Parks Associates Supports Future of Television East

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television East from November 18-19 in New York, NY.

Kurt Scherf, VP of Research & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "The Convergence of the Internet & the Television: Who Will Be the Winners and the Losers?" on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 AM.

Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video, including televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, video game consoles and dedicated video platforms, are projected to increase 500% from 2009 to 2013. What does this mean for traditional television broadcasters, Internet advertising networks, like Google and Yahoo, cable companies, ISPs, and consumers? Who will be the winners and the losers in a world where consumers can access anything, anytime through the big screen?

Join Television Industry Leaders - including senior participants from major studios and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile companies, online content distributors, association heads and more!

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Parks Associates Supports IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa from November 15-16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa always provide the opportunity to benefit from established local deployments of IPTV and also meet those from further afield, along with other seasoned attendees from the IPTV World Series. This year, the event once again featured the series’ unique operator-centric formula, bringing together local and worldwide IPTV service providers and telcos along with key technology vendors, broadcasters and systems integrators.

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Parks Associates Supports TelcoTV 2009

Parks Associates is a media sponsor for TelcoTV 2009, from November 10-12 2009 in Orlando, FL.

Jayant Dasari, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "Taming the Streaming Monster" on Thursday, November 12 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

Visit Parks Associates at Booth # 239 in North Hall B.

TelcoTV 2009 is the telecom industry’s premier event for the exploration of a comprehensive entertainment convergence strategy. Like no other event, TelcoTV brings together service providers of all sizes, with a common interest in transforming their organizations into entertainment powerhouses. The TelcoTV exhibit hall is packed with hundreds of vendors showcasing technical solutions and cutting-edge content to help telcos compete against cable and satellite.

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Parks Associates Supports Social Networking World Forum

Parks Associates is supporting Social Networking World Forum from November 9-10, 2009 in Santa Clara, California.

This two-day conference is dedicated to Social Networking, Enterprise Social Media, and Social TV, featuring key speakers from social networking publishers, advertising agencies, industry analysts, software developers and equipment manufacturers, pay-TV and network service providers, mobile operators, plus many more.

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Parks Associates Supports Advanced Meter Data Management

Parks Associates is supporting Advanced Meter Data Management from November 9-10 2009 in London, United Kingdom.

With Smart meter projects being proposed and approved across the globe there has never been a more suitable time for SMi to hold their inaugural conference Advanced Meter Data Management.

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Parks Associates Supports Future of Film Summit

Parks Associates is supporting the Future of Film Summit, which will be held on November 3, 2009 in Santa Monica, CA.

Join the film industry’s key movers and influencers for Variety’s and Digital Media Wire’s inaugural Future of Film Summit focused on emerging business, legal, finance and technology trends in the $28.1 billion film industry. The inaugural event brings together top executives, creators and professionals from major and independent movie studios, film distributors, talent agencies, law firms, financiers and digital media companies for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of the movie business.

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Parks Associates to present Connected TV and Cloud Media research at Digital Hollywood

Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates, will present a special session “Cloud Media & Connected TVs: The New Face of Digital Entertainment” at Digital Hollywood Fall on Wednesday, October 21.

This research presentation, sponsored by Rovi Corporation will start at 10:45 a.m., in the Escondido Room, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif.

Kurt will present Parks Associates’ latest consumer research, detailing demand and interest regarding connected CE and cloud media services, and discuss the implications of networked entertainment within the context of the connected home.

He will also discuss use cases for connectivity and identify offerings from CE vendors and service providers that are driving consumption of on-demand, multiplatform, and mixed-media entertainment.

Networked entertainment is redefining the concept of the connected home. In the U.S., more than 20% of consumers find connected set-top boxes enabling whole-home and PC-to-TV content services highly appealing, while more than one-third express interest in connected TVs and Blu-ray players that can deliver enhanced video-on-demand services. To fulfill this growing demand, and remain competitive, companies will have to serve more content and services in multiple locations and on multiple platforms.

Rovi Corporation, which delivers solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations, is sponsoring this special research and lunch session.

