Main content

Computer Games 1

Smartphones have put computer games into the hands of millions of casual players. Peter Day talks to some of the businesses behind the boom.

Peter Day looks at the business of mobile gaming and how smartphones have opened up huge new markets for the industry.

He interviews Mikael Hed of the Finnish company Rovio, whose Angry Birds app has become a global phenomenon, with over a billion downloads.

Also featured on the programme are Silicon Valley company Zynga, makers of the hugely popular Facebook game Farmville, and games makers from the USA, UK and Italy.

Producer: Mike Wendling

Available now

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Aug 201214:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

More episodes

Previous

Euro Peril

Next

Computer Games 2

See all episodes from Global Business

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Aug 201219:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 5 Aug 201203:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 5 Aug 201214:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online

Advice For Entrepreneurs

Advice For Entrepreneurs

What is the one piece of advice successful global entrepreneurs would offer?

Download this programme

Download this programme

Subscribe to this programme or download individual episodes.