CONNECTIONS™ Industry Insights

Matthew McLeggon, Business Development Director at FreeWheel, answers the following industry question: "What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the connected home?"

Media companies who seek to monetize content across screens face a very fragmented ecosystem. Television is being consumed on a multiplicity of devices -- phones, tablets, TV's, game consoles, connected devices, DVR's, traditional VOD environments -- each with differ ...read more

New consumer research from Parks Associates reveals that, although personal computers are the most used devices for watching online video, their popularity is declining in favor of traditional TVs. In fact, in the first quarter of 2014, U.S. broadband households watched roughly 3 hours of online video per week on each platform, but the amount of online video consumed on a TV is increasing, up from 2.3 hours per week in 1Q 2013.

The research report, 360 View: Entertainme ...read more

Suke Jawanda, Chief Marketing Officer at Bluetooth SIG, answers the following industry question: “What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the connected home?”

One of the bigger challenges I see preventing the smart home from scaling up and reaching its full potential is expensive, closed business models. For the past 50 years, companies touted smart homes as "the next big thing." You saw this with all the cool kitchen gadgets fr ...read more

Greg Roberts, Vice President, Marketing of iControl Networks, provides this response to the following industry question: "What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the connected home?"

In order to make the connected home a reality, appliances and devices must be able to "talk" to each other in the same language. We need a program that promotes interoperability between devices and apps -- which is the reason iControl started the Op ...read more

Charles Cheevers, CTO, Customer Premises Equipment at ARRIS provides the following answer to this industry question: "What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the connected home?"

Wi-Fi and more Wi-Fi and all wireless connectivity in the home.

Consumers like the freedom of no wires connectivity and no limitations where they place screens and TVs. They also assume that each of their home devices should be capable of consuming ...read more

As the 4K television market continues to grow, and pricing becomes more consumer-friendly, many wonder if now is the time to buy. In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, Parks Associates director of research, Brett Sappington says that while 4K is indeed growing, it’s better to wait to buy. In fact, Parks Associates research forecasts that 4K TVs will reach 80% adoption over the next 10-12 years.

To enjoy the true benefits of 4K, three things need to be present: the ...read more