DALLAS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates will host the complimentary webcast "New Developments in the Connected Home" on Thursday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. CDT. The webcast is a preview of the 16th Annual CONNECTIONS™: Digital Living Conference & Showcase at TIA 2012, June 5-7, in Dallas, Texas.

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CONNECTIONS™ focuses on innovative solutions for the connected consumer and leading strategies to monetize digital content, mobile applications and services, value-added services, connected consumer electronics, and home systems. The conference features research sessions on OTT video, mobile and product apps, and connected CE.

At the end of 2011, the number of U.S. broadband households with at least one Internet-connectable CE product (excluding PCs and mobile devices) connected to the Internet reached 40%. Nearly 40% of smart-TV households access online movie and TV show content, from sources such as Netflix, Amazon, and Best Buy's CinemaNow, on at least a monthly basis.

During the Thursday webcast, analysts will discuss the following CONNECTIONS™ topics:

Connected CE: Growth and New Apps
Home Systems: New Networks and Interoperability
Tech Support: New Revenues, Consumer Use, and Partnerships
4G Services and Mobile Operator Strategies: New Use Cases and Opportunities
Trends in Video and Entertainment Services
Partnerships and Competition among Connected Home Players

CONNECTIONS™ keynote speakers are Kevin Petersen, SVP, AT&T Digital Life, AT&T Services; Mike Ritter, Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer and Mass Business Markets, Verizon; and Kristen Bowring, Senior Director, Platform Lead Home and Energy Management, Best Buy.

Media can apply for a CONNECTIONS™ conference press pass at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections-us/media/presspass.

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors: CEA, IBM, Actiontec, Affinegy, Allegro Software, Digitalsmiths, F-Secure, PacketVideo, Quatrro, Sutherland Global Services, Verizon, Waterstone Management Group, Arrayent, Irdeto, Sigma Designs, and HomePlug Powerline Alliance.

To speak with an analyst or review specific research, contact Holly Sprague at hsprague@gmail.com, 720-987-6614.

About CONNECTIONS™

Hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, CONNECTIONS™ at TIA 2012 focuses on innovative solutions for the connected consumer and leading strategies to monetize digital content, mobile applications and services, value-added services, connected consumer electronics, and home systems.

 sales@parksassociates.com; 972-490-1113; www.connectionsconference.com.

Holly Sprague
Parks Associates
720-987-6614
hsprague@gmail.com

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