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IGN Entertainment: Strategic Hiring
IGN Entertainment released major research report developed with Kantar and UC Berkeley on entertainment consumption patterns across US, UK and Australia
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
The leadership read
A hiring build-out like this points to deepening gaming executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.8 (Hot) — down 2.4 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is steady (-0.1pts).
IGN Entertainment: 1 signal in the last 90 days — below the Gaming median of 1.5 across 4 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.
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