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Alternative Content Continues to Gain Ground

by Chris Chinnock

Nagra, a Kudelski Group company and a provider of digital content distribution and content protection, and the Cinema Buying Group – National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) have signed a definitive partnership agreement. Under …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| eSports| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Survey Shows Almost a Third of Kids Watch Gaming Online

by Andrew Fenn

32% of children that took part in a recent survey conducted by Futuresource Consulting indicate that they are active watchers of others playing video games. The proportion of kids peaks in the US at …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Esports Market Projected to Grow at a CAGR of 21.7% from 2016 to 2021

by Andrew Fenn

The global eSports industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21.7% between 2016 and 2021, which will see it transformed from a $327 million industry into a billion-dollar one, according to PwC. …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11

VRstudios and Multi-Player 6DOF VR Games

by Matthew Brennesholtz

VRstudios provides six degree-of-freedom (6DOF) virtual reality (VR) systems for out-of-home entertainment centers such as theme parks. 6DOF VR systems allow the person wearing the VR head mounted display (HMD) to not only look …

Tags:eSports| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10| WiGIG

AOC to Show Off New Curved Monitor at IEM Katowice 2018

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice, AOC will show off what claims to be the most competitive gaming display line-up to ever attend an esports event. With over 100,000 event attendees to …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| eSports| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Poland| Vol 25 - Issue 07

AOC Announces Partnership with G2 Esports

by Andrew Fenn

Display specialist AOC has introduced its global esports sponsorship program by partnering up with G2 Esports. Under the sponsorship deal, AOC will equip the G2 training facilities with its AG251FZ gaming monitors, featuring a …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Asustek To Invest in Chinese eSports

by Bob Raikes

Unconfirmed Taiwanese sources report that Asustek is to spend $16 million to set up a subsidiary in China to exploit the eSports opportunity in the region. Activities will include setting up an eSport team, …

Tags:Asus| China| eSports| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

BBC Three Covering Major eSports Tournament

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC will be showing coverage of the Gfinity Elite Series of eSports on BBC Three online every weekend for the next six weeks. BBC 3 is an online channel only. The news marks …

Tags:Back Panel| BBC| eSports| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JPR: eSports Boosting PC Gaming Hardware Sales

by Andrew Fenn

According to Globe Newswire, tech management consultants, Jon Peddie Research have attributed an increase in the sales of PC gaming hardware to the rise of eSports, which is now recognised and regulated as a …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26

IHSMarkit

Global Market for Esports Video is Booming

by Alan Spencer

According to a new report entitled, Esports and The Future of TV, from IHS Markit, esports video is continuing its growth worldwide with viewing in the genre exceeding 6 billion hours globally in 2016, …

Tags:eSports| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Twitter Signs Agreement to Live Stream Esports Tournaments

by Alan Spencer

Twitter has signed an agreement with two esports companies, ESL and DreamHack, to live stream events and original content, with all events available globally. During 2017, more than 15 events will be live streamed …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Game & ESports Revenues to Grow

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research in Taiwan forecast that the market for gaming hardware, software and services is projected at a CAGR of 6.6% from $99.6 billion in 2016 to $118.6 billion in 2019. In addition to …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 49