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Morocco: The Sleeping Giant of the Global Games Economy
Currently, the Middle East’s gaming headlines are dominated by Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar bets and Dubai’s flashy esports arenas. Morocco is quietly and unceremoniously building something far more intriguing: a grassroots gaming economy that’s long on potential, short on noise, and almost completely ignored by the global industry. This oversight isn’t just a missed opportunity – it’s a strategic blind spot.
Apple’s Competition, Market, and Authority Warning: Genuine Concern or Just a Bit of Theatrics?
Opinion By By Chris Meredith Apple is facing renewed scrutiny, this time from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator has launched an investigation into mobile market practices, which Apple argues would undermine privacy and security protections and limit innovation. The company used similar language when responding to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s Mobile Gaming Boom: The Heart of a Global Digital Revolution
The numbers are in, and they‘re big. According to the recently published Q2 2025 Edition of "The Xsolla Report: The State of Play", humanity collectively spent 4.2 trillion hours glued to mobile apps in 2024. Within this digital deluge, one trend is impossible to ignore: mobile games are running the show. The numbers are in, and they‘re big.
Solo NSCA Western Series at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club
Solo NSCA Western Series at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club by Chris Meredith 2 Jun 04:09 PDT At last! Gone are the fickle and variable north easterly winds to be replaced by a punchy and vigorous westerly and anyone that knows a Chew westerly will be grinding their teeth with thoughts about it's ability to dunk the unsuspecting.
Why upskilling seasoned professionals is the answer to skills shortage
The UK is grappling with a skills shortage that threatens to slow our economic growth, undermine innovation, and leave entire sectors in the lurch. Many schemes focus heavily on getting young people and graduates into training or apprenticeships, but this approach overlooks a vital and underutilised resource: seasoned professionals.
We need to address the UK’s creative skills shortage - Workplace Insight
Comment, Workplace The UK’s creative industries, from film and television to the dynamic video game sector, are cultural flagships and economic cornerstones. , the creative industries are named one of the UK government’s eight growth-driving sectors in its Industrial Strategy. Yet, a significant obstacle looms over their continued success: a persistent and growing skills shortage. This gap threatens to stifle innovation and global competitiveness, particularly in the booming video game industry.
Mind the creative gap: How the UK can level up its talent game
The UK’s creative industries are in a quandary. Once the world's envy, this powerhouse of innovation - from BAFTA-winning films to billion-pound video games - is now buckling under the weight of a gaping skills shortage. To be frank with you, thousands of roles remain unfilled, projects are stuck in development hell, and international competitors are queuing up to steal the UK’s high score. This isn’t just a talent gap; it’s a ticking time bomb before the UK’s name is pushed off the leaderboard.
Next-gen payments best bet for gaming industry
In a continent with potential yet often sidelined by global tech giants, Africa’s gaming industry is rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets worldwide. With a youthful, technological population and a growing demand for digital entertainment, the opportunities are immense. However, a significant barrier remains: an outdated and fragmented payment infrastructure that hinders the gaming ecosystem from achieving its full potential in this region.
How the Netherlands can fuel its video game economy via seamless payment options
By Chris Meredith, SVP EMEA at Xsolla. The video game industry is no longer just a niche market for enthusiasts; it’s a global juggernaut generating annual revenue. The Netherlands, a country celebrated for its vibrant creativity, is an emerging hub for gaming innovation. However, one area needs to be addressed to unlock the true potential of its video game economy: its payment solutions.
How the EU’s Digital Markets Act is reshaping payments and transforming the Nordic gaming industry
By Chris Meredith, SVP EMEA at Xsolla The European Union is known for not shying away from taking the first steps towards change, and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is its latest bold move. Designed to rein in big tech’s power and level the playing field for smaller competitors, the DMA’s ripple effects are already being felt across Europe, especially in the Nordic countries, where innovation and digitalisation have long been the cornerstones of daily life.
The Last Word on Creativity on Apple Podcasts
"If obituaries can't be fun, what's the point of dying?" - James Hagerty Known to his friends as Bob, James Hagerty has an illustrious career as a staff reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal spanning over four decades, covering stories across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. James Hagerty is the author of "Yours Truly," a remarkable guide to crafting life stories.
