UK entertainment and media industry to lead western Europe by 2025 July 13, 2021 The UK’s entertainment and media industry is forecast to become the largest in western Europe by 2025 following a rapid rebound in the aftermath of the pandemic. The sector has suffered a major setback due to Covid, with total revenue falling five per cent in 2020 due to the impact of lockdowns on cinema, live [...]
Rothermere family prepares £810m bid to take Daily Mail group private July 13, 2021 The Rothermere family is weighing up a bid to take the parent company behind the Daily Mail private following a potential sale of one of its business divisions. In a statement yesterday Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said the family, which founded the newspaper, was preparing a takeover offer that would value the slimmed-down [...]
Unopened copy of Nintendo Super Mario 64 sells for… £1 million July 12, 2021 An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for just over £1.12m. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold on Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the sale of a single video game. A spokesman did not immediately respond to an inquiry about who purchased the game. [...]
Euro 2020: TV audience hits 31m as England lose on penalties July 12, 2021 Just under 31m people tuned into England’s Euro 2020 final loss last night, making the heart-wrenching fixture one of the largest TV audiences ever recorded. Viewer numbers peaked at 30.95m during the tense penalty shootout against Italy at Wembley, which was broadcast on both the BBC and ITV. An average of 29.85m people watched across [...]
Labour calls for resignation of Number 10 ally on BBC board July 10, 2021 The Labour Party has called for the resignation of a BBC director and Number 10 ally after it emerged that he had tried to block a senior editorial appointment. The FT reported that Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications director, warned the broadcaster after Jess Brammar, former editor of HuffPost UK and deputy editor of BBC Newsnight, [...]
TV legend Jonathan ‘Jono’ Coleman dies aged 65 of prostate cancer July 10, 2021 Tributes have been paid to radio and television presenter Jonathan Coleman who has died with prostate cancer. The 65-year-old passed away peacefully on Friday with his wife and two children by his side, his family said. Coleman, who was born in London, had a successful broadcasting career in both the UK and Australia. The popular, [...]
Murdoch shuts down aggregation site Knewz after 18 months July 9, 2021 Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has shut down its news aggregation site Knewz after just 18 months, saying it had failed to pull in a profit. News Corp set up Knewz in January 2020 in a bid to claw back advertising revenue from Google. The site, which had a garish yellow backdrop, aggregated news articles from [...]
Screenshot: Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? July 9, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail **Should the UK tech sector really be cashing in its chips? **A Wise move Media Moment of the Week: Tesco’s football fail Once again the internet was awash with football this week, and plenty of brands decided to jump on the England bandwagon for a [...]
Ladbrokes owner Entain forecasts Euro bets to hit £250m, with more betting on Italy July 8, 2021 Gaming revenue lifts at Ladbrokes owner Entain as Brits seek lockdown escapism
Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar dies aged 98 July 7, 2021 Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passed away in hospital after battling a prolonged illness, his doctor confirmed earlier today. One of India’s most iconic actors with a career spanning over 50 years and starring in nearly 60 films – nicknamed the tragedy king because he would often take on films with a tragic storyline – Kumar [...]