Personal TV: The future of broadcasting

whitePaper | May 1, 2021

Since spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has been accelerating structural challenges and trends that have long faced the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. Kevin Westcott, Deloitte’s US Tech, Media, and Telecom leader, explores the biggest media trends for 2021 and shares his entertainment industry analysis.

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

No content owner can stay oblivious to the existence and impact of FAST in today’s age. The rising popularity of connected TVs is indirectly paving the way for FAST into millions of living rooms. Talking about Australia specifically, 8 in every 10 consumers have access to a connected TV and prefer to use it to consume content as opposed to other devices such as mobile phones. The penetration of streaming TV in the APAC region is quite impressive as well. Here’s a quick glance based on data from Globa lWeb Index 2020 report.

whitePaper | June 17, 2022

The metaverse promises to transform industries ranging from tourism to fashion. But the metaverse is not developing by magic. An immersive metaverse needs several building blocks to realize its potential, including artificial intelligence, extended reality, blockchain, edge computing, and more. Major product developments from companies such as Apple, Google, and Meta have cast a spotlight on these technologies

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

In the face of unprecedented competition, media companies must find ways to innovate — but the cost of delivering content in an era of multiplying platforms is eating into their operations budget for trying new things. FAST channels represent a significant new opportunity to test ideas, iterate — and bring in extra revenue. In fact, Digital TV Research reported the AVOD market FAST channels belong to represents the fastest-growing video segment over five years (2020–2024). But media companies can’t afford to spend months and massive resources to take a channel from idea to launch.

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 | December 11, 2019

Despite Disney+ just now going live in the US and the release still months in the future in Europe, the new streaming service is already looking to become a challenger for the top spots in a crowded field. In the US, more than half have already heard about Disney+ and 43% intend to subscribe. Not surprisingly, especially families with children are expected to sign up to Disney+.