PreSidential election. Now on bbc news, The Media Show. Hello, im ros atkins. And im katie razzall. And this week, were meeting the Business Brain behind europes biggest youtube creators, the Sidemen. Well also look at a new game from sony which has become one of the biggest flops in media history. Thats all coming up on The Media Show. Were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation in the middle east. Weve been discussing the challenges of covering such a multifaceted story with the bbc s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. While we say that everything has changed about journalists but nothing has changed, the fundamentals are still there especially when you are on the ground in the heat and dust, in this case under the bombs. Its the who, where, what, when, why . What is actually happened . Remember that G
and 48 hours to come up with the next generation of video games. we ll be hearing from the man behind the global gamejam. hello there. we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time in a row. the half a percent rise puts uk interest rates at 4%, their highest level in more than 1a years. a bonus, of course, for savers, but it piles more pressure on businesses and those with mortgages, loans and credit card debt. the good news is that the bank now thinks the uk s recession will be shorter and less severe than it previously thought, and there s a hint that rates may not have to go any higher. but a recovery could take years as our economics editor faisal islam reports. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, and notjust here in nuneaton, forjoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage on a furniture and gift shop. th
like gdc and there was just a hockey event in london where people were meeting so they have been all over the world. what is invoked in terms of what people are creating and what people are creating and what is being consumed? what is the engaging content in games in vogue. the engaging content in games in vogue- in vogue. there are so many different in vogue. there are so many different genres in vogue. there are so many different genres and in vogue. there are so many| different genres and something for everything really. the big ones are the online multiplayer games that have a sports connected to them, like league of legends, fortnite, 0verwatch of legends, fortnite, 0verwatch and the people who make smaller games about a range of different topics and different types of games a lot of also, retro style games from my generation. so, it is really a huge spread of what people can make and it is so much easier to get started these days and it was in the past. we have a
now here s a story that is shaking up the gaming industry. microsoft has announced plans to buy activision blizzard in a deal worth $69 billion. if it goes through, it will be microsoft s biggest acquisition in the company s history. the move means the tech giant will take ownership of gaming franchises like call of duty, warcraft and 0verwatch. samira hussain has more from new york. evenif even if you do not know activision by name, you may have heard of some of its most popular games. it was purchased by microsoft and catapults the company into third place in the world of gaming companies. it will help them grow their gaming businesses across mobiles, pcs and consuls along with providing the building blocks for the matter of those, this virtual augmented reality. magaverse. but it comes with
many of us indoors providing the perfect conditions for increased video game play so much so that by the end of 2020, 36 million britons were turning to consoles and pcs for entertainment. and we ve been watching others play too. watching e sports gaming is a global spectator phenomenon with annual audiences estimated at 450 million people. with decent cash prizes for the best players too there are more and more gamers aspiring to go professional and so video game coaching is big business. joining me now is nicholas travis, also known as shifty, 0verwatch tutor at gamer sensei. have i said that all correctly? to begin with. you are a professional gaming coach. how