Executive Summit features the Roadmap for Connected CE

DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates announced today that Pierre Francois Dubois, Vice President, Very High Broadband and Digital Home Products, Technocentre, France Telecom Group, will present the keynote at CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit on November 4.

Mr. Dubois will discuss the key role of telcos in shaping the future of the Digital Home. He will focus on the new opportunities for Internet service providers developing as a result of the increasing number of connected devices at home.

CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, titled The Roadmap for Connected Consumer Electronics and hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, will take place in Amsterdam at the Movenpick Hotel.

"Europe is a strong market for connected CE, and service providers continue to be active in enabling advanced services and deploying devices such as hybrid set-tops," said Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates. "The worldwide telco /IPTV subscriber base exceeded 20 million in 2008, and France had over 27% growth in IPTV subscribers. France Telecom has been aggressive in connecting and managing consumer services, and Mr. Dubois's insight will be invaluable to CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe attendees."

Summit Speakers

ActiveVideo Europe

Affinegy

Civolution

Eyecon Technologies

Intamac Technologies

Irdeto

Loquendo

Makewave

NDS

NXP Semiconductors

Omnifone

OpenTV

OSGi Alliance

Parks Associates

RedMere

Rovi Corporation

Telcordia

Thinking Screen Media

Thomson

TVBLOB

Verimatrix

Summit Sessions

Connected Europe: Trends and Numbers

Defining the New Video Experience

Evolution of the "Digital Furnace": Residential Gateways and Set-top Boxes

Business Models for On-Demand Lifestyles

Enabling Technologies: Connecting It All

Wrapping It Up - Predictions for the Next Five Years

CONNECTIONS(TM) Global Sponsors are HD-PLC Alliance, DSC, NXP, Radialpoint, Rovi, ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Icron, Irdeto, ProVision Communications, Telcordia, and Zilog. CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Advisory Sponsors are Eyecon Technologies and CONNECTIONS(TM) Premier Sponsor RedMere.

Register for CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe at www.connectionseurope.com.

About CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe

CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summits, produced by Parks Associates, provide attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services.

The next CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4 November 2009, and focuses on the impact of new platforms, consumer buying habits, and new business models and opportunities for TV operators, content developers, advertisers, and consumer electronics companies. http://www.connectionseurope.com

    Contact: Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein
    Parks Associates
    972-490-1113
    Email: mindi.sue@parksassociates.com

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