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Forecast: China’s NTN and D2C market set for expansion

China’s space infrastructure is expanding rapidly, supported by commercial and private enterprises, as well as technological advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), analytics, quantum computing, and 6G research. These developments are tightly integrated with China’s ambitious plans to deliver next-generation connectivity solutions. According to intelligence firm ABI Research, China’s Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM) for satellite D2C subscription services […]

September 25, 2025

China Bridge Content, Perfect World Animation partner on The C-Pops!

China Bridge Content, the New York-based content and consulting firm founded by Josh Selig (The Wonder Pets, 3rd & Bird, Small Potatoes), has announced its latest project, music-based animated series – The C-Pops! – in partnership with Chinese animation studio, Perfect World Animation. A spin-off of the hit Chinese show Rainbow Crew, The C-Pops! features the […]

September 24, 2025

FCC: “We are dominating Space Race 2.0”

FCC Commission Chair Brendan Carr, while speaking at the US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit this week, praised the new wave of innovation and growth in the Space sector. “As a result, we now have new constellations of low-earth satellites that make it possible to deliver high-speed internet to remote locations and connect Americans […]

September 12, 2025

Report: China to dominate Display production

The current Trump rules on imports and tariffs from China might alter the forecasts but Counterpoint Research says that China’s share of the global display market will grow to 75 per cent by 2028. Counterpoint’s report says that China is still expected to dominate display capacity, growing from a 68 per cent share in 2023 […]

August 29, 2025By Chris Forrester

Forecast: Global smartphone market to grow 1% in 2025

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This represents an improvement from the previous forecast of 0.6 per cent, driven by 3.9 per cent growth in iOS this year. Despite challenges like soft […]

August 29, 2025

China: ABC Commercial signs content deal with UKIDS

ABC Commercial has announced a deal with China’s UYoung, securing the sale of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Seasons 4–7, Wiggle & Learn and Big Words, Small Stories to UYoung’s UKIDS app, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms for children’s enlightenment education. UKIDS, will localise the titles to be made available across China. The deal strengthens […]

August 29, 2025

Cellular IoT connectivity revenues reached €14.2bn in 2024

A report from IoT market research firm Berg Insight reveals that global IoT connectivity revenues increased 12 per cent to reach €14.2 billion in 2024. The monthly ARPU dropped 5 per cent to €0.33. IoT connectivity revenues account for 1–4 per cent of service revenues for the largest mobile operator groups. By 2029, Berg Insight […]

July 29, 2025

The World Games streaming platform goes live

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has announced the launch of The World Games Live, a dedicated global streaming platform created to bring The World Games 2025 (TWG) in Chengdu, China, directly to fans worldwide. Developed in partnership the International Sports Broadcasting Company (ISB), TWG´s global host broadcaster, the platform will stream live action from […]

July 28, 2025

Research: Huawei tops China smartphone market in Q2

According to research from Canalys (now part of Omdia), the Mainland China smartphone market declined 4 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2025, as the boost from national subsidy programmes earlier in the year began to taper off. Huawei reclaimed top position with shipments of 12.2 million units, capturing an 18 per cent market share. vivo […]

July 28, 2025

Fremantle launching My Brilliant Friend: The Story of the Lost Child in China

Fremantle has announced a distribution deal in China, which will see the final season of the internationally acclaimed Italian-language drama series My Brilliant Friend: The Story of the Lost Child, launch on four of China’s leading streaming platforms iQIYI, Tencent Video, Youku and Bilibili. The deal, brokered by Fremantle International’s Asian distribution office based in Singapore, marks the first […]

July 28, 2025