Fantastic Feedback Masterclass - Espresso Edition
For most, the term 'feedback' at work means a dressing down or a list of things that are going wrong. Despite this, we all love feedback when it's done right.
Story Telling for Business Masterclass - Espresso Edition (Feb)
As we all know instinctively, we learn, communicate and engage through stories rather than facts and figures. This “Expresso Masterclass" is all about equipping attendees with the structures and tools to create and deliver powerful stories that will engage a business audience and encourage them to take action. It’s an intensive, interactive session that will supercharge your communication skills.
The Common Creative: Episode 74: Donna Loughlin
If you’ve ever considered launching your own business, this is the show for you. Donna Loughlin has helped over 500 businesses come to market and is full of insights for budding entrepreneurs. Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMGPR and known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002.
Director/PDMR and PCA Shareholding
RNS Number : 8057F Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC 23 March 2022 23 March 2022 ("AMS", the "Company" or the "Group") Winsford, UK: Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AIM: AMS), the world-leading specialist in tissue-healing technologies , announces th at it was notified on 18 March 2022 that on the same day Chris Meredith, who is a Director and PDMR, had sold 7,200 Ordinary Shares of 5p held on his behalf and 5,800 Ordinary Shares of 5p held on behalf of Ingrid Meredith, a PCA of Chris...
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Top 10 Causes of Workplace Conflict
Workplace conflicts are almost inevitable. Maybe you’ve just fallen victim to poor communication from your fellow colleagues or been distracted by their inappropriate work wear. Disagreements at work can be something small, or something major, but it’s important to understand what the causes of conflict are in order to get past them. Common causes of workplace conflict These are the top ten causes of workplace conflict: 1.
Microcap as an Alternative to Private Equity
By Chris Meredith, Patrick O’Shaughnessy December 2017 Private equity (PE) has become a central component of many institutional and high-net-worth investment portfolios over the past decade. While private equity offers potential advantages, it also requires taking distinct risks. This paper highlights an alternative to private equity—microcap equities—which mitigates several of these risks. Institutional investors have changed their asset allocation over the past 18 years.
A Factor Alpha Approach to REITs
By Chris Meredith, Travis Fairchild June 2017 Download PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The public real estate market is uniquely inefficient and a fertile ground for active, factor-based investing. Real estate is a diversifying asset class with many benefits, but most investors are under-allocated. Public REITs offer complementary exposure while avoiding many drawbacks and barriers to entry of private real estate with similar gross returns and lower fees.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 0946K Advanced Medical Solutions Grp PLC 17 April 2020 17 April 2020 ("AMS", the "Company" or the "Group") Winsford, UK: Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AIM: AMS), the surgical and advanced wound care specialist company , announces that on 14 April 2020, the Board, following a recommendation from the Remuneration Committee, granted new share options to the following Directors/PDMRs under the existing Advanced Medical Solutions Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'LTIP').
Value Is Dead, Long Live Value
By Chris Meredith, CFA July 2019 Download PDF Read coverage of this whitepaper in the WSJ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Value has underperformed since the beginning of 2007. Another prolonged period of underperformance for Price-to-Book and Price-to-Earnings happened between 1926 and 1941. This paper offers a theory for the connection between the two periods: they coincide with the central turning point of Technological Revolutions.
Alpha within Factors
In Factors from Scratch, we showed that value investing works through a re-rating process.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Winsford, UK: Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AIM: AMS), the surgical and advanced wound care specialist company, announces it was notified on 25 June 2018 that Chris Meredith, who is a Director and PDMR, following the end of the holding period, has exercised 27,377 options from the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (DAB). Chris Meredith elected to receive an additional 347 dividend shares which were earned during the 3 year holding period under the terms of this scheme.
Factors from Scratch | O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
With a million dollars to invest today, would you rather buy a portfolio of New York City taxi medallions or shares in Uber stock? When we ask investing audiences this question, the answer is almost always Uber. People tend to think in terms of fundamental growth without also thinking about price. In terms of growth and excitement, Uber has the clear edge.
Trenchless industry mourns loss of John Heavens
Dr Heavens, who graduated from the University of Surrey with qualifications in Materials Science and later earning a Physics PhD from Bristol University, had a passion for technology and made a big impact on the Trenchless Technology industry.
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