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World Service,16 Apr 2018,26 mins

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Is its room for further expansion limited by rivals getting into serious streaming? Michael Pachter who follows video games, media and electronics for Wedbush Securities gives his view. We hear how an online rebellion in China has forced one of the country's social media giants, Sina Weibo, to reverse its decision to ban content related to homosexuality. Also in the programme. tensions between the US and Russia escalate as Washington considers new sanctions. James Nixey is head of the Russia programme at Chatham House, and tells us what might be announced. The BBC's Phil Mercer reports from the islands of Vanuatu on a warning that the country needs to manage tourism more carefully to protect its unique culture and environment. Plus, the Broadway launch of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set to become New York theatre's most expensive non-musical ever. Michael Paulson, theatre critic of the New York Times explains how the $70 million it has cost to stage has been spent.

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