Nickelodeon launches Dora & Nick Football apps
Nickelodeon International t lahasnched two apps for international audiences: Dora’s Worldwide Adventure, an educational geography app, and Nick Football Champions, a pop culture-driven celebration of global football season that invites…
VoD growing in France & Germany, but penetration still lags
Despite the abiding appeal of traditional linear TV, cinema, radio and offline games, many Internet users in France and Germany now devote a major part of their time to online…
PwC identifies entertainment & media trends
According to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2018-2022, the ongoing rapid evolution of the industry has entered a dynamic new phase. Amid growth that is broad-based and consistent –…
850m people to watch games content by 2022
A study from Juniper Research forecasts that unique viewers of eSports (competitive playing of video games) and let’s play content (tutorials and talk-throughs of game content) will reach 858 million by…
Sony expected to unveil new strategies
Sony’s new CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, will host the multimedia company’s Investor Relations Day in Tokyo on May 22nd. Each of Sony’s eight key divisions will present to analysts and explain…
Report: China could beat US in AR/VR long-term
The US delivered more AR/VR revenue than China last year, but Chinese growth in the next 5 years could see it dominate AR/VR long-term – and not by a small…
‘Loot boxes’ drive digital games market
A study from Juniper Research forecasts that the total digital games market will reach $160 billion by 2022, up from $117 billion this year. The market is set to be…
Irdeto: Cheating ruins multiplayer online gaming
More than half (60 per cent) of gamers have had their multiplayer gaming experience negatively impacted by other players cheating on multiple occasions, according to new research by Irdeto. The…
Watching TV remains kids favourite activity
Statistics show that watching the big screen remains the activity that children dedicate the most time to, according to the latest Kids Tech Consumer Survey report from Futuresource Consulting. This…
Location-based VR market set to boom
News reports of experiential location-based virtual reality (LBVR) in shopping arcades, theme parks and movie theatres are taking the global press by storm. Companies including FoxNext, Zero Latency and Disney’s…