Hard-hit cinemas bank on Avatar December 14, 2022 Analysts have warned against cinema chains pinning too much hope on upcoming blockbusters like Avatar sequel, which is due to drop this week. Although Imax’s chief exec said the James Cameron’s sci-fi movie had “one of the highest pre-sale levels we’ve ever seen”, big screens may need to do more to turn the tide – [...]
UK supporting family of British man ‘bludgeoned’ to death on oil rig in Qatar December 14, 2022 A British has been was killed on an oil rig in Qatar, the foreign office has confirmed, with police investigating it as a murder. Qatari police opened a murder investigation after a Scottish worker for the France-based company Stapem Offshore. He was later named as 38-year-old Robert Robson, of Tyne and Wear. His family issued [...]
Twitter gaffe: Musk’s site labels Norway, its PM and foreign minister as ‘Nigerian’ December 13, 2022 Twitter was mocked by Norway this morning after its new verification system told users the country was actually Nigeria. Continuing its streak of mishaps, the social media site labelled Norway’s foreign ministry as a “Nigeria government organization”, while Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Store and Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt were also mischaracterised. This comes after Elon [...]
ITV scores best Saturday night ever as record 23m Brits witness England getting trashed by France December 13, 2022 England’s World Cup Quarter Final match was watched by a peak audience of 23m across ITV and ITVX on Saturday evening as the Three Lions were narrowly defeated by France. The game drew the biggest audience of the tournament and the highest peak on any channel this year, the biggest since the final of last [...]
Incorporating business purpose into corporate social responsibility: how and why December 8, 2022 | Sponsored Consumers, candidates and society, in general, seek to live in and create a much fairer world where the organisations they purchase from or are employed by mirror their personal values and purpose. This fairer world benefits all of us – especially young people facing a rapidly changing world. More and more organisations are placing social [...]
Royal Family holds its breath as controversial Harry and Meghan Netflix series goes live December 8, 2022 The royal family are bracing themselves for bombshells from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix documentary as it streams across the world on Thursday morning, going live at 8am UK time. As the King and the Queen Consort breakfast in their own home and the Prince and Princess of Wales deal with the school [...]
ITVX launch: The streaming service that hopes to win youngsters back December 8, 2022 ITVX has officially launched today, replacing the broadcaster’s clunky Hub and welcoming a flurry of new viewers – or so ITV hopes. The man behind this fresh new streaming platform is ITV’s managing director Rufus Radcliffe, who has made it his task to draw in youngsters and advertisers. The platform rebrand was first announced back [...]
BBC calls for more funds to battle Netflix December 7, 2022 The BBC have called for “serious public service investment” if it is to stand a chance against the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus. BBC Director-General Tim Davie said that the broadcaster needs more dosh to “avoid further cuts” and to survive what he called a “period of real jeopardy” for the media landscape. Speaking [...]
Buzzfeed slashes team by 12 per cent in bid to save cash December 6, 2022 Buzzfeed will cut 12 per cent of its headcount in a desperate push to slash costs in the face of economic uncertainty. In a note written to staff, the firm said revenues had been battered by a “combination of worsening macroeconomic conditions, and the ongoing audience shift to vertical video”. “That requires us to lower [...]
Two in five small theatres could close this Christmas following sales slump December 6, 2022 Two in five small theatres in the UK could face closure as energy costs soar and Christmas sales tank. According to a new study by GoDaddy and the Society of Independent Theatres, three quarters of independent theatres – those with fewer than 300 seats – say their ticket sales have still not returned to pre-Covid [...]