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Parks Director of Research Speaks at Continua Health Summit, Boston

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will present "Market Trends, PHR Buzz, & Wireless for Healthcare: Implications for Continua" on Wednesday, October 7th at the Continua Health Alliance Fall Summit in Boston, MA.

This two-hour presentation have three mini-tracks that will cover the latest market trends in the personal health technology market, discuss adoption trends and use cases of Personal Health Records (PHR), and highlight home care market opportunity for wireless technology vendors. Continua members are encouraged to participate in this interactive presentation to share their viewpoints and business stories.

Parks Associates Supports SUPERCOMM 2009

Parks Associates is supporting SUPERCOMM 2009 from October 21-23 in Chicago, Illinois.

SUPERCOMM showcases the business and technology solutions you need to maximize your network and offers the applications and services your customers demand.

It's the international showcase for a new industry, a new economy and a new world of broadband communications. In just four days, you'll meet and talk with the visionaries, executives and engineers transforming an industry and changing the way we live our lives.

SUPERCOMM draws on a tradition started over 20 years ago, bringing service providers, network owners, manufacturers, suppliers and related professionals together to exchange ideas and innovations.

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Parks Associates Supports IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa on November 15-16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

IPTV World Forums Middle East & Africa always provide the opportunity to benefit from established local deployments of IPTV and also meet those from further afield, along with other seasoned attendees from the IPTV World Series. This year, the event once again featured the series’ unique operator-centric formula, bringing together local and worldwide IPTV service providers and telcos along with key technology vendors, broadcasters and systems integrators.

For more information click here.

Parks Associates Supports Digital Hollywood Fall

Parks Associates is supporting Digital Hollywood Fall from October 19-22 in Santa Monica, California.

Parks Associates is hosting the Lunch & Special Research Presentation “Cloud Media & Connected TVs: The New Face of Digital Entertainment” on Wednesday, October 21, 10:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Digital Hollywood is the premier entertainment and technology conference in the country.

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Parks Associates Supports Partners Healthcare's 2009 Connected Health Symposium & Expo

Parks Associates supports Partners Healthcare's 2009 Connected Health Symposium & Expo from October 21-22 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Connected Health Symposium asks how information technology -- cell phones, computers, the Internet and other tools -- can help people manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and age with independence. What’s up for discussion?

Sessions include:
- The Amazing Effects on Health of Personal Social Networks -- and How to Harness Their Power to Help Patients
- Payment Reform, the Role of Information Technology, and the Implications for IT Business Models
- Limits to the Wisdom of Patients and the Wisdom of Crowds? Implications from Behavioral Economics
- Remote Monitoring in 2014: What'll Be Different in Five Years about the Technology, the Data and the Incentives?
- Health Games: All Set to Play?
- Coordinating Care: What’s Really Involved and Who's Really Going to Do It?

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Parks Associates supports TelcoTV 2009

Parks Associates supported, TelcoTV 2009 represents both the present and the future – today’s traditional video distribution model and tomorrow’s multiplatform ‘TV Everywhere’ future. Understanding how to implement today’s video business while planning and preparing for whatever the future may bring is paramount for long term success.

Sessions Highlighted:

Delivering on the Quality Promise: Internet Video on Your 50-inch HDTV (And Loving It)
Hear from innovative companies like Netflix and Roku who are leading the Internet video revolution

Entertainment Consumption: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Planning and preparing for the future of video entertainment is no trivial task. Get some help. Gain valuable insight into how this future is being shaped from our expert roundtable.

Programmers as Partners
Looking for ideas to market and promote your video services? Get some practical help from the likes of Disney, HGTV, Lifetime, and ESPN. Learn how these entertainment powerhouses can help you.

Taming the Streaming Monster
Is Internet video streaming slowing your broadband network to a crawl? Find out best practices for managing the growing Internet video streaming monster.

Broadband stimulus
The broadband stimulus program is set to have far reaching implications on the telcoTV community. Hear from our industry roundtable to get the latest insight into the program and its status.

Digital Music Forum West, supported by Parks Associates

Parks Associates is supporting the Digital Music Forum West event from October 7-8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Digital Music Forum West brings together the top music, technology, and policy leaders for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of digital music.

