Evening Standard told to pay £70,000 to Frenchman who sued over false abuse claims July 1, 2021 Frenchman Bruno Lachaux has been awarded £70,000 in compensation from the publisher of the Evening Standard after it published unverified claims he had abused his ex-wife. Lachaux, a French national who lives in Abu Dhabi, sued after stories were published in the Evening Standard, the Independent and the i newspapers in 2014. The stories reported [...]
Revolving door: Kantar’s third boss in 18 months is BT CEO’s bro July 1, 2021 Kantar has tapped the brother of BT’s chief executive as its new boss, marking yet another leadership change at the media giant following its takeover by Bain Capital. The market research group today said Chris Jansen, brother of BT’s Philip Jansen, will take the reins from 1 November. The appointment comes less than 18 months [...]
Ronaldo scores top spot on Instagram rich list June 30, 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo has soared to the top of Instagram’s annual rich list, crowning him king among celebrities who can charge the most money for a sponsored post on the social media platform. The footballer can reportedly now charge as much as £1.2m to endorse a product on social media and post to his 307 million [...]
Dazn inks landmark deal to stream Women’s Champions League June 30, 2021 The Women’s Champions League will be streamed live for free around the world for the next four seasons following a landmark deal with sports platform Dazn. The streaming service, dubbed the “Netflix of sports”, has acquired the rights to the tournament from UEFA until 2025. It has also agreed a partnership with Youtube to host [...]
Euro 2020: BBC pulls in more than 20m viewers for England’s Germany win June 30, 2021 More than 20m people tuned into the BBC yesterday to watch England’s 2-0 victory over Germany at Euro 2020. The historic clash attracted a peak audience of 20.6m viewers, representing more than 80 per cent of audience share. The bumper numbers mean almost a third of the UK population settled in for the game, which [...]
GB News viewer numbers slump after turbulent start June 30, 2021 GB News has suffered a sharp drop in viewing figures since its launch amid a string of difficulties for the upstart news channel. The station has pulled in just over 1m viewers in recent days, less than half the peak of 2.2m recorded on its first full day earlier this month. GB News, which has [...]
M&C Saatchi shares fizz as ad group hikes expectations June 30, 2021 Shares in M&C Saatchi jumped this morning after the advertising group narrowed its pre-tax loss and forecast full-year trading ahead of expectations. The London media firm posted a 12 per cent drop in revenue to 2020 to £225.4m as the pandemic sparked a sharp fall in advertising spend. But pre-tax loss narrowed from £8.6m to [...]
Exclusive: O2 exec on the £31bn mega merger with Virgin Media and why mobile is the future June 30, 2021 O2’s recently approved £31bn tie-up with Virgin Media will speed up investment in telecoms infrastructure and bolster the UK’s post-pandemic recovery, the mobile network’s boss said recently. The mega-merger, agreed last year by O2 owner Telefonica and Virgin Media parent Liberty Global, received final approval last month after an in-depth probe by regulators amid concerns [...]
Telly takeover: Bumper night for ITV as viewers flock to Euros and Love Island June 29, 2021 Many Brits were left with a telly dilemma last night after the return of hit dating show Love Island clashed with an epic Euros showdown between France and Switzerland. But while fans were forced to take their pick of the drama, the real winner of the night was ITV, which screened both events. The broadcaster [...]
Virtual reality nights out take on cinema: Adele at forefront of new craze June 29, 2021 Superstar Adele is at the forefront of a new craze sweeping pandemic-hit London: virtual reality nights out. The singer has been seen enjoying regular nights out at VR haunts since lockdown rules on going out were relaxed. Other stars reported to be hooked on the trend include fellow singer Skepta and broadcaster Jonathan Ross. The [...]