Paul Erickson is a nearly 20-year veteran market and competitive analyst of the media & entertainment technology and consumer electronics industries, from both the consumer and service provider viewpoints.
Prior to founding the analyst consultancy Erickson Strategy & Insights, he was the Research Director for Entertainment and CE at Parks Associates, and brings expansive experience and perspective from covering the media & entertainment technology sector and related devices across Parks Associates, Omdia, IHS Markit, and NPD DisplaySearch.
With more than 24 years of technology industry experience and over
18 as an analyst, Paul Erickson’s coverage and insight has spanned streaming devices & services, connected CE, pay & broadcast TV, digital & physical media, home audio, pro AV, smart home, user interface technologies, and digital rights management.
He has regularly spoken at, moderated, and/or attended industry events, conferences, and tradeshows across the consumer, service provider, and pro AV technology landscape, such as CES, IFA, IBC, MWC, NAB, MIPCOM, E3, ISE, InfoComm, and NAMM. Paul is also a several-time AVIXA Emerging Trends Fellow honoree.
He has been quoted in a variety of news outlets and industry publications, including Financial Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, BBC, Reuters, NPR, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CBC News, BusinessWeek, Variety, Bloomberg, Wired, The Verge, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, PC World, CNET, Fierce Video, TWICE, CE Pro and Cable & Satellite International.
