Australia - Digital Media - Games, Gambling, Dating, Adult services

Synopsis

With the convergence of telecoms, media and IT we see the arrival of Digital Media. This report focuses on some of the key applications. New video applications are emerging as the Internet media companies seek to exploit the added speed and capacity of broadband infrastructure. As speed and capacity increase, a whole new range of applications will be entering the market over the next decade. Console games have changed dramatically, with games, music and movies all merging and integrating. Growing penetration of broadband and mobile 3G networks will also promote growth in online gaming. This report includes the digital media developments in online gaming, gambling, online dating and adult entertainment. A record growth year for video game sales in Australia in 2007 saw Australia’s video game industry produce $1.3 billion in sales.