New guidance issued for payday loan adverts to prevent trivialisation of short-term high-cost borrowing June 4, 2015 New guidance has been published on the regulation of adverts for payday loan products, designed to prevent ads from trivialising taking out short-term high-cost loans. The Committee of Advertising Practice's rules, which come into immediate effect, say that ads must be responsible to the audience and society, and should not encourage consumers to make ill-considered or [...]
Top Gear: BBC offers James May and Richard Hammond £1m to stay June 4, 2015 The BBC is understood to have offered former Top Gear co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond a multi-million pound deal to stay on the show. Read more: BBC loses 5m viewers from Top Gear cancellation The pair have both been offered deals in the region of £1m a year according to The Times, contracts that would make [...]
Gary Lineker lined up to present BT Sport’s £897m Champions League coverage June 3, 2015 Forget David De Gea to Real Madrid, the signing of the summer is set to be Gary Lineker to BT Sport. Read more: BT to reveal subscription prices for European Champions League coverage Lineker, the face of the BBC's football coverage for 20 years, could front BT Sport's Champions League coverage from next season onwards. According [...]
Five surprising projections for the UK entertainment and media market June 3, 2015 The imminent releases of big blockbusters such as Star Wars and Spectre, music lovers' penchant for streaming services such as Spotify – as well as the increasing popularity of e-books – mean the outlook for the UK media and entertainment market is shaping up nicely, according to professional services firm PWC. Here are five surprising projections [...]
Yves Saint Laurent ad banned over “unhealthily underweight” model by ASA June 3, 2015 An advert for luxury fashion brand Yves Saint Lauren has been banned over its use of a model considered "unhealthily underweight". The ad, which shows a model with thin legs posing on the floor and appeared in Elle magazine, has been banned by the ad regulator after concluding that it was irresponsible. The ruling comes [...]
ITV buys Poldark producer Mammoth Screen to bolster original drama assets June 1, 2015 ITV has acquired Mammoth Screen, the independent production company behind highly rated shows such as Poldark and Parade's End. Read more: ITV eyes new $950m deal with television arm of The Weinstein Company By tripling the 25 per cent in the stake it bought for £1m in 2008, ITV has acquired the full business which is [...]
BT to reveal subscription prices for European Champions League coverage May 28, 2015 BT Sport is close to announcing a payment structure for subscriptions to its upcoming exclusive live coverage of the European Champions League. The broadcaster began showing Premier League matches during the 2013-14 season. It has since upped its football offering by paying £897m to show the Champions League for the next three seasons. Industry sources [...]
These are the most valuable brands in the world: Apple, Google, Microsft and IBM dominate in BrandZ 2015 ranking as tech triumphs May 27, 2015 Apple has overtaken Google as the most valuable brand in the world, reassuming the top spot in an annual ranking in which technology dominates. The value of the Apple brand grew 67 per cent, with an estimated worth of more than $245bn. The stellar performance of Apple over the past year pushed Google into second [...]
Never Mind The Buzzcocks cancelled after 18 years and 28 series May 26, 2015 Never Mind the Buzzcocks has been axed by the BBC after 18 years and 28 series. The BBC2 pop music panel quiz has struggled to keep up ratings in recent series, with the final Rhod Gilbert-hosted show averaging 1.1m fewer viewers than the 2013 run according to Broadcast. A BBC spokeswoman explained: After 28 series [...]
Cineworld predicts Star Wars and James Bond to deliver further box office growth May 26, 2015 The figures Online streaming may be on the rise, but the lure of the silver screen is still strong if Cineworld's last 19 weeks are anything to go by. The UK cinema operator saw total group revenue rise 26.8 per cent for the 19 weeks ended May 14, with the biggest growth enjoyed in central [...]