Screenshot: Is Trump’s Facebook ban too hot to handle? May 7, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Brits love bent coppers **Is Trump’s Facebook ban too hot to handle? **ITV’s Summer of Love (Island) Media Moment of the Week: Brits love bent coppers Ok, so you might not have been the biggest fan of the Line of Duty season finale on Sunday. In fact, you [...]
Mirror publisher Reach hails ‘encouraging’ digital growth after pandemic hit May 6, 2021 Newspaper publisher Reach today reported first-quarter trading ahead of expectations after its circulation and advertising revenue was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The London-listed group, which owns the Mirror and Express as well as a number of regional titles, said its digital revenue grew by more than a third in the four months to 25 [...]
Republican Caitlyn Jenner calls herself an ‘outsider’ in California governor race May 6, 2021 Caitlyn Jenner has described herself as an “outsider” as she bids to become Governor of California. Jenner, a Republican whose election attempts have elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, added her response to critics was “I move on”. The 71-year-old Jenner – who won the men’s Olympic decathlon in 1976 and [...]
Ofcom rebuffs BBC Sounds competition concerns in blow to Murdoch May 4, 2021 Ofcom has rejected calls to probe competition concerns over the BBC’s move into on-demand audio in a blow to Rupert Murdoch’s rival media empire. The media watchdog last year launched a review into BBC Sounds, the streaming platform hosting online radio and podcasts from the public service broadcaster, amid concerns about its impact on the [...]
Ebay mulls letting users pay in Bitcoin May 3, 2021 Cryptocurrency is one of the new payment options EBay is exploring for customers, CEO Jamie Lannone has said. In an interview with CNBC, Lannone said the e-commerce firm is also exploring ways to get in to the business of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – unique tokens stored on blockchain that have recently become popular among those [...]
Facebook to announce this week if it will permanently dump Trump May 3, 2021 Facebook will shortly decide on whether to uphold Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram after he was banned from the platforms earlier this year. Facebook’s independent oversight board will make a decision on May 5 whether to uphold the ban on the former US president on a permanent basis. In the first move [...]
Thousands hit the dance floor in Liverpool to party like it’s 2019 May 1, 2021 Thousands of clubbers returned to the dance floor last night for a Covid safety pilot event in Liverpool that saw partygoers head to a nightclub mask-free and with no social distancing. Some 3,000 individuals turned out for the event, which took place at Circus nightclub in Liverpool, and required ticket holders to provide proof of [...]
Woman takes legal action to get Prince Harry arrested for not marrying her April 30, 2021 A woman started legal proceedings to get an arrest warrant issued against Prince Harry for failing to live up to his promise to marry her. Palwinder Kaur told the High Court of Punjab and Haryana she had even been in touch with Prince Charles, so the couple could inform him of their wedding plans. Kaur, [...]
Corona Impact Series: How the chronicle of a storyteller from Dalston turned into a virtual tale April 30, 2021 In this series, City A.M. looks at the financial and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic on a range of small and medium-sized businesses across London. This week: How a creative provider of experience in East London was pushed to go entirely digital overnight, without losing its authenticity and immersiveness. “As Covid hit and the bottom fell out [...]
Screenshot: Will GB News’ traditional TV bet pay off? April 30, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Blair’s hair mare **Will GB News’ traditional TV bet pay off? **BT puts sport on the sideline Media Moment of the Week: Blair’s hair mare With allegations of sleaze, rows over John Lewis and Kevin Keegan-esque outbursts, it’s fair to say that all the attention has been on [...]