The fastest-growing segment of the video game industry has nothing to do with playing them. Game streaming on sites like Twitch and the subsequent rise of e-sports, competitive games played professionally, is attracting millions of dollars of investment and is on track to generate more than $1.0 billion in revenue next year. In episode 3 of the IBISWorld podcast's Game Changers limited series, editor Kieran Newton and analyst Jon Hadad break down how this happened, why people are watching, and whether traditional sports should feel threatened.

After more than a year of deliberation, NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) has been renegotiated, with a new bill set to be ratified by the legislatures of the member nations. This week on the IBISWorld podcast, analysts Devin McGinley and Anna Amir and editor Sean Egan break down how the agreement will change, the reasons these negotiations happened in the first place, and what this means for Mexico, Canada, and the United States moving forward.

For the second episode in the IBISWorld podcast's Game Changers series, examining the convoluted video games industry, analyst Jon Hadad and editor Kieran Newton return to discuss the breakthroughs, setbacks and widespread impact of the games industry's technological pursuits. We discuss what happened to 3D, the viability of VR, and what the industry is chasing next.

Next time on Game Changers, we'll be discussing the new games-as-entertainment industry of streamers and e-sports. Stay tuned!

It's been a tumultuous time for the Agriculture sector. Tariffs on agricultural goods are ratcheting up the burgeoning trade war, and a new Farm Bill needs to be passed by the end of the month to keep US farms afloat. To analyze the state of agriculture, editor Sean Egan sat down with IBISWorld analysts John Madigan and Jack Curran, looking at how the sector got here and what's on the horizon.

In this week's IBISWorld podcast, editor Kieran Newton and analyst Jon Hadad open up our new limited series on the rapidly evolving world of video games by investigating the industry's biggest rivalry, between the manufacturers of the consoles themselves: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Marketing narratives, the rise of mobile games, and breakout hits like Fortnite are forcing these companies to adapt and innovate like never before.

This is only Part 1 of Game Changers - next time, we'll look at the industry's perennial pursuit of new technology. Stay tuned!

To coincide with the release of IBISWorld's new sector reports, editor Kieran Newton sat down with analyst Marisa Lifschutz to get an overview of the trends and evolutions of the construction sector. They discuss the sector's post-recessionary recovery, its current labor troubles, and how it may be affected by shifting investment and technology in the years to come.

This week, the IBISWorld podcast kicks off our new limited series on the many facets of the expanding and evolving world of package delivery! IBISWorld editor Sean Egan and analysts Jon Hadad and Maks Soshkin explore the powerhouse of Amazon, the new trends they've established, and how the rest of the industry is catching up.

This week, the IBISWorld podcast kicks off our new monthly series on the many facets of the expanding and evolving world of package delivery! To start things off, IBISWorld editor Sean Egan talks to analysts Jon Hadad and Maks Soshkin about the powerhouse of Amazon, the new trends they've established, and how the rest of the industry is catching up. 

Last month, the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding national ban on sports betting. With the market now on the verge of rapid expansion across the US, IBISWorld analyst Rob Miles and editor Kieran Newton use the small existing domestic market and the UK's national gambling industry to discuss the potential makeup of the new US sports betting scene and how it may trend in the long term.