Video didn’t kill the radio star: Heart Radio keeps UK top spot reaching 10m a week May 19, 2022 The UK’s biggest commercial radio company Global celebrates its best-ever audience results, scoring its highest ever reach, hours and share. Global leads the commercial radio market in all measures, with a record-breaking 25.8m weekly listeners, 242m hours and 24 per cent share.
Revenue climbs for Euromoney as events make comeback and remote working drives savings May 19, 2022 B2B information-services provider Euromoney Institutional Investor posted a revenue of £184.6m, up 14 per cent from the previous year.
Revenue surges for Marie Claire publisher Future thanks to £400m acquisitions and content expansion May 18, 2022 The media group behind TechRadar and Marie Claire Future reported half year revenue up was up 48 per cent to £404.3m thanks to the company's push to diversify revenue streams.
Buzzfeed runs out of buzz as losses swell and time spent on sites dwindle May 17, 2022 Losses continue for media giant Buzzfeed as the firm struggles to gain momentum following its market debut last year.
Government pumps £21m into indie film, movies and video games May 16, 2022 The government have confirmed a £21m investment in indie film, TV and video games this morning in a quest to develop new talent and target fresh audiences around the world.
Russian hackers blocked from halting Ukraine’s Eurovision win May 16, 2022 Italian police confirmed yesterday that pro-Russian hackers attempted to stop Ukraine's Eurovision win on Saturday evening.
Exclusive: Andy Warhol’s iconic pop art queen to go on sale to mark platinum jubilee with public to own £100 shares May 16, 2022 City A.M. can reveal this morning that Andy Warhol’s world-famous portrait of the Queen will be sold to the public as part of the Monarch’s upcoming Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The ‘Elizabeth II’ screen print (1985) has been acquired by Showpiece.com and will enter into fractional ownership, a scheme which allows ordinary members of the public [...]
Village takes on Vogue: Magazine U-turns on legal action against Cornish pub donning same name May 14, 2022 The world’s most iconic fashion magazine has backed down on its plans to sue a pub called Vogue in the Cornish hamlet of Vogue. As reported by The Telegraph, the fashion publication sent a cease and desist letter to The Star Inn at Vogue, stating that the name of the pub may confuse readers. The letter [...]
Elon Musk says $44bn mega takeover of Twitter is ‘on hold’ May 13, 2022 Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that the mega takeover of Twitter is on hold. Twitter recently accepted a $44bn bid from Musk to acquire the social media company. The billionaire posted a link to a Reuters article which outlined a Twitter filing stating fake and spam accounts made up less than five per cent of [...]
Disney dodges subscriber slump but needs to keep fairytale alive May 12, 2022 Appearing to buck streaming giants' downward trend in the last few weeks, Disney+ announced that it had picked up 7.9 million new subscribers in the last quarter, taking its total user base to 44.4 million.