News Summary:
On February 20, 2026, Omdia's games team, led by Senior Analyst James, published an analysis examining how a surge in memory prices will affect the games industry, specifically addressing console hardware, software, PC games distribution platforms, and handheld gaming. Earlier the same day, Principal Analyst Kelly Lum from Omdia’s ProAV research group contributed to the Public Display Market Tracker for 4Q25, covering shipment and revenue data for LCD and OLED displays, alongside supporting LED video displays and consultancy projects. Omdia's Senior Principal Analyst Simon Dyson also provided insights for the US Music Industry Update, overseeing the industry newsletter Music & Copyright and delivering research data, trackers, and forecasts for music and digital audio. Previously, Principal Analyst Adam Ragozzino from Informa Tech’s Automotive Group covered rapid advancements in electric vehicle batteries and powertrains for the North America Production Tracker 1Q. Omdia also released The Sovereign AI Primer, which defines AI sovereignty as a nation or enterprise’s ability to develop and control its own AI data, infrastructure, models, talent, and regulatory frameworks with high degrees of independence, noting governments are moving to policy plans and enterprises largely favor sovereign AI.