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Jack is a senior analyst in IHS Screen Digest’s mobile team covering all forms of mobile content with a focus on mobile applications, games, music and social networks. Jack joined Screen Digest in 2008 and launched its coverage of the mobile applications business in 2009. Jack has written a number of industry reports investigating how smartphone applications and social networks are changing the mobile media landscape and is the author of IHS Screen Digest’s quarterly Mobile Games and Applications Stores Tracker reports.
Jack has contributed to a number of consultancy projects on subjects ranging from the market for children’s mobile entertainment to the potential of the applications business for media companies in the Middle East. Jack’s research and analysis includes studies of media companies’ mobile strategies, how content providers can best monetise mobile media and an investigation of mobile network operators’ response to the booming smartphone and tablet apps business.
Jack has a background in media intelligence and market research, having previously worked for Brad Insight, the marketing and media intelligence division of Emap where he led its research for a number of publications covering the UK advertising market. Jack holds a degree in English Language and Literature from King’s College London and has previously worked for GfK NOP market research group.
A regular speaker at industry conferences, Jack is widely quoted in coverage of mobile media by trade publications and leading news organisations including the BBC, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Reuters, The Independent and USA Today.
Quickflix launches on Samsung devices - 02 Feb 12
Scandinavian media group Schibsted acquires on-demand music provider Aspiro - 18 Jan 12
Free for All: In-app Purchases to Dominate Smartphone App Business - 16 Jan 12
Sky investment in Zeebox confirms rise of social TV applications - 16 Jan 12
Epic announces Infinity Blade franchise earnings pass $30m - 09 Jan 12
Google marks 10bn Android Market downloads with bold 10 cent promotion - 14 Dec 11
Mobile Market Monitor: Games Q3 2011 - 13 Dec 11
Mobile Market Monitor: Application Stores Tracker - Q3 2011 - 29 Nov 11
On-demand music services expand, sign partnerships - 21 Nov 11
Record quarter for Japanese mobile games publisher - 18 Nov 11
Mobile games - State of play - 10 Nov 11
Facebook games and apps come to mobile - 11 Oct 11
Japan sparks mobile social gaming craze in the West - 30 Sep 11
Orange UK disrupts mobile market with Swapable content bundle - 19 Sep 11
RIM unveils BBM Music subscription service - 09 Sep 11
Mobile Market Monitor: Games Q2 2011 - 06 Sep 11
Publishers respond to new App Store rules - 01 Aug 11
DeNA rolls out international smartphone social games platform - 27 Jul 11
Adobe closes app distribution platforms and stores - 26 Jul 11
EA acquires PopCap - deepens the digital roadmap - 18 Jul 11
Sony and Napster launch mobile music products - 20 Jun 11
RIM buys mobile social games platform - 09 Jun 11
Apple unveils iOS5 - 08 Jun 11
Mobile Market Monitor: Games Q1 2011 - 02 Jun 11
Google offers Android music and movie services - 27 May 11
EA buys Firemint and reports $70m mobile games revenues - 05 May 11
Google acquires PushLife mobile music service - 14 Apr 11
Amazon launches Android application store - 25 Mar 11
Opera launches mobile application store - 18 Mar 11
Mobile Market Monitor: Games Q4 2010 - 14 Mar 11
