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Led By Korean Makers Smart TV Market Growing Rapidly
Cho Jin-young According to market research firm IHS Markit on December 26, smart TVs are expected to account for more than 60% of the global TV market this year. The ratio increased from 13% to 35.3% between 2011 and 2013 and then to 47% in 2016. The growth of the...
2018: The Year Of Blockchain For Ad Industry?
Blockchain technology emerged in the advertising industry as sort of phenomenon in 2017. Companies like IBM and Microsoft are betting big on the technology that seems to be pumping new life into some of the more established players and retailers, such as Oracle and...
2018 Preview: ESPN, Verizon and others will lead streaming proliferation
Editor’s Note: This article is part of our 2018 Preview feature, which looks at the big topics facing the industry next year. Click here for the 2018 preview in wireless, click here for the 2018 preview in cable and video, and click here for the 2018 preview in the...
Which Media M&A Dance Partners Will Hook Up In 2018?
In a year defined by deals — Disney-Fox, Discovery-Scripps, Sinclair-Tribune and AT&T’s government-interrupted merger with Time Warner — the biggest question for the media and entertainment sector entering 2018 is: Who’s next? With six major movie studios...
2018 Preview: Cable infiltration into U.S. wireless market will ramp up
by Daniel Frankel In terms of converging with the U.S. wireless industry, cable had a pretty big year in 2017. Not only did Comcast launch its MVNO- and Wi-Fi-based service, Xfinity Mobile, but the product was a modest success, with Comcast reporting 200,000 customers...
Study: Consumers Spend 50+ Hours Per Week Using a ‘Screen’
Consumers spend more than 50 hours a week using a “screen” -- whether that’s a TV, a PC, tablet or smartphone, The Diffusion Group found in a new study that also factors in data from Nielsen. The firm also found that per-capita use of smartphones has grown to 8.6...