Premier League clubs agree £1bn for good causes if TV rights deal remains after Ofcom investigation March 26, 2015 The Premier League yesterday conditioned a £1bn grant for a variety of good causes, including grassroots football, on its new bumper £5bn TV rights deal not being overturned by a regulatory investigation. The body that oversees England’s 20 elite football clubs says its offer will not stand if an investigation by Ofcom, instigated after a [...]
M&C Saatchi share price dips but revenues up on US business boom March 26, 2015 Famous advertising firm M&C Saatchi saw revenues rise in 2014, but profits fall, it announced yesterday. The firm saw solid growth in all major markets, with UK revenues up nine per cent on the year, driven by increasing use of mobile advertising and customer relationship management (CRM) software. The strongest growth was in the [...]
He’s 6/1 to open an Argentinian steak restaurant and Chris Evans is odds-on to replace him: Here are the questions bookies are trying to answer about the future of Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear March 25, 2015 What will Jeremy Clarkson do now? It's one of the many questions on everyone's lips after his career as Top Gear presenter was very publicly laid to rest by BBC controller Mark Thomspon today. Naturally, the decision not to renew his contract sent bookies into a feverish bout of calculator bashing, as they tried to work out [...]
Jeremy Clarkson sacked from BBC’s Top Gear over steak “fracas” which left producer with bloody lip in hospital A&E March 25, 2015 Gaffe-prone presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked from Top Gear by the BBC after assaulting one of the producers who was left with a bloody lip in a hospital A&E. An internal investigation by the broadcaster has concluded the presenter's contract will not be renewed after an investigation into the incident which was initially dubbed [...]
Peter Schoenfeld tells Vivendi: start to splash the cash March 24, 2015 Peter Schoenfeld touched down in Paris yesterday as he sought to pile further pressure on Vivendi in his bid to force them to spin off Universal Music Group, headed by Lucian Grange. Known on Wall Street as the “quiet professor of merger arbitrage”, Schoenfeld has recently found his voice in his ongoing battle to secure [...]
James Corden: US reviewers praise Late, Late Show debut but tell Brit comedian to stop laughing at his own jokes March 24, 2015 British entertainer James Corden made his debut as host of CBS' The Late, Late Show last night, earning cautiously warm reviews from US TV critics. The former Gavin and Stacey star, a familiar face to British viewers, took over in the role vacated by American comedian Craig Ferguson, and welcomed Hollywood actors Mila Kunis and [...]
Jeremy Clarkson is an accident waiting to happen says former BBC director general Greg Dyke March 23, 2015 While tanks and protesters form ranks around Jeremy Clarkson, the detractors are growing in force too. Greg Dyke, a former director general of the BBC, has branded besieged Top Gear presenter Clarkson an accident waiting to happen. The BBC, said Dyke, is in a tough spot and cannot really win either way when its official [...]
Pharrell Williams: Blurred Lines copyright verdict handicaps creators March 19, 2015 Pharrell Williams has spoken out about his court defeat last week, warning that the entertainment industry would grind to a halt if the example of the jury who ruled his smash hit "Blurred Lines" had infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye's 1977 sing "Got to Give It Up". Last week Williams and singer Robin Thicke [...]
Jeremy Clarkson calls in lawyers over BBC chief’s Jimmy Savile comparison March 18, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson has called in lawyers after a senior BBC employee compared him to Jimmy Savile. The saga surrounding the controversial Top Gear presenter, currently on suspension for his involvement in a "fracas" with producer Oisin Tymon, looks set to rumble on as Clarkson responds to comments originally published in the Mail on Sunday. [...]
Ofcom review of UK digital communications market will look to maintain competition March 12, 2015 Media regulator Ofcom will review the UK’s digital communications market for the first time in a decade in order to ensure competition remains in a sector increasingly dominated by telecom giants. Ofcom said its review will look to identify if there is scope for deregulation in “some areas” of the market and find [...]