The Analyst: Disney becomes the mouse that squeaked November 17, 2021 Ian Whittaker has been a City analyst for more than two decades, and what he doesn’t know about media, advertising and the creative services industry isn’t worth knowing. Here’s his latest monthly column for City A.M. Disney’s shares fell over 7 per cent the day after it published poorly received full year results (Disney’s financial [...]
Disney+ subscribers to exceed Netflix by 2027 adding 140m new users November 17, 2021 It is reported that Disney+ will be the biggest player, adding 140 million subscribers between 2021 and 2026 to take its total subscription base to to 271 million, according to new research.
Simon Cowell signs up big names as he aims for new ITV commercial hit November 17, 2021 Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Dawn French and Craig David have been announced as the new judging panel for Simon Cowell’s new ITV musical game show, Walk The Line. Television presenter Maya Jama has also been confirmed as the host of the show, and it will see one music act win £500,000. It will be produced [...]
Channel 4 outspends BBC by £30m for indie TV November 17, 2021 Channel 4 spent nearly £30m more than the BBC on independent productions outside of London last year but the number of new suppliers it worked with declined by 14 per cent.
Arts sector output more than halved as one in two creatives were furloughed November 17, 2021 The arts, culture and heritage sectors suffered a 60 per cent decline in output due to pandemic restrictions with a “catastrophic effect”, according to a new report. Around 55 per cent of jobs – 450,000 people – were furloughed in the sector, which was second only to hospitality and well above the national average of [...]
Miramax sues Quentin Tarantino as studio tries to stop Pulp Fiction NFT auction November 17, 2021 Director Quentin Tarantino has been sued by Miramax over the director’s plans to create and auction off a series of NFTs based on Pulp Fiction. The entertainment company alleges that Tarantino’s planned offerings violate the copyrights it holds to the director’s 1994 film, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles. Tarantino [...]
Bear Grylls, Robbie Williams and Holly Willoughby join consumer guru Martin Lewis in fight against scam adverts November 17, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urged this morning to include paid scam adverts in the upcoming Online Safety Bill. The call comes from a range of celebrities, including Robbie Williams (pictured above), Bear Grylls and Holly Willoughby, who have signed a joint letter led by Martin Lewis. The consumer guru has long campaigned against bogus [...]
SSE rejects spin-off push from activists with £12.5bn renewables boost November 17, 2021 SSE will invest a further £12.5bn in green power over the next five years, after it rejected calls yesterday from activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its renewables arm. Elliott Management has been pushing SSE to separate its renewables business, since taking a stake in the operator in September. The UK energy firm will [...]
Daily Mail publisher DMGT announces leadership shakeup November 16, 2021 The chief executive of dmg media is stepping down after 25 years triggering a leadership shakeup. Kevin Beatty is stepping down as of today and DMGT has announced plans to hand over leadership to internal hires with experience at the company. Rich Caccappolo, the current chief operating officer of the Mail Online will take over [...]
Netflix renews contract to double the size of Shepperton Studios November 16, 2021 Netflix renews contract with the Pinewood Group for the use of Shepperton Studios that will double the size of its production space at the production facility. The Surrey-based facility is also set for a major expansion that will add almost 1 million square feet of new production space, with the overall studio set to comprise [...]