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Parks Associates supports IPTV World Forum, Eastern Europe

Parks Associates is supporting the IPTV World Forum Eastern Europe in Prague, Czech Republic from October 20th to 21st.

This 2009 event in Prague will continue the IPTV World Forum Series pattern, giving visitors valuable insight into the plans, deployment and expansion strategies, technology choices, business models, marketing approaches and future considerations of many of the region's key players. The operator speakers are helping to make IPTV a reality in Eastern Europe, and they will be joined by a carefully selected group of commentators and experts in various fields of technology, business and content to provide a balanced show that covers the topics that are relevant to this region today.

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Parks Associates supports 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo

Parks Associates is supporting FTTH Conference & Expo from September 27th to October 1st in Houston, Texas.

Come to Houston in September 2009 for Building the Business of FTTH where industry leaders and operators will share success stories and lessons learned about the business elements needed to make money with FTTH. Hear from consumers about applications they are willing to pay for. Learn from other service providers about how FTTH has advanced their business and take home practical information and marketing strategies to take your network to the next level.

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Rick Cotton, EVP, NBC to Keynote at SuperComm - Parks Supported Event

Rick Cotton, EVP and general counsel of NBC Universal, will share his insights on digital media and broadband business developments in a keynote address at SUPERCOMM 2009, a Parks Associates supported event.

Cotton’s keynote presentation on Friday, Oct. 23 will address the critical need for cooperative efforts and dialog between technology companies, content developers and media distributors to build sound business models to ensure the market's continued innovation and fiscal viability in the face of rapidly evolving technology and the current regulatory environment.

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Parks Associates supports SUPERCOMM 2009

Parks Associates is supporting SUPERCOMM 2009 on October 21-23, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

SUPERCOMM showcases the business and technology solutions you need to maximize your network and offers the applications and services your customers demand.

It's the international showcase for a new industry, a new economy and a new world of broadband communications. In just four days, you'll meet and talk with the visionaries, executives and engineers transforming an industry and changing the way we live our lives.

SUPERCOMM draws on a tradition started over 20 years ago, bringing service providers, network owners, manufacturers, suppliers and related professionals together to exchange ideas and innovations.

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Parks Associates supports IPTV World Forum North America

Parks Associates is supporting the IPTV World Forum North America from July 20-21, 2009 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York.

The IPTV World Forum was developed as a direct response to the rapid growth in the marketplace, bringing together operators, technology partners and content providers to explore and define the IPTV evolution. More Info

CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES provides insight into new market strategies, consumer trends, and industry perspectives

Parks Associates and CEA® announced they will again host CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, January 8-9, 2009, in Las Vegas, and are currently accepting speaker submissions for the event.

CONNECTIONS™ Summit features nine sessions on key digital-living topics during the first two days of 2009 International CES.CONNECTIONS™ Summit Sessions at CES feature nine sessions held the first two days at CES. Moderated by Parks Associates analysts, these sessions provide an interactive environment for networking and discussion.

Attending the sessions at the CONNECTIONS™ Summit offers the perfect start to CES – attendees receive consumer and industry data, insight from leading executives, and the opportunity to speak with Parks Associates’ analysts.

The sessions, moderated by Parks Associates analysts and featuring executive panelists, will examine growth in new markets like digital photo frames, new business models for service providers, and the ongoing changes in how consumers access content. Parks Associates' research indicates that remote, in-store, and at-home consumer IT support services will generate $1 billion in revenues annually in the next few years, a substantial market opportunity for many new and existing players.

CONNECTIONS™ Summit features commentary, insight, and debate on successful market strategies and deployment for the following areas:

• Customer Support for the Consumer at Home
• Connected CE
• GPS Market
• Digital Photo Frames
• Digital TV and Set-top Boxes
• Connected Gaming
• Home Management

CONNECTIONS™ Summit also features support from CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit Sponsors, including Cisco Systems, Enure Networks, F-Secure Corporation, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), support.com, Toshiba, WirelessHD, and Zilog, Inc.

Deadline to submit to speak at CONNECTIONS™ Summit is September 5.

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