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...There’s a positive network effect. So Apple is noticing this fast-growing market, and now is the right time to enter, to invest.”...
...WWE signed a $1bn rights agreement with NBC’s Peacock streaming network in 2021, which will be up for renewal in 2026....
...The Turner television networks are in Atlanta....
...Its once dominant “linear networks” division just reported a 16 per cent quarterly drop in operating profits....
...“We’re not going to be picky about who we do business with as long as they meet the standards of our franchise.”...
...Roblox, whose games engine also functions as a social network, fits the bill....
...In 2017, Nike said it would begin trimming its network of retail partners from some 30,000 accounts to just 40....
...Prices across the Domino’s Pizza franchise network vary widely, so choice of pizza makes a big difference. We’ll get on to (2) and (4)....
...Raising the spectre of Microsoft making Activision’s Call of Duty exclusive to its Xbox console, the UK regulator said the companies may even have to sell the franchise to get their deal through....
...After all, how much marketing or R&D do you need for a product where you have a huge natural advantage from your legacy franchise?...
...Landgraf, chair of Disney’s FX network, conceded that he could be wrong this time too....
...Private 5G wireless networks are dedicated local networks for use in a specific facility or location, such as a factory or a farm....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 9 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...Less than two weeks after the Microsoft-Activision deal, Sony reacted by acquiring the maker of the Halo franchise Bungie for $3.6bn....
...“I can’t think in recent memory . . . when there’s been such a big franchise that has changed hands to an Indian player,” he said....
...But with access to the consumer goods group’s vast global distribution network, the brand expanded fast, becoming one of Unilever’s largest....
...Jari Ovaskainen, Next Games’ largest shareholder, and AMC Networks, the US media group that partnered with the developer on its Walking Dead games, have both said they back the deal, representing about 43...
...CNN is proving a PR hassle for Discovery, the television group about to take over the news network’s parent, Warner Media. In addition to various scandals there may be a financial hit on the horizon....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 7 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...Its offering complements that of Bungie, the developer of the hit online game franchise Destiny, which Sony is acquiring....
...The sale will cover all of Citi’s 5,000 banking and support staff in the four franchises, who will be transferred to UOB, a leading regional bank with a network in south-east Asia and China, upon the deal...
...its news networks....
...From 2018 through 2021, Netflix poured $55bn into television shows and movies as it raced to compete with major networks and Hollywood studios....
...His closest rivals have focused instead on building some of the gaming world’s most important platforms, networks and tollbooths....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on July 1, 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved Related stories Vietnam’s ‘Squid Game’ comedies entertain, but to what end?...
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