Selling online is often viewed as a way for small businesses in rural areas to generate income beyond their home turf. But a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found major challenges for a small business selling online,…
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Parks Finds 39% of Broadband Households with Streaming Media Players
Thirty-nine percent of U.S. broadband households own a streaming media player. That’s an uptick of 1% from 2018, according to Parks Associates. Despite the nearly flat growth, however, Parks’ “360 Deep Dive: Adoption and Use of Connected Video Devices” found…
Amid New Competition, Researchers See Strong Demand for a Netflix Ad-Supported Service
One third of Netflix subscribers would consider switching to a less expensive ad-supported service tier, according to a new report from research firm TDG. As the streaming video market changes, the TDG researchers see such a tier as an appropriate…
Report: Roku Strengthens Top Position for Streaming TV Market Share, Amazon Fire TV a Distant Second
Streaming TV provider Roku accounted for more than 30% of platform sales during the first quarter of 2019, according to new streaming TV market share data from Strategy Analytics. The firm said that there now are more than 41 million…
Amazon, Comcast Team Up for First Pay-TV, Amazon Music Integration
Amazon Music is being integrated through the Comcast X1 and Flex user interface, enabling subscribers to say “Amazon Music” into the voice remote to instantly access millions of songs and thousands of playlists and stations. According to Comcast, Amazon Music,…
Report: LEO Satellite Broadband Could Save U.S. Consumers More Than $30 Billion
High-speed broadband based on satellites operating in low earth orbit (LEO) constellations could save U.S. consumers more than $30 billion, according to a new report from BroadbandNow. The report points to SpaceX’s Starlink project and Amazon’s Project Kuiper as two…
Cox Adds Amazon Prime Video App To Contour; Now Accompanies Netflix, YouTube And More
ATLANTA, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cox Communications announced that Contour customers now have access to Amazon Prime Video, making it easier than ever to enjoy their favorite TV shows and movies in one place. By simply saying “Amazon Prime Video” or “Prime Video” into…
Report: Cord Cutters Not Turning to Streaming vMVPD Alternatives in Big Numbers
Only 40% of the 1.4 million traditional linear pay-TV subscriptions lost in the first quarter of 2019 were recaptured by equivalent over-the-top (OTT) offerings, according to new video cord cutting economics research from analysts at financial research firm MoffettNathanson. The…
Bluebird, Megaport Partner on Cloud Access
Bluebird Network and Megaport Limited are partnering to enable private access to cloud providers. Bluebird is a telecommunications company based in the midwest and Megaport is a network-as-a-service provider. The companies will provide access to clouds including as AWS, Microsoft…
Report: Expensive Pay-TV is Driving TV Antenna Adoption, Younger Demo Embracing It
Television antennas, which fell out of favor with the onset of cable and satellite television, are starting to make a comeback, according to new TV antenna market research from Horowitz Research. Just over one third (34%) of TV content viewers…
Windstream Enterprise Integrates Unified Communications with Amazon Alexa
APRIL 10, 2019 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Windstream Enterprise (WE), a leading supplier of advanced network communications, announced that its OfficeSuite UC® skill is now certified by Amazon and published live for Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. The combination of OfficeSuite UC…
Parks: Subscription OTT ARPU Growth is Relatively Flat, But Changes May be Coming
Consumer spending on subscription OTT services averages a bit under $8 per month, according to Parks Associates. The market research firm reports that this OTT ARPU figure has remained steady for the past three years. According to Parks, penetration has…
