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Become the star of your own ad: Chinese Deepfake app ZAO goes viral

September 3, 2019

Become the star of your own ad: Chinese Deepfake app ZAO goes viral

Deepfake app Zao has risen to the top of Chinese app sales charts less than a week after going live, sparking privacy concerns in the process.

Twitter sparks controversy over sponsored anti-protest ads for China government

August 20, 2019

Twitter is reportedly running ads from China’s state-backed media outlet Xinhua attacking the Hong Kong protesters.

Esports revenue ‘to grow five-fold by 2024’

August 15, 2019

Esports revenue will leap from $900 million in 2018 to $5.05 billion in 2024 with revenues split between game publisher fees, sponsorship, media broadcasting rights, tickets and merchandise, tipping and advertising, according to new research.

Huawei reveals own operating system HarmonyOS ahead of Android ban

August 12, 2019

Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system developed to replace its reliance on Android.

The rise of esports: a billion dollar industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

August 2, 2019

Following on from last week’s Fortnite World Cup, global sales through eSports are expected to rise to $1.1 billion for the first time in 2019, according to new research.

TikTok owner working on own-brand smartphone

July 30, 2019

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind popular video-sharing app TikTok is branching out into making smartphones.

New study reveals countries most addicted to their screens

July 22, 2019

New research by BusinessFibre.co.uk reveals the countries who spend the most time on their screens, along with insights into which gender and age groups tend to spend more time online.

IPA Bellwether: UK ad budgets flatline amid political uncertainly

July 18, 2019

The latest IPA Bellwether report has signalled a stalling of growth in UK marketing budgets, following what had been a more positive start to the year.

Breaking into the Chinese market: European brands have high hopes but low confidence

July 5, 2019

China will be the next frontier of growth for European brands, according to new research published today by The Trade Desk – with brands committing big spend to the market.

The rise of TikTok: Bytedance breaks billion monthly users across apps

June 26, 2019

ByteDance, owner of popular video app TikTok, has announced it now attracts over one billion monthly users across the world.