State of the Music Publishing Nation
Now that streaming is settling into its role as the de-facto mode of consumption (contributing to 50% of music industry revenues last year), the acceleration of publishing growth is becoming more apparent, with increased growth rates for the past three years.
via Midia Research
Global Quest for Elusive Smartphone Growth
Globally the smartphone market is no longer expanding. IDC forecasts an increase of just 1.8% in units to 2023, with volumes rising over the 1.5 billion unit threshold annually after a dip this year. Where does that leave emerging markets, which for many years were a motor of growth?
via IDC
Global Fintech and Open Banking Market Outlook
The fintech revolution continues to gather momentum. Global investment in fintech ventures more than doubled from $26.67 billion in 2017 to $55.33 billion in 2018. During the same period, the number of deals rose by 18.5% to 3,251.
Savvy Advertisers Adopt Streaming Video Platforms
Advertising expenditure attributed to OTT TV episodes and movies will more than double between 2018 and 2024 to reach $56 billion across 138 countries. Online TV and video ads have been considerably boosted by the rapid growth in mobile advertising.
via Digital TV
Outlook for U.S. Broadband Cord-Cutter Trends
5G mobile broadband will drive a new wave of wired telecom disruption. “Roughly 10 percent of broadband subscribers are likely broadband cord-cutters, with half of them highly likely to make the change in the next 12 months.”
via Parks Assoc
Growth: Why CEOs Crave Digital Transformation Results
Eighty-two percent of Gartner’s survey respondents agreed that they had a management initiative or transformation program underway to make their companies more digital — that’s up from 62 percent in 2018.
Digital Money Transfer will Reach $525 Billion by 2024
Mobile and online (digital) money transfer offerings will continue to transform the market. New technologies, such as blockchain, will further accelerate the trend.
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