✎ TVBS English News TVBS英文新聞｜20240301

Worldwide TV sales drop to new decade low: report

報告稱：全球電視機銷量下降至十年新低

Worldwide television sales dipped to about one hundred ninety-five million units in 2023, falling by 2.7% from the previous year and hitting a new low in nearly a decade, according to TrendForce research released in February.

✎ Press Gazette 英國《新聞公報》｜20240302

Top 50 biggest news websites in the world: CNN fastest-growing top ten news website in January

世界前50大新聞網站：CNN是一月份增長最快的十大新聞網站

CNN was the fastest-growing top 10 news website in the world month-on-month in January, according to Press Gazette’s updated ranking.Visits to the US cable broadcaster’s site were up 7% to reach 537.2 million compared to December, according to data from digital intelligence platform Similarweb. It reverses last month’s pattern for CNN which was the only top ten sites in December to see visits down, falling 2% between November and December.

✎ Japan Times 《日本時報》｜20240303

Retro Japanese video games enjoy intergenerational revival

日本復古電動遊戲機享受著代際復興

Japanese video games released decades ago are making a comeback, gaining popularity among players of all ages in Japan and visitors from overseas, with retailers launching consoles compatible with old cartridges.

✎ Korea Herald 《韓國先驅報》｜20240304

Are virtual idols for real?Tech, entertainment companies partner up to explore new frontier in K-pop market

虛擬偶像真實存在嗎？科技、娛樂公司合作拓展 K-pop 市場新領域

One of the many advantages that virtual idols, especially those that are purely a product of AI, have over real idols is that they are free from private life controversies such as drug abuse, school violence, driving under the influence of alcohol and more that can mean the end of a career overnight.Another advantage is that the intellectual property of virtual idols can be used in diverse genres such as webtoons, web novels and video games.

✎ NPR 全美公共廣播電台｜20240304

The EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for hindering music streaming competition

阻礙串流音樂競爭 歐盟罰款蘋果近20億美元

The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for unfairly favoring its own music streaming service by forbidding rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps.

✎ Press Gazette 英國《新聞公報》｜20240305

‘Responsible journalism’: Why UK publishers have not used Kate picture

負責任的新聞媒體：為何英國出版商沒有使用凱特王妃的照片？

No UK media have used a paparazzi image of Kate, the Princess of Wales, observing a long-held convention not to use such pictures.Whereas most UK news publications adhere to the Editors’ Code, US publications do not and are used to a legal framework where the First Amendment (guaranteeing freedom of expression) tends to trump the right to privacy.

✎ New York Times《紐約時報》｜20240306

Big American Tech Profits From Chinese Ad Spending Spree

美國大型科技公司從中國廣告支出大增中獲利

Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending huge sums to get their wares in front of American consumers.

整理、編譯：胡安妤、蔡宏杰