Sony has also been trying to make the PS4 a set-top box. Channel packages for its PlaySation Vue streaming-TV service start at $30 a month in some places and include programming from U.S. broadcast networks and cable favorites such as ESPN, the Food Network, and HBO. Sony said on Oct. 27 it will make Vue, which is accessible on its consoles as well as devices from Amazon.com, Google, and Roku, available on its high-end TVs.
These diversification efforts are far from guaranteed. Vue, which was introduced in the U.S. in March, has about 100,000 subscribers, a sliver of comparable streaming services such as Dish Network’s Sling TV, which researcher Parks Associates says has about 1 million subscribers.
From the article "Sony Goes All In on PlayStation" by Bruce Einhorn.
The use of subscription streaming VOD services is the norm among U.S. internet households. New data from Parks Associates found that 71% internet households use an SVOD service, 42% use an ad-supporte...
The smart home remains a very fragmented landscape, and Matter is a critical industry effort to unlock more value. Parks Associates research shows 54 million internet households in the US have at leas...
A recent survey report from Parks Associates mentions that Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players, followed by Amazon. The sample size is low, at 8,000 American households, but it s...
Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players, according to a study from the Tech Eco System Dashboard from Parks Associates. “Historically, Amazon and Roku have dominated the streaming...
