BBC documentary was ‘overblown and unfounded’ say angry Royal households in rare joint statement November 23, 2021 The BBC has been slammed for giving credibility to “overblown and unfounded claims” in a documentary aired last night, according to the Royal households, as they took the rare step to issue a joint statement. The first episode of the two-part The Princes And The Press programme, presented by Amol Rajan, explored the relationship of [...]
New cryptocurrency named ‘JRR Token’ blocked by lawyers for Lord of the Rings creator Tolkien November 23, 2021 Lawyers representing the estate of Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien have taken action against the developer of a cryptocurrency named “JRR Token”. Representatives of the Tolkien estate said the product, which was launched in August 2021, infringed the trademark of the world-famous author. The domain name “jrrtoken.com” was successfully recovered without opposition by [...]
Zoom beats expectations as momentum continues despite office return November 22, 2021 Zoom Video Communications has beat estimates for third-quarter revenue as its shares jumped in extended trading. Despite the firm warning of slowing revenue growth after the second quarter as home-working weakens, the firm was able to hold its momentum. Revenue rose 35 per cent to $1.05bn in the third quarter ended 31 October, compared with [...]
Paul Dacre is appointed Editor-in-Chief of DMG Media but ‘will not be involved in day-to-day editing’ November 22, 2021 The Chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) Lord Rothermere has announced that Paul Dacre is being appointed Editor-in-Chief of DMG Media. Lord Rothermere said: “I am delighted to appoint Paul Dacre, who has a huge and distinguished history with this company.” “Although he will not be involved in day-to-day editing, he will be [...]
Facebook owner says encryption of all messaging services not until 2023 November 21, 2021 The rollout of encrypted messaging will not be completed until some point in 2023, Facebook’s owner has said, after fears such a move could put children at greater risk of exploitation and abuse. Meta, which owns the social networking giant as well as the messaging service WhatApp, said it is taking time to “get this [...]
Welsh and Scottish ministers sound alarm bells over impartiality in appointment process for new Ofcom chair November 20, 2021 A group of Scottish and Welsh ministers have said they are “extremely concerned” about a “perceived lack of impartiality and transparency” in the process to appoint a new Ofcom chair. The four-strong group has written to Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries asking to be included in the process and given a role which ensures the selected [...]
Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre drops out from Ofcom race for new chair November 19, 2021 The former editor of the Daily Mail has bowed out of a competition to appoint the next head of media regulator Ofcom,`casting scathing criticism at senior civil servants. In a letter to the Times Paul Dacre announced he would not be re-applying for the role at Ofcom – the UK’s watchdog for television, radio, telecoms [...]
Andrew Marr to leave BBC as he pledges to ‘get voice back’ on new LBC show November 19, 2021 BBC stalwart Andrew Marr has announced he is leaving the organisation to present new programmes on LBC and Classic FM “with no filter”. After hosting the corporation’s flagship political show, The Andrew Marr Show, for 16 years, Marr is set to head a new opinion-led LBC radio show. The deal with Global will also see [...]
Daily Mail publisher reports revenue drop with job cuts looming November 18, 2021 Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), owners of Metro and MailOnline, announced revenue was down one percent to £1.1bn this morning as it continues to feel the impact of the pandemic on events.
The Great British Buzz: 157 per cent surge in baking businesses following hit show November 18, 2021 Ahead of The Great British Bake Off final next week, business insurer Simply Business has revealed there was a 157 per cent increase in home baking businesses across the UK between 2019 and 2020.
