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Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has posted a series of job ads for positions related to growing and evolving the game's free-to-play multiplayer across various live-service initiatives.

One of these is a monetization designer job, posted January 2022, that calls for a person to create "new ongoing experiences" for the game. This person will help create the "next phases of Halo Infinite's free-to-play experience," and it will include designing monetization strategies.

"This role will focus on in-game initiatives to drive player engagement and long-term player progression, as well as a player-first store and monetization model. This role will work closely with our progression, marketing, business, and analytics teams, among others, to curate and understand our player data to ensure your designs deliver on our studio goals," the job ad says.

A writing director job ad, also posted in January 2022, asks for a person to join the team who will work alongside the Halo Infinite's creative leads to develop "highly innovative and engaging serial narrative content" for Halo Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer.

"Work closely with the Halo franchise team to ensure Seasonal story content both leverages existing Halo lore and adds exciting new chapters to the larger Halo story," the job ad says.

Halo Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer, like many other games, is taking a seasonal, live-service approach, with new content planned for release on a regular basis. Season 1 is going on right now, and Season 2 is expected to arrive later this year, bringing Forge and campaign co-op to the game, among other things.

Not everything that 343 has tried with Halo Infinite's multiplayer has landed well with fans so far. In particular, players raised concerns about the store pricing for cosmetic content. In response, 343 announced that it would be lowering prices across the board.

HONG KONG, Feb 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Transmit Entertainment Limited ("Transmit Entertainment" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 1326) today announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 (the "Review Period").

During the Review Period, the Group further advanced the "Stay-at-Home Economy" and its development strategy of brand diversification. Mainland China continued to be the major source of the Group's revenue and business growth. The Group's proportion of revenue from Mainland China recorded a year-on-year increase of 17.7 percentage points to approximately 96.8%. The Group recorded outstanding results during the Review Period, amounting to approximately HK$587.2 million, representing an increase of approximately 265.2% as compared to the corresponding period last year. The Group's turnaround was mainly due to the airing of "The Ideal City", an inspiring urban workplace TV series and "The Detectives' Adventures", a megahit mystery solving reality show, which drove a significant year-on-year revenue growth of approximately 1,296.4% to approximately HK$502.2 million for the film, TV series and variety show production and distribution segment; and the Group completed the disposal of partial equity interests in the film exhibition business in May 2021, which reduced both the sales and distribution expenses of the related film exhibition business. During the Review Period, the Group recorded the profit attributable to the owners of the Company of approximately HK$10.6 million.

Business Review
Keeping up with the development of the industry and the entertainment tastes of young viewers, the Group has continued to focus on developing and producing contents of outstanding film, TV series and variety show, while actively exploring innovative business models such as web series, online movies and short videos. "The Ideal City" aired on the video website iQIYI and numerous first-tier TV stations across the country, ranking first in the CSM63 TV series viewership ranking, as well as receiving more than ten industry honors and awards including being shortlisted for the 2018-2022 List of Key TV Series Planning and Theme of the National Radio and Television Administration, and was recognized as the "2021 Outstanding Show Broadcasting Overseas" by the National Radio and Television Administration. "The Detectives' Adventures" creatively reinterprets a classic film and television copyright through live action role playing, introducing a production model for detective-themed variety show that appeals to audiences of all ages, successfully gaining multiple industry awards, including the 2021 Internet Viewing + Ranking Internet Varity Show of the Year and the Innovative Variety Show of the Year of the Sixth New Recreation . New Consumption etc. On the other hand, the scriptwriting team of the Group participated in popular TV shows such as the Lantern Festival Gala of the China Media Group and the variety show "Super Sketch Show", continuously spurring related discussions and becoming a trending topic in multiple platforms.

Considering that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a challenging business environment for the film exhibition business, the Group disposed partial equity interests in the film exhibition business to reallocate financial resources to other businesses with higher development potential, thereby generating more returns for shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders"). The disposal transaction was completed on 26 May 2021. Thereafter, in accordance with a management agreement and a supplemental agreement entered by the Group with Cinema City (WL) Limited and Mandarin Motion Pictures Limited, the Group earns fees for the operation of Langham Place Cinema during the term of the agreements. The management believes that the above-mentioned strategic measures will proactively pose a positive impact on the Group's future results and financial performance.

