Venture capital investments continued to grow at a rapid clip during Q2 2011, with investments in Internet-specific companies rising to the highest quarterly level since 2001. But some industry experts are saying that the current level of VC activity may be unsustainable. Read more »
Qualcomm’s FLO TV may have flopped, but that doesn’t mean that consumers will ignore mobile TV forever: PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that mobile TV subscription revenue will double over the next four years. And that money could be an indicator for a much bigger trend. Read more »
Want to lure people away from pirate websites? Then be prepared to give them some free stuff. A new study from PricewaterhouseCoopers finds that most self-admitted pirates don’t mind ads, as long as they still get their content for free. VOD was much less popular. Read more »
Unlike the technology IPO market, the mergers & acquisitions market continues to be on an upswing. PriceWaterhouseCoopers says that during the second quarter of 2010 there were 36 technology transactions worth $11.37 billion, versus the first quarter of 2010 when 34 deals totaled $18.96 billion. Read more »
Venture firms were still shy about making investments in startups during the second quarter of 2009, and the industry as a whole will likely return to 1996 funding levels, with VCs investing between $11 billion and $14 billion for the year, according to the MoneyTree Report […] Read more »
For cleantech companies, climate change has been a big deal for some time. But it’s officially become a major mainstream business issue, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report, “Capitalizing On a Climate of Change,” that says energy and climate policies are influencing the way all companies […] Read more »
The Rumors of Macworld’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated – At least according to one blog, that is. Tom Yager at Infoworld thinks the trade show will be just fine without their darling star. In fact, he thinks the move will greatly improve the show, since […] Read more »
