BBC wins battle for social media buzz as streaming giants lag behind December 11, 2019 Traditional broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV are winning the battle to create a buzz around new shows, as they generate more social media chatter than their streaming rivals. Figures published today by market research firm Kantar revealed that the BBC generated more tweets than any other broadcaster in the year to the end [...]
Amazon nets Champions League rights with German streaming deal December 10, 2019 Amazon has made its first move into European football streaming after snapping up the rights to show a package of Champions League games in Germany. The US retail giant today said it has secured exclusive rights to broadcast Tuesday night fixtures in the country for the 2021-2022 season. Read more: Amazon steps into Premier League [...]
Kantar boss to step down after London knife attack December 10, 2019 Kantar chief executive Eric Salama is set to step down from the top job next year, citing “personal priorities” after he was stabbed in an attack in west London in January. The data and consultancy business today announced that Salama, who has run the firm for 17 years, will step aside in 2020 following a [...]
Netflix dominates Golden Globe nominations with 34 nods December 9, 2019 Netflix has secured 34 nominations for this year’s Golden Globe awards, dominating both the TV and film lineups. The streaming giant secured 17 nominations for both divisions of the awards, in an extraordinary validation for the streaming giant, which received its first Globes nod five years ago. Read more: Apple TV Plus gives Netflix chills [...]
Publishing firm Haynes drives up shares as it reveals sharp profit growth December 6, 2019 Shares in publishing firm Haynes rose almost six per cent in early trading after it announced a sharp rise in profit for the first half of the year. Read more: Car manual publisher Haynes posts jump in profit as digital shift pays off The car manual specialist today said it expected to post a 37 [...]
Competition watchdog intervenes in Daily Mail’s takeover of i newspaper December 6, 2019 The competition watchdog today said it has served an initial enforcement order as it reviews the Daily Mail’s £50m takeover of the i newspaper. Read more: Daily Mail owner buys i newspaper for £50m The order, also known as a hold separate arrangement, means parent company Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) will be forced [...]
Daily Mail owner takes profit hit as it revamps portfolio in digital shift December 5, 2019 The Daily Mail’s parent company has reported a sharp fall in pre-tax profit for the full year, days after it snapped up the i newspaper for £50m. Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) posted a 21 per cent drop in pre-tax profit to £145m in the year to the end of September, while revenue slipped [...]
Time Out shares slip as it warns market opening delays will hit profit December 5, 2019 Shares in Time Out dipped just over two per cent this morning after the media group warned that the delayed openings of two of its new food markets will hit profit. Read more: Time Out posts revenue rise as it dines out on food market success The London-listed firm said delays to its new sites [...]
Buzzfeed issued strike-off warning over late company accounts December 4, 2019 Buzzfeed is under fierce pressure from financial authorities for failing to produce its company accounts more than two months after the deadline. Government agency Companies House has lodged a proposal to strike Buzzfeed from the official register as its 2018 accounts, which were due by 30 September this year, have still not been submitted. Read [...]
Hipgnosis signs up songwriter behind Adele and Stormzy hits December 3, 2019 Music royalties investment firm Hipgnosis has announced the latest addition to its roster of musicians, signing up the brains behind hit tracks by Adele and Stormzy. Read more: That’s a rap: Hipgnosis lands Timbaland catalogue as it beefs up portfolio The London-listed firm today said it has acquired a music catalogue from British songwriter and [...]