How Call of Duty Became Britain's Post-Brexit Battleground
Politics Unpacked
Anna Covell
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Matt is away for the bank holiday, but in the meantime we have another guest episode from the team at Stories of Our Times - one remarkable story, told in depth, each day.
Microsoft has found itself in a bitter war of words with both its gaming rival Sony and the UK authorities over a multi-billion dollar takeover bid of games developer Activision Blizzard. After the UK’s competition watchdog blocked the deal, what does it say for Britain’s post-Brexit business strategy?
Jenny Kleeman speaks to Times Technology Business Editor Katie Prescott.
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| 0:00.0 | Finance doesn't need to be disrupted. |
| 0:03.0 | It means people who see the potential for progress, |
| 0:06.0 | like faster payments, more transparency, and new ways to meet compliance, |
| 0:11.0 | so that finance can move at the speed of business. |
| 0:15.0 | This is what our blockchain solutions deliver for financial institutions, |
| 0:19.0 | enterprises and central banks around the world. |
| 0:22.0 | Progress is a choice, and it's one you can make right now. |
| 0:26.0 | Ripple, crypto means business. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Matt Shirley, but I'm not here because it's a bank holiday |
| 0:41.0 | so we've got a bonus episode from another podcast in the Times family. |
| 0:45.0 | It's from Stories of Our Times. |
| 0:48.0 | Weapons at the Reddy. |
| 0:57.0 | A fight is underway between one of the world's most powerful tech companies |
| 1:07.0 | and the UK authorities. |
| 1:10.0 | On the frontline, one of the most successful games of all time. |
| 1:16.0 | Call of Duty. |
| 1:30.0 | A month ago, the UK's competition watchdog blocked a deal by Microsoft |
| 1:34.0 | to take over Call of Duty's developer. |
| 1:36.0 | It sent shockwaves through the gaming industry. |
| 1:39.0 | British anti-trust regulators have blocked Microsoft's $69 billion |
| 1:44.0 | deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard. |
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