London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
European courts dismiss human rights appeal over long-running ‘gay cake’ dispute January 6, 2022 The European Court of Human Rights dismissed a challenge against the long-running "gay cake" case this morning, stating that the claimant had "failed to exhaust domestic remedies" available to him in the UK legal system.
Sundance Film Festival moves online as Omicron surge sparks ‘difficult decision’ January 6, 2022 The Sundance Film Festival moves online once again this year, as Omicron scuppers in-person plans to bring creative talent together.
The New York Times snaps up The Athletic for £406m in a subscriber push January 6, 2022 The New York Times has agreed to acquire subscription sports site The Athletic in a deal valued at around $550m (£406m), according to insiders.
ITN chief Deborah Turness named new head of BBC News January 6, 2022 Former ITN boss Deborah Turness has been named the new chief exec of news and current affairs for the BBC.
Trading platform Open Mineral boosts development plans with double hire January 5, 2022 Swiss raw material trading platform Open Mineral has boosted its development plans with two new hires.
No Time To Die: James Bond saves Home Entertainment with £3bn boost January 5, 2022 New data today revealed that Home Entertainment value rose to £3.7bn in 2021, up 13.3 per cent from the previous year, thanks to blockbuster hits like No Time To Die.
Absolute Radio and Jazz FM broadcasters secured for another decade as government renews licences January 5, 2022 Radio lovers will be able to enjoy the best of the UK’s national commercial broadcasters’ content through free-to-air digital radio for the next decade as the government gives Ofcom the power to renew two national commercial radio multiplex licences - Digital One and Sound Digital.
Tech Special: The jobs, sectors and countries most at risk of automation and robotics in 2022 January 5, 2022 Digital change and automation are driving enormous productivity gains in the world of work. However, the rapid changes mean many individuals, businesses and even entire nations will be hugely impacted by automation and tech, with some roles and jobs to be replaced by robots altogether. Many of the industries that are most at risk of [...]
First IPO of 2022: Media production trailer provider debuts in London January 5, 2022 Film and TV production trailer provider ADF will debut on London’s market, in the first float of 2022 so far. After raising more than £18m from institutional investors, ADF is set to trade at 50p per share. The initial public offering (IPO) is expected to land ADF a valuation of £37.8m, as it looks to [...]
More artists are benefiting from streaming than they did from CDs according to new data January 4, 2022 Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI show that more artists are succeeding as streaming and the music industry boomed in 2021.