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• Rising demand for automotive cockpit electronics, autonomous vehicle technology, and ADAS is fuelling the growth of the global automotive digital cockpit market.
• The report analyses the Light Vehicle Digital Cockpit Market By Product Type (Infotainment, Digital Clusters, and Cockpit Domain Controller).
• The report analyses the Light Vehicle Digital Cockpit Market By Screen Size (Below 8 Inches, 8-10 Inches, and 11 Inches and Above).
• The report also analyses the Light Vehicle Digital Cockpit Market By Technology Type (Analog and TFT, Semi-Digital and Digital), Vehicle Type (Passenger, and Commercial).

• The microcontrollers segment in the smart sensors market is expected to experience the highest growth rate during the forecast period.
• Firstly, as sensors become more complex and collect richer data, they require more processing power and control capabilities offered by microcontrollers (MCUs).
• France is expected to hold the second-largest market share in smart sensor market by 2029.
• The French government is actively promoting the development and adoption of smart technologies, including smart sensors, through various initiatives and programs.

• Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) segment is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period.
• Moreover, while deploying multiple CMTS units can be expensive and require significant space, CCAP offers a more centralized and scalable solution.
• Virtual CMTS is expected to hold the largest market share in the CMTS market during the forecast period.
• It provides around USD 42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs in all states.

• Director Kyle Edward Ball’s feature film debut, Skinamarink, achieved unexpected commercial success last year after going viral on TikTok.
• Hailed by some critics as the best horror film of 2023, or even the scariest of all time, Skinamarink is a work of experimental slow cinema.

Bite-sized nightmares

• Ball’s distinctive aesthetic was developed via his YouTube channel Bitesized Nightmares.
• Here, he shared experimental videos based on his nightmares.
• He then invited viewers to share their own “nightmares” in the comments so he could depict them in subsequent videos.
• Directors Michael and Danny Philipou have more than 1 billion views and nearly 7 million subscribers on their channel, RackaRacka.

From the ‘weird part’ of YouTube to TikTok

• TikTok is now also emerging as an important site for this aesthetically rich “uncanny and weird” creative content.
• It’s not surprising Skinamarink went viral on TikTok when you consider the app’s category of “analog horror” had 2.3 billion views as of when this article was written.
• Analog horror videos may be depictions of creepy inhuman (but human-like) creatures, such as in this TikTok video.
• But while analog horror is being driven in new directions on TikTok, it has long been a mainstay of YouTube.

The future of experimental art-horror

• Director Jane Schoenbrun’s films also harness the themes and aesthetics of analog horror.
• Like Skinamarink, their debut feature, We’re All Going To the World’s Fair (2021), is an unapologetically creepy work of experimental slow cinema.
• The careers of Ball, Parsons, Schoenbrun and the Philipous showcase how experimental horror trends on TikTok and YouTube have successfully crossed into the mainstream.

Jessica Balanzategui receives funding from the Australian Children's Television Foundation, the City of Melbourne, and Creative Australia. Jessica is currently working with the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art to run public programs associated with their major exhibition, From the other side.