According to new research from Parks Associates, Amazon moved into a virtual tie with Google at 22% of sales. Along with Apple TV (20%), the four major players account for 94% of the streaming media players purchased, up from 86% in 2014.
“Thirty-six percent of US broadband households have at least one streaming media player, up from 27% last year,” said Barbara Kraus, Director of Research, Parks Associates.
From the article "Roku Leads US Streaming Media Player Sales" by www.broadbandtvnews.com
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