The Group continued to improve its industry chain and broaden its revenue base, and its artistes and internet celebrities continued to be more influential in market segments. During the Review Period, the Group's artistes starred in many TV series and movies, and participated in many endorsement activities. Among which, Yang Chaoyue starred in two costume TV dramas "Chongzi" and "The Seventh Generation", and Li Yitong starred in TV series such as "Warm Cold Nights In The Nine Heavens", "Spy Game" and "Punch Out".

Outlook
Looking forward, the Group will continue to focus on the development of film and TV series production business as well as artiste and internet celebrity agency business in Mainland China, and strives to create a pan entertainment ecosystem and integrate upstream and downstream industry chains, while proactively expanding various realization channels from the downstream industry chains in a bid to attain the strategic deployment of fusing its strengths and resources. Taking advantages of the ample resources of online platforms, the Group will continue to focus on producing quality film and TV series content, while actively diversify the revenue base by continuously identifying business opportunities in relation to the "Stay-at-Home economy" on four aspects including online stream, short videos, internet celebrity cultivation and traffic monetization.

The Group is currently producing a number of projects, including an urban mystery TV series "Frozen Surface" and the third season of variety show "I Love You, Me Too". With the good viewing performance and online popularity of the work, the Group plans to create a self-developed multi-season variety show brand by producing the third season of "I Love You, Me Too" and the second season of "The Detectives' Adventures". In addition, the Group will develop and produce films and TV series on a number of popular copyrighted works of fiction including "Love Destiny", "Wishful Egg", "Romance in the City", "Peach Blossom Debt", "Queen of the Sea" and "Locard's Theory".

Ms. Zhao Wen Zhu, President and Executive Director of Transmit Entertainment, said, "Although the industry was still plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic and the market sentiment, the Group realized a turnaround during the Review Period, benefited from tapping the 'Stay-at-Home Economy' and brand diversification development strategies. Significant growth from the segment of TV series and variety shows production fully demonstrated the outstanding competitiveness of our production team, which helps the Group proactively seize enormous business opportunities in the China market and continue to drive business growth. Transmit Entertainment will further utilize its whole industry chain capabilities to continuously enhance its profitability and extend our competitive edges in the industry, and generate sustainable and satisfactory returns to our shareholders."

About Transmit Entertainment Limited (stock code: 1326)
Transmit Entertainment Limited is a fully-integrated media and entertainment company that empowers the consumer industry. It principally engages in (i) film, TV series and variety show production and distribution; (ii) film exhibition; and (iii) pan-entertainment (including internet celebrities and artiste agency, and pan-entertainment businesses along the value chain). The Group strives to implement the development strategy in relation to the stay-at-home economy and brand diversity through combining resources of scriptwriting, d irection and celebrity to cultivate, explore and create popular films and television copyrights by continuously offering quality content and nurturing talented artistes in order to develop its self-owned full industry chain model and construct a unique soft-power moat.

Taking advantages of online platforms to cultivate new artistes and celebrities, the Group proactively explores and develops self-owned retail brand targeting young consumers to further diversify the revenue base by identifying business opportunities in relation to the stay-at-home economy on four aspects, including online stream, short videos, celebrity cultivation and traffic monetization, which eventually forms a business model with the Group being the center supported by film, television and variety show. The Group also expands its business through partnership and enriches its industry chain with self-developed products, forming an integrated upstream and downstream industry chain to fully seize the new opportunities arising from the pan-entertainment business.



Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comTransmit Entertainment Limited ("Transmit Entertainment" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 1326) today announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2021 (the "Review Period").

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Feb 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - The BSC-based GameFi project has successfully raised $2 million in a recently-concluded private round to cap off its good run in early 2022.

Etermon, a strategy-centered NFT game developed by Vietnam-based Moli Studio, has hit the million-dollar mark in Private round. This round of funding began in End-December and had attracted investment worldwide. There are notable names such as Bluewheel Capital, Automatic Venture Group, Croc Capital, CoinCu Ventures, CoinLab Ventures, OGRTZ Ventures, Metaver Ventures and many others.

In addition to receiving support from international investors, Etermon works with a high-profile advisory board. Those include experts in blockchain and finance from Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Poland and USA. The coordinates of a group of advisors who have a rich experience in the industry have made a stable foundation for Etermon to run sustainably as well as capable of achieving great success.

