TV Watchers" by Melissa Repko.
As more streaming services have become available, the demands on the existing Internet infrastructure have increased exponentially. In 2016, another 27 new subscription-based video streaming platforms...
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Parks Associates attributes a chunk of that OTT churn to consumer experimentation. “These are not free trials but instances where consumers are spending real money to try out new OTT services. One-...
