Sony Music forks out £696m in music catalogue snap ups as icons cash in on mega hits March 15, 2022 Sony spent as much as $911m (£696m) on music catalogue acquisitions in the last 10 months, with more and more artists looking to cash in on their hits.
Ofcom to widen UK satellite regulation as the number of space launches explodes March 15, 2022 The UK’s broadcast and communications regulator is set to embed itself further into the space sector as the increasing number of satellites in orbit calls for a more hawkish watchdog. Ofcom will oversee the radio spectrum – an essential part of wireless communications – to ensure it is used efficiently as more people and businesses [...]
Channel 4 hits record spend for out of London commissions March 15, 2022 Channel 4’s proportion of commissions and spend outside of London hit an all-time record high last year. Two thirds of all original programming commissioned for the main channel was produced in the nations and regions – nearly double the broadcaster’s 35 per cent quota set by Ofcom. Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer Ian Katz said: [...]
Justice in Russia: Journalist who crashed country’s state news show dragged to court the day after March 15, 2022 A Russian journalist who interrupted a state broadcast with a sign saying it was “lying” about the war in Ukraine, has now appeared in court the following day. Lawyers for Marina Ovsyannikova accompanied her to court, after saying she had been “imprisoned for more than 12 hours” with no contact. Ovsyannikova was detained after the [...]
Metaverse switch: Young people jump ship from Facebook and embrace virtual reality platform March 15, 2022 The metaverse could become a mainstream way to make friends and even date, with nearly a fifth of young people ready to ditch more conventional social media platforms. With more than a tenth having already made their own metaverse avatar, data from Zen Internet highlighted that 18 per cent of 16-24 year olds are already [...]
‘They are lying to you’: Watch as millions of Russian jaws drop after woman interrupts live news broadcast in Moscow March 15, 2022 There was outrage, confusion and disbelief across Russia last night as a woman interrupted the main news program on state broadcaster Channel One with an anti-war banner. Tens of millions of ordinary Russians who had tuned in for the daily news broadcast saw how a woman appeared on their screens with a sign that said [...]
Local radio stations set to become more accessible following pandemic boom March 14, 2022 More local radio services could take to the airwaves under new plans for simpler licences and spectrums for ‘restricted’ radio, like hospital stations and services for religious observances such as Ramadan.
BAFTA teams up with Addison Lee for electric entrance to awards March 11, 2022 The presenters announcing the winners at this year’s EE BAFTA Film Awards will be travelling to and from the event sustainably and stylishly with the announcement that Addison Lee’s electric fleet is the official car supplier for the awards.
‘It seems like nobody wants to work these days’: Kim Kardashian faces Twitter storm following advice to women in business March 10, 2022 Kim Kardashian is facing social media backlash today after a clip shows her giving advice to "women in business", telling them to "get your f****** ass up and work".
BBC set to cut original CBBC content as licence fee tries to remain competitive March 10, 2022 The UK media regulator has opened a new consultation into the number of CBBC’s original productions, accepting the BBC’s request to make cuts to its output. In an announcement this morning, Ofcom agreed with BBC’s suggestion to reduce the original productions quota for the dedicated TV channel for children, shifting it from 72 per cent [...]