Study: Gaming influencers earning 122x average salary
Video game streaming is an industry that’s gone from strength to strength. Starting with the early days of YouTubers sharing clips of play with their own commentary and reactions, the…
ITV backs 3 Studio 55 ventures
ITV has announced the three successful media and entertainment businesses from the Studio 55 programme – Live Tech Games, Metavision and Woo. Announced last autumn, Studio 55 Ventures is a…
StarNews Mobile, CareGame launch gaming channel
Africa-focused mobile video network StarNews Mobile is partnering with mobile cloud gaming solution CareGame to offer unlimited, mobile cloud gaming to StarNews Mobile subscribers while expanding CareGame’s global reach throughout…
MTG Q2 lifted by eSports revenue
Modern Times Group (MTG) has published its second quarter 2021 interim financial results report. MTG’s gaming vertical delivered a solid quarter driven by the inclusion of Ninja Kiwi and Hutch.…
Analyst: 3.9bn 5G subs by 2026
While 5G is being widely deployed on a global basis, we haven’t even begun to see the full potential of this technology, according to research firm GlobalData. The company notes…
Bank: Gaming a “smart move” for Netflix
The news that Netflix has made a key appointment to its game development division is good news for the streamer says a report from equity analysts at investment bank Exane/BNPP.…
Netflix appointment points to games
Netflix looks set to accelerate its move into video games with the hire of Mike Verdu, a veteran of the gaming industry. Verdu joins from Facebook where he ran gaming…
ITV creates The Void experience in Fortnite
Following the launch of its new Saturday night game show The Void, ITV has taken a step in the Metaverse by recreating the show in Fortnite Creative, allowing Fortnite players…
Bank: Video games sector to stay robust
A report from equity analysts at investment bank Berenberg on the games and gaming sector, and covering such high-profile businesses as Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Activision and others, says that while…
China blocks Huya, DouYu merger
A mooted merger between two videogame streamers, Huya and DouYu, has been blocked by Chinese authorities on antitrust grounds. The planned merger, announced by Tencent which wanted to bring together…
Nintendo unveils Switch OLED model
Nintendo has announced that it will soon release an OLED model of its popular Switch portable gaming system. The new model has a similar overall size to the current Nintendo…
MTG acquires PlaySimple
Modern Times Group (MTG) has announced the acquisition of 100 per cent of PlaySimple, a mobile word games developer from India. PlaySimple is a rapidly growing, profitable business and one…
Forecast: Mobile gaming $272bn industry by 2030
Mobile gaming is the dominant segment in the global video games sector and iset to be a $272 billion (€223.5bn) industry by 2030. With the upcoming 5G revolution around the…
Antstream Arcade launches in Australia
Global retro games company Antstream Arcade has launched in Australia, following significant growth in both the UK and US markets. Making its library of over 1000 iconic video games available…
Abu Dhabi unites culture and creative industries
Abu Dhabi is accelerating the growth of the Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) through a AED 30+ billion (€6.7bn) investment strategy that sees the Department of Culture and Tourism –…
Report: Pandemic changing smart device usage
Cybersecurity and network intelligence solutions specialist CUJO AI has released its annual device intelligence report which explores Internet-connected device usage patterns and trends based on data from more than 1…