One of Etermon's strategic partners is Ulti Arena - a Poland-based proof of gaming and NFT marketplace for gaming artists and developers. With the gaming community at the heart of Etermon's long-term plan, a partnership with Ulti Arena will help Moli Studio's brainchild in extending fanbase and product utilization.

These developments put Etermon off to a good start in 2022 as the project is on the right track towards achieving milestones according to its roadmap. As of February 2022, Etermon's game development is halfway through.

In March, it is expected that Etermon will release the testnet version for the community to gain feedback and thereby make enhancement updates. Come April, Etermon will be officially released on both web and mobile platforms.

About Etermon

Etermon is a 2D card-battle game with cartoonish graphic, simple but addictive gameplay. The NFT gaming market is already filled with plenty of projects and Etermon is one of a few to stand out in terms of strategic aspects.

The game applies the dominant "Play-to-earn" model that gives players the chance to generate an income stream through playing. Players can be awarded unique items with verifiable ownership that can then be traded, bought, or sold. Etermon is a part of the vast Eternity universe, where different game products will be developed in the long run and have a certain connection with each other.

Besides monetization, Moli Studio is committed to creating a product that leverages player ownership and a truly unique community-driven economy. Through this GameFi project, the team strives to build Etermon as a long-term product and make its way into the international scene.

Follow Etermon's official channels to keep up to date with the latest news.

Social Links:
Telegram: https://t.me/EtermonAnnouncement
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EtermonOfficial
Discord: https://discord.gg/m6QTpYK7pW
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EtermonOfficial

Media contacts
Brand name: Etermon
Contact: Filip Tran, CEO
E-mail: filip@etermon.io
Website: https://etermon.io

SOURCE: Etermon

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TOKYO, Feb 25, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced it has enhanced its Converged Core by launching a containerized Charging Gateway Function (CGF). This new Network Function (NF) provides significant flexibility in processing increasingly complex billing information, while also enabling mobile network operators (MNOs) to efficiently launch new charging models. This new flexible billing capability frees MNOs from legacy usage-based systems and allows for monetization strategies that closely match a specific use case.

5G networks are expected to provide end-users with various types of services built on enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC) and Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC). While a legacy billing model, such as flat-rate or usage-based billing, may fit for eMMB services, it will become inadequate as mMTC and URLLC services come to life in the coming years. For example, a Quality of Service model would be more suitable for a URLLC, with quality guarantees with discounts based on Service Level Agreements. mMTC billings, on the other hand, should be based on the number of concurrent connections for IoT devices, such as connected home appliances.

The CGF advanced billing capability is the latest addition to a suite of solutions called NEC Open Networks. NEC is leveraging its rich history of innovation in network architecture and telecommunications to lead our industry's transition to Open RAN for 5G. NEC's broad suite of solutions in this area is second to none, featuring disaggregated RAN components, xHaul transport, Core Networks, Operations Automation and professional Systems Integration - all enhanced by cloud-native accessibility and performance. Wireless operators can rely on NEC Open Networks to realize the real-world benefits of truly open 5G networks -- flexibility, improved speed of innovation and independence from proprietary solutions while taking advantage of the global accessibility and scalability of the cloud.

"This CGF functionality prepares our customers for the increased complexity they're likely to face as networks continue to support a growing number of connected devices," said Patrick Lopez, VP of Product Management for 5G Products, NEC. "Operators can feel free to make the best business decision when rolling out new services knowing that they have creative, nimble options in capturing revenues for those services."

NEC CGF is an NF that resides between the Converged Core and the billing system, helping MNOs improve their time to market with new solutions without modifying existing billing systems. This flexibility also provides the crucial ability to tailor billing to the diversified needs and requirements of each user. In addition, the fully cloud-native, containerized architecture of NEC Converged Core NFs, now including CGF, provides 5G networks with high scalability and resiliency.

NEC will be presenting its industry leading NEC Open Networks at MWC Barcelona 2022, at Fira Gran Via, Hall 2 2F10.

https://www.nec.com/en/event/mwc2022/

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of "Orchestrating a brighter world." NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at https://www.nec.com.


Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.comNEC Corporation today announced it has enhanced its Converged Core by launching a containerized Charging Gateway Function (CGF).

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