As new competitive dynamics and shifting consumer behaviors change the economic landscape for the Network Service Provider community, new go-to-market strategies that leverage partnerships across the value-chain will be critical to the future operations of North American cable providers.

Organizations that master how to harness new technologies and platforms to engage with audiences in an authentic manner across an array of technologies and media platforms will be the only ones poised for success in the constantly changing entertainment and advertising arena, says Sandra Carvalho, Chief Marketing Officer at Technicolor, in a podcast interview for journalists.

As IT and business leaders gear up for the next phase of development in digital transformation (DX), enterprises have embarked on a race to expand their digital innovation capabilities to compete and thrive in the rapidly digitizing global economy, according to new research from International Data Corp. (IDC). Increasingly, organizations are unleashing "multiplied innovation" through expanded digital reach, pervasive intelligence, exploding app and service development, evolving customer expectations, and ambient trust and security.

After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 percent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 percent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit.

Over-the-top (OTT) video and pay-TV research from Parks Associates shows that consumer perception of a poor value proposition in pay TV remains the top trigger for changing, downgrading, or cancelling services.

European spending on mobility solutions is forecast to reach $293 billion in 2018, according to a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). IDC expects the market to post a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4 percent, leading to spending in excess of $325 billion in 2022.

Revenues generated by the use of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platforms, which integrate multi-modal transport services (including buses, taxis, rail and metro), will exceed $11 billion by 2023, a new study from Juniper Research reveals. This is up from an estimated $100 million in 2018 and is an average annual growth of 156 percent.

Demand for smart home devices and systems continued to soar over the past six months creating the bedrock for a coming wave of new smart home services and revenue streams, according to a new report from ABI Research.

The video gaming headset market is on track to grow more than 50 percent this year, achieving a global market value of $1.2 billion, according to a new industry report from Futuresource Consulting.

Gartner, Inc. recently revealed seven digital disruptions that organizations may not be prepared for. These include several categories of disruption, each of which represents a significant potential for new disruptive companies and business models to emerge.

As the automotive and entertainment worlds continue to converge, with next-generation driving technology is transforming the automotive market, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting.

IT outsourcing has long been hailed as a bottom-line friendly strategy for companies of all sizes – but new research from Computer Economics reveals new business imperatives that threaten to turn that Conventional Wisdom on its head.

As digital channels increasingly displace traditional brick-and-mortar access to financial transactions, customer experience (CX) management and transformation is becoming a critical capability for large financial institutions, says Jim Miller, Vice President of the Banking and Credit Card Practice at J.D. Power, in an interview for journalists.

An integrated approach to artificial intelligence (AI), big data and the internet of things (IoT) will play a critical role in Cable/Telco strategies for delivering better customer experiences and overcoming the challenges presented by cord-cutting.

Smartwatches are expected to see significant increases in demand, growing 47 percent in volume terms during the first half of 2018, this is according to the latest Worldwide Wearables report from Futuresource Consulting.

The home will emerge as an increasingly valuable site for enhancing the healthcare experience as part of the progression of digital, remote, connected and virtual care, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Health systems are evolving beyond care delivery of the diseased to encompass numerous health and wellness touchpoints, transforming it from disease management to health management.

Today’s machine-to-machine (M2M) module market was more than 20 years in the making, and the casual technology observer may be forgiven for thinking that there is nothing much that is new to say about it. But in a new report, ABI Research reveals the changing fortunes of cellular M2M module vendors.

Aligning a company’s workforce with the desired culture can improve performance against revenue goals by 9 percent, according to a new report from, Gartner Inc. However, only 31 percent of human resources (HR) leaders believe their organizations have the necessary culture to drive performance.

By the end of 2017, U.S. broadband households were spending nearly three hours per week watching video on a mobile phone -- an increase of nearly 55 percent from 2015. Parks Associates finds. This shift comes as households are watching less live broadcast video on their televisions, which dropped from over 60 percent of video consumption in early 2012 to 44 percent at the end of 2017.

Saving time and money are the top reasons why consumers would use artificial intelligence (AI), according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc.