Government considers ban on credit card gambling in bid to tackle addiction January 12, 2019 The government is considering a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling as part of a wider crackdown aimed at tackling betting addiction. The culture secretary, Jeremy Wright, has called on retail banks and bookmakers to meet to discuss the issue of people betting with money they do not have. The statement comes [...]
Facebook launches UK fact-checking programme to fight fake news January 11, 2019 Facebook today said it will roll out its fact-checking service in the UK to help deal with the fake news that has plagued its platform in recent years. The social media giant will work with fact-checking charity Full Fact to review and rate the accuracy of posts on its site. Facebook said the programme will [...]
Media group Haymarket sees profits fall as it looks to digital to boost revenue January 11, 2019 Magazine publisher Haymarket today reported a steep drop in profits as it looks to invest in technology amid a shift to digital revenues. The company posted an operating profit of £7.4m in the 12 months to the end of June, down from £16m the year before. Revenues also slipped from £173m to £164m over the [...]
Huge rise in number of UK design companies amid creative sector boom January 11, 2019 The number of design-related businesses in the UK has soared over the last decade amid a boom for Britain's creative industries. Since 2010 there has been a 70 per cent increase in the number of UK design businesses, well above the 27 per cent average across all sectors, according to new research by the Design [...]
Murdoch’s media empire stung by losses at The Sun and The Sun on Sunday January 9, 2019 Rupert Murdoch's media empire took a hit today as the publisher of The Sun and The Sun on Sunday saw losses widen last year amid a continued squeeze in the print market. News Group Newspapers reported a pre-tax loss of £91.2m in the year to 1 July 2018, an increase from £24m the year before. The [...]
Olivia Colman’s Golden Globe award acceptance speech is a masterclass in public speaking January 9, 2019 We may not all win Oscars or Baftas, but that doesn’t mean that we cannot learn from the best acceptance speeches made by the world’s top performers. This week’s Golden Globes ceremony is a prime example, as British stars Olivia Colman and Christian Bale scooped up awards for best actress and actor respectively. In light [...]
The Brexit film was fun, but don’t mistake fiction for history January 9, 2019 I expect, as a piece of history that the vast majority of viewers will have lived through and probably voted in, that Brexit: The Uncivil War was highly entertaining to most people who caught it on Monday night, irrespective of which way they had voted in the EU referendum. There was some impressive acting and [...]
CBS Corporation names first ever female head of news arm, Susan Zirinsky January 7, 2019 Award-winning journalist Susan Zirinsky is to be president of CBS News when current president David Rhodes steps down in March. Parent company CBS Corporation’s president announced last night Zirinsky, who has been with the company for more than 40 years, will be the first woman ever to lead the news arm of the broadcaster. Zirinsky, [...]
Brands ‘waste’ millions as extent of Instagram influencer fraud revealed January 6, 2019 Brands are wasting millions of pounds on marketing as Instagram influencers buy fake followers to boost their reach. A report by US marketing specialist Captiv8 has revealed that $2.1bn was spent on influencer-sponsored Instagram posts in 2017 but more than 11 per cent of engagement on those posts was generated from fraudulent accounts. It said [...]
Vogue publisher Conde Nast’s accounts reveal £13m loss January 3, 2019 Magazine publisher Conde Nast made a £13m loss in the UK in 2017, its recently published accounts reveal. The Vogue publisher's accounts for the year to 31 December 2017, which were made available on Companies House this week, showed a £13.6m loss, compared to a £4.3m profit the year before. In its accounts the publisher said [...]
