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Launched 14 January 2014 (Deloitte collection page). PDF read from the Internet Archive copy; the deloitte.com file now returns an error. Deloitte published a report card for this edition: '13 of the 14 predictions hitting a more than 70% accuracy rate' (Deloitte's self-assessment, see INDEX.md).
Deloitte predicts that global sales of smartphones, tablets, PCs, TV sets and video game consoles will exceed $750 billion in 2014, up $50 billion from 2013
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Deloitte predicts that smart glasses, fitness bands and watches, should sell about 10 million units in 2014, generating $3 billion.
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Deloitte predicts that in the first quarter of 2014, the installed base of compact tablets (with screens smaller than 8.5 inches) will surpass the base of classic tablets (8.5 inches and larger) for the first time.
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Deloitte predicts that by 2014, student registrations in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) will be up 100 percent compared to 2012 to over 10 million courses, but ... less than 0.2 percent of all tertiary education-equivalent courses completed in 2014 will be MOOCs.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014, there will be 100 million eVisits globally, potentially saving over $5 billion when compared to the cost of in-person doctor visits
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Deloitte predicts that by the end of 2014 up to 50 million homes around the world will have two or more separate pay-television subscriptions, with the additional subscriptions generating about $5 billion in revenues.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 the measurement of domestic television program viewing should become more accurate in a number of countries, including Germany and the UK, because of the introduction of hybrid measurement.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 the value of premium sports broadcast rights worldwide will increase to $24.2 billion, a 14 percent rise, or $2.9 billion over 2013.
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In 2014 Deloitte predicts that revenues from performance rights, a license payable for the right to play music to the public, should exceed one billion dollars for the first time.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 the number of video-on-demand (VOD) users in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will grow by about one million – despite the lack of broadband infrastructure in the region.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 instant messaging services on mobile phones (MIM) will carry more than twice the volume (50 billion versus 21 billion per day) of messages sent via a short messaging service (SMS).
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 shipments of phablets, smartphones with 5.0-6.9 inch screens will represent a quarter of smartphones sold, or 300 million units.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014, the over-55s will be the age group experiencing the fastest year-on-year rises in smartphone penetration across developed markets.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2014 the entry price for a ruggedized, connected data device ... will fall to $250.
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