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By Mike Robuck Gartner forecast global semiconductor revenue would decrease 3.6 per cent to US$596 billion in 2023, due in part to a worsening economic outlook in the DRAM sector which it stated was oversupplied from now until end-September 2023. The research company’s analysts foresee DRAM revenue dropping 2.6 per cent to US$90.5 billion this year, with a decrease of 18 per cent in 2023. Analysts noted global semiconductor revenue was projected to grow 4 per cent to US$618 billion in 2022. They surmised market weakness in consumer markets was...

By Andy Fry UK media regulator Ofcom has used the occasion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to explore variations in audience viewing intentions. Among its key findings is a clear distinction in the way older and younger audiences consume live sport in the UK. Based on a pre-event survey of 2000 people, Ofcom found that “only half (51%) of young people aged 18 to 24 said they’d watch whole games live on TV, compared to three quarters (76%) of the older group of respondents aged 55 or older.” This...

By Stuart Thomson Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach US$243 billion in 2028, according to the latest analysis by Digital TV Research. The total expected revenues implies an increase of US$86 billion from the US$157 billion expected for this year. About US$17 billion will be added in 2023 alone, according to Digital TV Research. The top five countries will command two-thirds of global revenues by 2028. The biggest growth will come from AVOD, which is expected to see revenues jump from US$38 billion this year to just...