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There is no question that the marriage between consumer electronics devices and broadband content will be a key trend in 2008. For content providers and aggregators, a "go-to-TV" strategy solves at least one of the early challenges facing broadband video services -- the requirement to watch the content on a PC. The hope is that if the industry provides a more seamless video-on-demand experience, consumption of video and other broadband services increases...

"Based on these results, I think that we -- along with folks in the economist community -- have some trepidation in looking at the holiday season given the credit crunch, home values declining and news about weakness in the economy," Kurt Scherf, Parks Associates' vice president and principal analyst, told the E-Commerce Times...

In addition, Amazon's willingness to work with partners such as TiVo, might point to a longer-term strategy to get video on all kinds of different devices, said Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at Parks Associates "For AOL, this is certainly desirable, as it seeks to be a servic...

"It's a natural extension of the fact that Google operates some of the world's largest data centers and has unique value-added features that it can add in terms of search and organization of the data," said Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at Parks Associates. "It looks like nice synergy, based on what they're already doing."

"There is a precedent that will be set with the final agreement," said Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at Parks Associates "Hopefully, [the AMPTP] does acknowledge the need to compensate the creative work behind this content regardless of the delivery vehicle. I would expect th...

The multimedia-focused PC is also a recognition by Dell of an increasing trend among consumers, said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates "The bundling of the Adobe Elements Studio is a real acknowledgment of the growing presence among consumer...

Many video providers, particularly in the television and movie spaces, made significant strides to provide their content via a growing number of on-demand channels, including the Internet, in 2005 ...

"In my mind," said Kurt Scherf, an analyst for Parks Associates, "I think the issues are still evenly distributed between the lack of the consumer mindset about even linking their computer to their TV set ... and, if they wanted to do this, the question is, 'Can you actually do it?'...

The advent of digital distribution for theatrical, television and user-generated content comes at a time of enormous pressure for the traditional entertainment industry. The industry enjoyed years of strong returns at the box office and from DVD rentals and sales from the late 1990s into the early part of this decade, but U.S. revenue growth has slowed significantly as of late...

The addition of storage in the Microsoft Mobile Memory Mouse 8000, on the other hand, is "a nice value-add," Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates, told TechNewsWorld "Laptop sales are overtaking desktop sales, and in a lot of homes the laptop...

The cap "removes the Sword of Damocles from above the head of webcasters," Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "This helps webcasters understand what their cost to operate will really be -- but the biggest thing it does is remove the uncertainty."

The competitive environment that characterizes today's broadband and value-added services landscape should certainly grow a variety of digital lifestyle products and services, including home networking. Consumers are also primary beneficiaries of increased competition among carriers ...

Tthe MX Air is "well positioned to take advantage of the ever-increasing blending of two-foot (home computer) and ten-foot entertainment and multimedia experiences," Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at Parks Associates, told TechNewsWorld Television is evolvin...

The use of a home network largely as a broadband-sharing mechanism is just the first of several stages in the evolution of home networking. Both consumers and carriers will use connectivity for applications beyond shared Internet ...

I still enjoy flying. This statement may seem anachronistic these days, with all the air travel delays, security screening hassles and wild-eyed rudeness that one does tend to experience from a few fellow travelers ...

"One of the really interesting points about this, in addition to being super-cool, is that it has made money," Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst for Parks Associates, told TechNewsWorld. "It would not surprise me to see one of the beer manufacturers step up, pay the licensing fee and run this as a commercial because of the way it combines user-generated content with the wacky mode of many beer commercials."

Amazon Unbox for TiVo address one of the real challenges facing the movie download business, contends Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates. "There's been no easy way for consumers to think about moving that content to their television sets," he told TechNewsWorld...

The home networking industry is experiencing rapid maturation, and service providers are likely to take the lead in deploying many of the next-generation connectivity solutions with an emphasis on enhanced multimedia experiences ...

TiVo has always pushed the envelope with new video distribution, viewing and business models, according to Kurt Scherf, principal analyst at Parks Associates Offering the service exclusively to its standalone users, however, creates a difficult challenge for the company. TiVo ...

With the December announcement that NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, acquired Jungo, a residential gateway software provider, we're continuing to witness consolidation in the market to deliver complete end-to-end access and service provider solutions ...