Thousands sign transphobia letter to the BBC October 28, 2021 More than 10,000 people have signed a letter accusing the BBC of transphobia.
Facebook crashes… again October 28, 2021 Hundreds have reported an outage on the Facebook platform this morning, just weeks after the site globally crashed for eight hours. Problems were said to start in the UK around 9am this morning but it’s currently unclear whether this was a Facebook-wide issue. Downdetector tweeted from its UK account: “User reports indicate Facebook is having [...]
Tycoon Lord Rothermere requests yet another extension to make an offer for the Daily Mail Group October 28, 2021 With negotiations taking much longer than expected, newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere has requested another one-month extension to make an offer for the group that owns the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Metro newspapers.
WPP’s revenue boom as they reshape their offer October 28, 2021 WPP, the communications and advertising holding company, reports a strong third quarter.
Radio is very much alive, with the highest audience ever recorded October 28, 2021 Commercial radio is reaching 36.8 million people across the UK, the biggest audience it has ever recorded, according to official audience data provided by RAJAR, the body responsible for measuring radio audiences.
Spotify shows market expansion and subscription boost in thriving third-quarter October 27, 2021 Spotify reports a strong third-quarter, with nearly all of their major metrics finishing better than expected. Their revenue of €2.5bn (£2.1bn) grew 27 per cent year-on-year in Q3, with premium revenue up 22 per cent to €2.2bn (£1.9bn). The streaming giant showed significant advertising strength, with Ad-Supported revenue growing 75 per cent to €323 million [...]
Instagram influencer’s post banned for not making Primark ad clear enough October 27, 2021 An influencer's post promoting Primark products has been banned for not making it adequately clear it was an advert.
Hong Kong passes new film censorship law October 27, 2021 Hong Kong has banned films that run contrary to the interests of a Beijing-drafted national security law.
Bloomsbury Publishing records highest ever first half sales and profits October 27, 2021 Bloomsbury Publishing delivered strong results in the first half with year-on-year revenue growth of 29 per cent to £100.7m and profit growth of 225 per cent to £12.9m.
Tik-ing time bomb: Social media companies told to crack down on money mule ads October 27, 2021 City bigwigs have demanded social media companies clamp down on “money muling” ads on their platforms which could leave young people blacklisted from credit for life. Teenagers are being targeted on TikTok by criminals who promise quick money in exchange for participating in fraudulent activity, or so called “money muling”. An increasing number of teens [...]