FAST channels usher in a new era of operational creativity

whitePaper | November 25, 2022

Smart Link Solution is a futuristic technological company that aims to leverage the opportunities presented by blockchain technology to build applications that solve realworld solutions while ensuring the privacy of all users. To achieve its objectives, we have developed the blockchain architecture, called the Smart Link Connect, which allows for cross-communication and interoperability of different web3 platforms and systems.

whitePaper | March 8, 2022

Stories help us learn, dream and build common understanding within and across cultures. Media and entertainment companies are our modern storytellers, creating and distributing shared experiences that can bring us together. We, the audience, judge progress – whether we see ourselves portrayed and how, and whether companies are creating communities and leading conversations. To help media and entertainment leaders to understand where the gaps in representation exist today and what the stakes are, the World Economic Forum is proud to share a firstof-its-kind cross-media sector index that measures audience perceptions of representation.

whitePaper | August 15, 2022

The metaverse. Isn’t that a place for gamers, NFT collectors and kids playing Roblox? So why do we keep hearing about serious companies— banks, retailers, healthcare organizations— setting up a presence there? Are companies making the jump just because they don't want to miss out? Would it be safer to wait and watch? The answer is that the metaverse is still emerging and is actually years, even decades, from full maturity. Even the naming conventions for this virtual world aren’t settled in yet—is it “the” metaverse, “a” metaverse, "some metaverses"?

whitePaper | May 27, 2021

These are exceptional times. Measures to control the coronavirus crisis are causing a major seachange in how we go about our social and business lives. This white paper looks at the challenges posed to cultural continuity by the closure of arts and events venues caused by the need for social distancing and the containment of COVID-19. Exceptional times require exceptional measures. This white paper will go on to propose the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology as a means of transforming the way we interact with art and culture whilst conforming to the proscriptions we need to live and work within.

whitePaper | February 6, 2020

The survey included 2,015 respondents who saw at least one movie in theatres over the last twelve months and an additional 505 respondents who did not see any movie in theatres. Of the 2,520 total respondents, 79% of the respondents streamed at least one hour of online content per week over the last twelve months, and 69% saw at least one movie in theatres and streamed at least one hour of online content per week in the last twelve months.

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