Apple, Tencent in talks to monetize mini-games via in-app purchases on iOS

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Tencent (OTCPK:TCEHY) (OTCPK:TCTZF) admitted that it is in talks with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) about sharing the revenue that goes through its WeChat mini-games. The Chinese tech giant is exploring ways to...

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And so that’s a discussion that’s underway, and we hope that the discussion leads to a positive outcome,\" Mitchell said. “But in the event the discussion doesn't progress, then the current status quo continues.\" Earlier in the day, Tencent reported second quarter results wherein revenue rose 8% year-over-year, driven by recovery in its gaming business following the release of a new hit game Dungeon & Fighter Mobile, or DnF Mobile, in May. The company's total gross receipts of Mini Games increased over 30% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024. Apple has started increasing pressure on Tencent and TikTok's-owner ByteDance to make changes to China's most popular apps, the news agency had reported previously. In recent months, Apple demanded the two companies close loopholes that their in-app creators use to lead users to external payment systems, circumventing Apple' usual 30% commission, Bloomberg News had reported earlier this month, citing people with knowledge of the matter.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_tag":"corporation","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.30.0","shortVersion":"4.30.0","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2459210971"}