Ellen DeGeneres to end her talk show after nearly two decades May 12, 2021 Ellen DeGeneres announced plans to wrap up her long-running US talk show in 2022 after almost two decades on the air. “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told The [...]
Social media giants could face heavy fines for failing to protect users under new draft legislation May 12, 2021 Ofcom will be given the power to fine companies up to £18m or 10 per cent of annual global turnover for failing to comply with rules published today in a new draft online safety bill. The government has published a new draft bill that will see more stringent rules put in place around social [...]
Facebook to remove anti-vaxxer groups and pages May 10, 2021 Facebook will remove groups and pages that discourage vaccines for Covid-19 and other diseases, after conspiracy theories about vaccines have boomed in recent months. Speaking on the BBC News World Service’s podcast The Anti-Vax Files, Steve Hatch, Facebook vice president for Northern Europe, they the social network had a responsibility to ensure people were seeing [...]
Record label Believe follows Universal with €2bn listing plan May 10, 2021 French record label Believe is gearing up for a €2bn (£1.7bn) stock market float as the music industry looks to cash in on a streaming-induced boom. The startup, which offers distribution services to help artists get discovered on platforms such as Spotifty and Apple Music, is hoping to raise €500m through a listing on the [...]
Town & Country UK magazine to close as publisher Hearst slashes jobs May 10, 2021 Town & Country UK magazine is set to fold as part of cost-cutting operation at publisher Hearst that will see up to a fifth of UK staff made redundant. The luxury title, the British version of which was first published in 2014, is set to be scrapped as the company adapts to a decline in [...]
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Mirror publisher Reach hails ‘encouraging’ digital growth after pandemic hit May 6, 2021 Newspaper publisher Reach today reported first-quarter trading ahead of expectations after its circulation and advertising revenue was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The London-listed group, which owns the Mirror and Express as well as a number of regional titles, said its digital revenue grew by more than a third in the four months to 25 [...]
Republican Caitlyn Jenner calls herself an ‘outsider’ in California governor race May 6, 2021 Caitlyn Jenner has described herself as an “outsider” as she bids to become Governor of California. Jenner, a Republican whose election attempts have elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, added her response to critics was “I move on”. The 71-year-old Jenner – who won the men’s Olympic decathlon in 1976 and [...]
Ofcom rebuffs BBC Sounds competition concerns in blow to Murdoch May 4, 2021 Ofcom has rejected calls to probe competition concerns over the BBC’s move into on-demand audio in a blow to Rupert Murdoch’s rival media empire. The media watchdog last year launched a review into BBC Sounds, the streaming platform hosting online radio and podcasts from the public service broadcaster, amid concerns about its impact on the [...]
Ebay mulls letting users pay in Bitcoin May 3, 2021 Cryptocurrency is one of the new payment options EBay is exploring for customers, CEO Jamie Lannone has said. In an interview with CNBC, Lannone said the e-commerce firm is also exploring ways to get in to the business of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – unique tokens stored on blockchain that have recently become popular among those [...]
