VIDEOGAMES & THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY

whitePaper | January 31, 2020

As a result of consumers continuing to move more towards streaming music, ondemand stream consumption now represents 85% of all music consumption in the United States; a 7.6-point jump over 2018 (77%). On-demand audio stream consumption in 2019 set a record high with 705 billion streams, up 32% over 2018’s 534.6 billion audio streams. While album sales and song sales continued to decline, 23% and 26% respectively, vinyl album sales in 2019 experienced another double-digit growth year; up 10.5% over 2018. The 2019 BuzzAngle U.S. music report is filled with many more stats on all forms of consumption. We hope you enjoy this year’s report and we welcome your feedback.

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

The gaming world is evolving daily with new projects, both big and medium scale, gradually tilting towards the gaming domain. Also, the introduction of metaverse contributed to the boost, with Facebook announcing to join the moving training. According to statistics, gamers account for about 30% (i.e., over 2 billion people) of the world's population, with a yearly growth of 10-15%, with people joining the trend daily. Thanks to the increasing number of Gen-Zs. As of 2019, the gaming industry has generated $151.9 billion, with a higher chunk of the money going to the creators and developers and not the players who help generate that much revenue.

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 | June 7, 2022

Software is rapidly becoming the foundation for most of the ways we work, live and play — a trend known as “softwarization.” Software isn’t new, of course. But what’s changed is the degree to which it determines a product’s user experience, revenue opportunities, longevity, competitiveness, market differentiation and more. Softwarization enables products to become “smart,” connected and even autonomous — capabilities that they didn’t have when software was a limited part of their DNA. For example, passenger vehicles and trucks have relied on software for decades to keep their engines running properly and efficiently. With softwarization, they now can drive themselves and upload granular information about the health and performance of every key component, helping avoid expensive breakdowns.

whitePaper | July 10, 2022

Rangers Protocol is the backbone of a Web3 Engine for creating immersive Web3 applications. It provides comprehensive infrastructures for complex blockchainapplication development, efficient Ethereum-compatible smart contract deployment, ultimate NFT cross-chain interoperability, and developer-friendly IDEs. Through building strategic partnerships in relevant industries, Rangers Protocol supports blockchain entrepreneurs to succeed in the Web3 world. Rangers Protocol minimizes the development difficulty for Web3 developers and maximizes the user experience of its Web3 applications.

whitePaper | December 2, 2022

The Open Radio Access Network, or O-RAN, is an approach to transform the radio access network to a disaggregated, open, virtualized, and fully inter-operable mobile network. The O-RAN uses cloud technologies as its foundation to achieve the architecture goals and provide low-cost and fully automated 5G networks. AWS is an ideal cloud platform for the O-RAN network innovation, with more than 200 featured services and globally adopted infrastructure for telecom customers. This whitepaper explores the concept of the O-RAN, offers a reference architecture for the O-RAN on AWS, and presents best practices on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for key features of the O-RAN.