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Stat: Gaming industry reaches 212m people, with nearly two-thirds of Americans…

A new report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) shows that video gaming’s mainstream popularity is continuing to grow. Two-thirds (67%) of Americans aged five–90 play video games for an hour or more each week, equating to 212.3m people.

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Stat: YouTube Shorts finds an unlikely home on the TV screen

YouTube says viewers now watch more than 2bn hours of Shorts on TVs every month, signalling how short-form content is increasingly moving beyond the smartphone and into the living room.

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Culture & Media

Stat: Gen Z lead cinema’s post-streaming revival

Fears of cinema’s decline are being challenged as Gen Z emerge as its most engaged audience.

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Culture & Media

Stat: Music industry revenues break records as digital dominance and physical…

Worldwide music revenues reached a record £23.4bn ($31.7bn, €26.9bn) in 2025, an increase of 6.4% year-on-year, according to IFPI’s latest State of the Industry report – the 11th consecutive year of growth following nearly two decades of decline.

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Culture & Media

Streaming service Menta serves as a tool for dementia care

Menta, a secure streaming service developed between Istanbul and Amsterdam, is rethinking the role of tv in dementia care.

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Sleevenote taps into demand for distraction-free tech

Musician Tom Vek has launched Sleevenote, a compact touchscreen music player designed to restore a sense of ownership and intention to digital music at a time when streaming dominates listening habits.

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How Letterboxd’s Video Store counters subscription fatigue

Letterboxd has unveiled the Letterboxd Video Store, an in-app rental feature launching in early December that pushes the platform beyond film logging and into film delivery.