A trio of US lawmakers has introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, led by Republican senator Marco Rubio, has submitted a bill to congress which would ban Bytedance-owned Tiktok and other apps in the United States. TikTok has faced doubts about its[…..] […]
Around half of German game companies expect the industry as a whole to experience a positive economic development in 2023 Just under two thirds of game companies expect their own development to be positive in 2023 52 per cent of game companies in Germany plan to recruit more employees in 2023 Shortage of skilled workers:[…..] […]
The CCP’s 20th annual report pointed out, “Accelerate the development of the digital economy, promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and build an internationally competitive digital industrial cluster. “With the in-depth development of a new era of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, digital transformation is no longer[…..] […]
Good news for games companies who are developing games in Germany: the budget committee of the German Bundestag has increased the national budget for games support in 2023 by some 20 million euros, to a total of 70 million euros. This decision follows on the great initial success of the funding programme, which has attracted[…..] […]
Having recently been panelists or producers on the CMC’s debate session on future funding, one of the clearest takeouts for us was that the British children’s screen industry, as we know it, is under existential threat. And that has substantial implications for creators, broadcasters and platforms, children and, ultimately, UK society. We understand a number[…..] […]
The Association for Computing Machinery’s global Technology Policy Council (TPC) has released a new Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems authored jointly by its US (USTPC) and Europe Technology Policy Committees (Europe TPC). Recognizing that algorithmic systems are increasingly used by governments and companies to make or recommend decisions that have far-reaching effects on[…..] […]
The country’s competitive tax credit scheme runs out in 2024 and the animation industry’s trade org is asking for a longer-term solution instead of a credit that expires every five years. Animation Ireland, the business group representing Irish animation studios, has called on the country’s government to extend its tax relief benefits to allow the[…..] […]
According to Digital TV Research, Africa will have 13.6 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2027, up from 4.9 million at the end of 2021. The firm reports that only 6.6 percent of TV households will pay for at least one subscription by 2027, up from 3.9 percent in the year-ago period. Simon Murray, principal analyst[…..] […]
Growth in the German games market levels off at 2 per cent Sales of games and corresponding hardware defied challenging conditions to increase by approximately 2 per cent over the first six months of 2022 More than 6 in 10 Germans have watched films or series or purchased toys, books or clothing based on games[…..] […]
At present, NFTs in China have a complete industrial chain and formed a closed-loop ecological environment. Based on the composition of the industrial chain, from the bottom level to the top, the NFT industry’s ecology can be divided into basic infrastructure, application and trading market. Since 2021, about 30 million NFT transaction records have been made on Blockchain. This, together with 100 million NFT objects, 20 thousand NFT smart contracts,[…..] […]
