Apps, Games and Insights

Making the world a greener place and joining us for this episode are Jennifer Estaris of SYBO games, and Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, founder of Games for Good, and formerly of mobile games studio SpaceApe. They talk about the recent Green Game Jam – bringing more environmental education to games – and the innovative ways to educate players about climate change and empower them to take action. This one’s an important one for everyone and ...

Subscriptions are an increasingly popular way to monetize apps & games, and for users to access content and services. Holly Ackerman & David Berlin from DAZN, share insights about setting up a subscription-based sports streaming service. 

DAZN is building the world’s largest and fastest growing live sports streaming service. With the sport schedule disrupted, th...

The growth of Android and its application beyond smartphones means that apps and games can now run on devices that offer traditional laptop and desktop screen sizes. Maximiliano Rodriguez, Platforms Operations Director at Gameloft, discusses the challenges in taking games to larger screens and new platforms.

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Figuring out how to make your app or game accessible to all can be a challenge, from an organizational & technical perspective. Rosalind Whittam & Ceri Lindsay from the BBC, share insights into how the public broadcaster has ensured that accessibility and inclusivity permeates every aspect of their apps to reach listeners and viewers outside traditional broadcast channels.

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Ultimately, the most important part of a game is its players. Keeping players engaged is about more than simply delivering a regular stream of new features and fresh challenges. Actively involving players in the evolution of the game can be an equally powerful way to keep them engaged. This episode's guest is Ben Clarke, is Senior Marketing Director at Jagex. Ben shares insights into some of the uniq...

Following the revelations from Cambridge Analytica, the global regulations on consumer privacy are becoming more strict and the penalties more significant. Ensuring your app or game is privacy friendly has always been good for your users but now it is just as important for your business. This episode's guest is Bruce Gustafson, President and CEO at Developers Alliance, who discusses the practical ste...

Whether it is kickstarting a great idea or accelerating growth from an established base, somewhere along the journey most companies will look for additional funding. For technology companies, venture capital can be the ideal solution bringing both funding and business acumen too. This episode's guest is Matteo Vallone, Principal at Cherry Ventures with advice on how to make your development business ...

Conventionally, selling your business may be seen as an exercise in taking the money and running. However, many mergers and acquisitions in the mobile games space are about helping developers to maximize the potential of their game and focus on things they love doing. We talk to Chris Petrovic, SVP and Head of Corporate Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions and Business Development for Zynga about how d...