2021 media and entertainment industry outlook

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Metaverse as a concept has been around for many years. Currently, it is a big part of the gaming eco-system. The recent re-branding of Facebook to Meta, has generated considerable interest in other industries as well. Also, there is now a renewed interest in it because the availability of affordable AR/VR (augment reality / virtual reality) devices and DLT’s (Distributed ledger technologies) solvesome long standing problems of the Metaverse.This paper brings out those synergies between Metaverse and DLT’s.

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

The Metaverse is on everyone's lips. After all, it is being treated as the successor to the Internet. Companies around the world are investing millions in its development. But so far it is unclear whether the preferences of people from different parts of the world about the Metaverse coincide or diverge. Therefore, over 1,500 people from Germany, the US and China were surveyed about their preferences in using the Metaverse. The results are presented in this whitepaper. The causal justification of these results is not the focus of the whitepaper. In addition, an introductory overview of relevant functions and technologies is given and, following the survey results, it is shown what impact the Metaverse can have on companies' business models and innovation processes and how they can approach the Metaverse

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

In recent years, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), entities that use blockchains, digital assets and related technologies to direct resources, coordinate activities and make decisions, have experienced explosive growth. According to the analytics service DeepDAO, in 2021 the total value of DAO treasuries surged fortyfold, from $400 million to $16 billion, and the number of DAO participants increased by 130 times from 13,000 to 1.6 million.1 As DAO innovation has largely been led by the private sector and DAOs are being developed for an increasingly wide variety of purposes, it is critical that policy-makers, regulators and senior executives develop a nuanced understanding of these entities

whitePaper | August 29, 2022

Since blockchain came into existence, several distributed ledger technologies have been developed for various purposes. Starting with the basic architecture, several modified versions such as Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), distributed hash table (DHT), Time To Live (TTL), decentralised applications (dApps) etc have entered the blockchain ecosystem. However, as with every new technology, blockchain comes with unique challenges and technical issues

whitePaper | August 15, 2022

In a world of ever-advancing technology, few innovations today are considered true global disruptors. Enter: the Metaverse. On the cusp of dramatically altering digital communications and experiences as we know them, the Metaverse is poised to evolve our digitally driven modern lives from video, photo, and text-based interactions to highly immersive and connected virtual experiences. Should consumers be excited about this? Nervous? Cautiously optimistic? At this stage, the very early days of the Metaverse give us little to rely on in terms of conceptualizing its impact on our day-to-day lives in the distant future. And yet, conversation and anticipation surrounding the Metaverse continues to dominate everything from news headlines to shareholder calls.

whitePaper | March 19, 2021

Virtual reality is a product of technology and content synergy that is set to bring the identity of perception of the virtual and real worlds, known as Singularity Effect, for the Entertainment Industry customers. The industry, betting on the technological component of VR, could not provide users with the necessary format and quality of VR content in a timely manner.