Significant shifts are underway in how Africa’s Entertainment and media (E&M) companies compete and generate value, as the quality of the experience they deliver to consumers becomes their primary basis for strategic differentiation and revenue growth. To thrive in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive and crowded, companies are focusing on implementing strategies and building […]
A report by researchers at QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre shows that Australian consumers are still disadvantaged compared to consumers in the US when it comes to accessing digital media. Key findings of the Australian Access to Digital Media Markets report: Music albums are 24 per cent more expensive in Australia; games are 20 per […]
Facebook’s Oculus Rift VR headset is gaining market share on digital gaming platform Steam, according to data from Valve, with the Vive’s main rival increasing its hold on the PC platform by 8.1 per cent in August. Valve has
Rovio Entertainment, a global games-first entertainment company and creator of the Angry Birds brand, has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and a listing of its shares on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. Rovio is a games-first entertainment company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games and acts as […]
Samsung Electronics America has announced an exclusive US marketing and retail partnership with Xbox to utilise Samsung’s lineup of QLED TVs as the official 4K TV partner for the Xbox One X. The partnership kicked off at E3 2017 in June as attendees experienced, for the first time ever, true 4K HDR gaming on Xbox […]
Virgin Media has rolled out its Virgin TV Kids app – created exclusively for some of its youngest customers. The app has been designed specifically for pre and early primary school children (3-7 years old) – and brings together more than 2000 episodes of on demand kids TV, along with reading books and interactive games. […]
Premier motorsport category Formula 1 is venturing into the esports arena with the launch of the Formula 1 Esports Series. The competition, starting in September 2017, will see fans and gamers from all over the world battle it out to uncover the best virtual F1 driver and be crowned the Formula 1 Esports Series World […]
GINX Esports TV, the world’s largest esports tv channel, has secured global TV rights to The International Dota 2 Championships 2017. The International Dota 2 Championships 2017 will run from August 7th through August 12th and will be held at the KeyArena in Seattle. Six teams have direct invites, while another 12 come in via […]
Sony has posted a quarterly profit at the top of analyst estimates on demand for smartphone camera chips, good music business and PlayStation 4 consoles and games. Operating profit was 157.6 billion yen (€1.18billion) in the first quarter ended June. Sales rose 15 per cent to 1.86 trillion yen, topping predictions. After a year that included […]
Barclays Corporate Banking’s UK Video Gamers Trends Survey finds that female gamers are the hidden gem in the UK video gaming crown. British women look set to spend £1.1 billion on video games and their accessories over the next 12 months – a third of the total £3.5 billion projected spend for British adults over […]