Posts by Nate Fisher
Vampire Therapist Combines Supernatural Comedy with Real Cognitive Therapy to Transform Interactive Experiences

In an increasingly crowded gaming space that is ripe with repetition, players are looking for new ways and new types of content to engage with. This is where Vampire Therapist looks to stand out. Developed by Little Bat Games and slated for a July 18th release, this innovative game blends cognitive behavioral therapy with vampire lore, offering a novel gameplay experience that enlightens while it entertains.

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IPTV Continues Evolving to Enhance Operational Efficiencies Across the Broadcast Sector

No stranger to addressing the challenges associated with managing video traffic, most of the major news brands serving tier-1 media markets in the broadcast sector have made the switch away from RF technologies to adopt IPTV. There is, however, a significant opportunity for broadcasters in smaller media markets to follow suit to take advantage of the technical benefits and cost reduction associated with making the shift.

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With ‘Streaming Wars’ Upon Us, Are OTT and Network Service Providers Fighting Over the Right Budget

Analysts have flooded the market with reports and perspectives foretelling the arrival of the streaming wars. Serving as the industry’s own “winter is coming” mantra -- à la Game of Thrones -- the streaming wars were portrayed as a great competition for discrete household content budgets. 

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Gartner Highlights Business Transformation Mistakes -- and How to Avoid Them

Digital technology has unleashed many trends that will fundamentally transform enterprises, industries and even society as a whole. New research by Gartner Inc. reveals that an enterprise digital transformation program demands that business and top leaders harness the efforts of all, continually aligning them with the journey’s objective and driving them toward that objective.

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Disney+ Signals New International Pay-TV Paradigm

Disney+’s rollout has been one of the most discussed and debated content service launches ever. Futuresource is bullish about its prospects in most key markets, with it expected to challenge for the number two or three SVoD position behind Netflix and (where significant) Amazon Prime Video. The depth of content at launch is impressive, with approximately 600 movies and TV show franchises, providing a long tail of Disney content unmatched on existing services and with strong appeal to families. Futuresource estimates that around two-thirds of Disney+ subscribers will have children under 12, with this base crucial in helping maintain overall subscriber loyalty to the service across the long term.

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New Mobile Spectrum Assignments in the Americas More Than Doubled in the Last Decade, New Research from Cullen International Reveals

Since 2010, some 4,000 MHz of spectrum has been awarded to mobile operators in the Americas, more than doubling the amount assigned in the previous 20-year period, according to new research by Cullen International.

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Next-Gen Technology Adoption Pushes Global Military Cybersecurity Market Toward $16 Billion by 2023: Frost & Sullivan

Global defense industries are transforming their operations and capabilities through significant investments in disruptive technologies and platforms, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Driven by changes in military cybersecurity requirements, the analyst firm anticipates global military cybersecurity to grow to $16.01 billion by 2023 -- reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% from 2018-2023.

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Connected and Vulnerable: Deloitte Shares Top Five Tips for IoT Device Security

As Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to proliferate, the onus is on organizations to put security at the forefront of their IoT priorities according to new recommendations from Deloitte. From cameras to toothbrushes, thermostats to hospital infusion pumps, connected devices are actively being targeted by cyber adversaries determined to compromise corporate and individual privacy, construct botnets, place malicious software and steal intellectual property.

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Parks Associates: DIY/Self-Installation Dominates New Networked Camera Purchases, But Video Storage Offers Future Revenue Opportunities

Parks Associates' Smart Market Product Assessment: Networked Cameras reports 68% of owners self-installed their networked camera in Q4 2018, compared to 49% in Q4 2016. This shift toward DIY options comes as both ease of use and retail availability appear to be driving growth in these product areas.

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European Wearables Market More than Doubled in 2Q19, Says IDC

Shipments of wearable devices in Europe grew 154.4% year over year to 13.4 million units in the second quarter of 2019, according to data from International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. In 2Q19, earwear accounted for 52.3% of shipments in the region, followed by watches (26.7%) and wristbands (20.7%).

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Auto Revolution 2019: Dave Sargent of J.D. Power Describes how Connected Cars Lay a Complex Foundation for the Future of the Automated Driving Experience

Discussions around the technology of “connected cars,” often miss the much broader issues that the automotive industry is wrestling with to redefine the vehicle driving and ownership experiences, according to Dave Sargent, Vice President of Global Automotive at J.D. Power in an audio interview for journalists covering the Auto Revolution 2019 conference in Las Vegas on October 23-24.

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Connected Voice Assistants in Two Thirds of New Passenger Cars by 2023: Futuresource Consulting

A new generation of connected voice assistants offering cloud processing (either hybrid or pure cloud) are now poised for rapid adoption. By 2023, almost two in every three new passenger cars will incorporate the technology, up from less than 30% last year, according to a new automotive audio report from Futuresource Consulting.

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Strategy Analytics: AR and VR Driving 5G Service Differentiation for LG Uplus

LG Uplus has a 5G market share 9 percentage points higher than its overall retail market share in South Korea, enabled by a strong focus on AR and VR content. New research from Strategy Analytics concludes that, in a highly competitive market where differentiation on network quality and pricing is difficult, the operator has successfully used AR and VR content as both a compelling use case for B2C 5G services and as a source of content exclusivity driving customer acquisition.

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