Last month, Futuresource Consulting’s Audio Collaborative 2025 opened with a data-rich session that set the tone for the day. In his keynote, Futuresource’s Head of Audio, Guy Hammett, delivered a comprehensive overview of the forces shaping the consumer, automotive and professional audio markets worldwide. 

The amount of screen time K-12 students experience in the classroom has become a lightning rod for debate. Headlines highlighting the negative effects of excessive digital exposure on children’s mental and physical well-being have fuelled understandable concern among parents, educators and policymakers. However, as Futuresource’s ongoing research into EdTech adoption consistently shows, the reality is far more nuanced than the headlines suggest. 

In a year defined by rapid shifts in audio, entertainment and intelligent listening, Futuresource Consulting’s Audio Collaborative 2025 brought the entire industry together. Taking place on 12th November at London’s Soho Hotel, it presented a day of expert perspectives, generous knowledge-sharing and rare cross-sector conversation. 

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has become a core strategy for achieving digital equity, expanding device access and accelerating the transition to 1:1 learning. As Futuresource Consulting publishes its latest BYOD end user report, new findings reveal how the model is evolving across the USA, UK, Australia, Germany, India and Japan. It also explores the shifting expectations of parents and schools, as the EdTech story unfolds. 

The conversation around hearing health is rapidly evolving, and nowhere was this more evident than at the Audio Collaborative 2025 conference. The panel on “The Future of Hearing Health” brought together leading voices from across the industry - Rasika D’Souza (Futuresource), Blair Werp (Qualcomm), Alastair Moore (RNID), and Elfed Howells (Elevear)  who set to the stage to discuss how technology, design, and innovation are shaping a more inclusive and healthier audio future. 

Futuresource Consulting has appointed David Watkins as its new Director of Consumer Electronics & Media, reinforcing the company’s commitment to intensifying its global influence across entertainment, devices and connected ecosystems.

As the professional displays market continues to evolve, Futuresource Consulting is set to launch its next Future Session, “Clearing up the picture for professional displays”, on 24th November. This  highly anticipated session brings together Principal Analyst Jeremy Wills and Lead Analyst, David Thompson to reflect on a decade of transformation, explore the rise of LED technology, and examine the challenges and opportunities ahead for meeting room displays.