Dorries hits out at ‘London-centric’ BBC as she confirms licence fee freeze January 17, 2022 Nadine Dorries has hit out at the BBC for being stuck in a “London bubble” and mired in “impartiality” as she confirms the yearly licence fee cost will be frozen for two years. The culture secretary said she would launch a review into changing the licence fee funding model, a popular cause among rank and [...]
Omicron in full retreat across UK: Steep drop in new coronavirus cases indicates Covid wave is passing January 17, 2022 The week has started on a positive note as the continued drop in new Covid cases across the UK indicates the Omicron wave may well be turning around. The latest data shows a 38 per cent drop over the last seven days across the UK in the numbers testing positive for Covid-19, with 70,160 new [...]
ITV’s The Voice of Holland rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct and power abuse January 17, 2022 ITV-owned The Voice of Holland has been suspended following sexual and power abuse allegations of personnel connected to the show.
Prince Harry’s suggestion to pay for police protection receives lukewarm response in UK January 17, 2022 Prince Harry's offer to pay for his own police protection while in the UK was "dismissed" by the Home Office, his lawyers claim.
Netflix revenue forecast for growth despite encroaching competition January 16, 2022 Netflix’s revenue has been forecast for growth this week, despite its share price tumbling from its record high in November. Revenue is expected to come in at $7.7bn, according to chief market analyst at CMC Markets Michael Hewson, after the streaming giant secured $7.4bn in its third quarter. However, profits are anticipated to be lower, [...]
Nadine Dorries hints at upcoming axing of BBC licence fee as funding is frozen January 16, 2022 Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has hinted the BBC licence fee will soon be scrapped as she oversees a two-year freeze on funding for the public broadcaster. Dorries took to Twitter today to confirm a Mail on Sunday story about the BBC licence fee being frozen for two years, which will lead to an effective funding [...]
BBC to swallow licence fee freeze to buffer cost of living January 16, 2022 The BBC is set to swallow a two-year license fee freeze, which could see the broadcaster having to find savings of more than £2bn over the next six years. Ministers will unveil the plan this week, though it has been reported to be one of a number of announcements being tabled in Downing Street in [...]
Former BBC Panorama and Question Time producer who searched for ‘preteen’ sexual abuse online sentenced January 14, 2022 A former BBC producer convicted of possessing indecent images of children has received a 22-month suspended sentence. Victor Melleney, 76, who previously worked on programmes such as Panorama and Question time, also pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to four counts of possessing a prohibited weapon. He was arrested by National Crime Agency officers at [...]
You too? Record 44m Brits may be in line for compensation as £2.3bn class action lawsuit against Facebook is launched in London court January 14, 2022 More than 44m people could be compensated over “unfair” terms and conditions being imposed on Facebook users if a multi-billion pound lawsuit against the social media giant is successful. Competition law expert Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen has launched the class-action lawsuit against Facebook’s parent firm, Meta, at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, accusing the technology giant [...]
In numbers: The reason the New York Times made a move for the Athletic January 14, 2022 Following The New York Times’ (NYT) purchase of sports publication the Athletic earlier this month, new data has revealed that theathletic.com is growing its visits and unique visitors at a faster rate than any of its rivals, up nearly 70 per cent for both metrics. In an effort to realise its goal of reaching 10 million [...]