Talk Fuse

    Topic: Companies

    Companies covers the businesses shaping media, technology, entertainment and consumer services, from global platforms and game publishers to broadcasters and private providers.

    Readers can follow corporate decisions on products, prices, jobs, ownership and regulation, alongside the wider effects those choices can have on workers, customers and public life.

    • Rhythm Heaven Groove Producer Declined Offers To Make Similar Games Due To His “Indebtedness” To Nintendo

      Rhythm Heaven Groove producer and composer Mitsuo Terada, known as Tsunku, says he turned down numerous offers to make games resembling Rhythm Heaven because he felt indebted to Nintendo. He remained confident that Nintendo would eventually invite him to work on another official entry, and his comments underline the long-standing partnership behind the series. Tsunku…

    • Fred Tsui Named Executive Director of Hong Kong International Film Festival Society

      The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has appointed Fred Tsui as its new executive director, succeeding Albert Lee from 23 September. The appointment matters because Tsui will lead one of Hong Kong’s principal film organisations and oversee its festival, financing and audience-development programmes. Tsui brings more than 30 years’ experience across international film sales,…

    • China’s routing of Biden in chip war with US created a communist tech giant

      The article reports that Huawei’s chip revenue is expected to rise by 60% this year despite US export controls intended to restrict its access to advanced semiconductor technology. It argues that the restrictions have instead strengthened China’s push for technological self-reliance, helping Huawei develop into a more significant domestic chip and technology supplier. Huawei, described…

    • Sega Still Values Physical Media, But Views Digital Distribution To Be “Crucial”

      Sega president Shuji Utsumi says the company still values physical media but considers a stronger move towards digital distribution crucial. The stance matters as games publishers face growing pressure to serve PC players and as other industry figures, including Sony, reduce support for physical discs. Utsumi said PC gaming is expanding, including in regions where…

    • Ben McOwen Wilson named new CEO of the UK’s PRS for Music

      PRS for Music has appointed Ben McOwen Wilson, a senior Google and YouTube executive, as its next chief executive. Taking office on 12 October, he will lead the UK collection society at a time of rapid technological change, particularly around AI and digital music distribution, where protecting creators’ rights and earnings is a major concern.…

    • UK defence spending ‘not enough to protect the country’, BAE boss warns

      BAE Systems chief executive Charles Woodburn has warned that UK defence spending remains insufficient to protect the country, despite the Government announcing an extra £15 billion in June. He said the security environment was the most threatening he had experienced, citing Russian submarine activity, cyber attacks and the proximity of war in Europe following Russia’s…

    • Intel knows it needs to ‘leapfrog’ ARM and AMD, says CEO Lip-Bu Tan

      Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan said the company must catch up with and ultimately “leapfrog” AMD and Arm in processors, while treating edge AI and robotics as a future market comparable in importance to PCs. The comments underline Intel’s attempt to rebuild competitiveness in servers and manufacturing as rivals gain share and demand for AI…

    • ‘Burnham bounce’ and World Cup lift mood in July, says data firm

      UK consumer confidence rose sharply in July, helped by expectations that Andy Burnham could become prime minister, England’s World Cup progress and sunny weather, according to GfK. The improvement matters because confidence can influence household spending, but it remains far below pre-Brexit levels and could prove fragile amid weak growth and cost-of-living pressures. GfK’s headline…

    • Rob Bonta on blocking the Paramount merger, CNN concerns and Trump’s DOJ

      California Attorney General Rob Bonta discussed the prospect of challenging Paramount’s merger, concerns about CNN, and the role of Donald Trump’s Justice Department in a Politico video interview. The issues matter because they touch on media ownership, competition policy and fears about political influence over major news organisations. The supplied article text contains no substantive…

    • Coffee CEO stands trial for murder of daughter, 9, who he insists was abducted and killed by mysterious kidnapper

      Coffee company chief executive Luciano Frattolin is standing trial over the death of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina. He maintains that she was abducted and killed by an unidentified kidnapper, while prosecutors allege he murdered her; the case centres on competing accounts of how she died. The material provided gives no further details of the alleged…