I’m A Celeb and Qatar World Cup rescue Scotland broadcaster STV’s ad revenue dip December 15, 2022 Scotland’s premier TV station STV had a slight dip in advertising revenue from 2021’s record year, but it’s still up on pre-pandemic. The broadcaster said its intake from ads was only two per cent down on last year, and eight per cent up on 2019. its total ad revenue was three per cent down in [...]
BBC must boost digital to stand up to Netflix December 14, 2022 The BBC must boost its digital leadership if it’s going to keep up with US streaming giants, says a new report. The National Audit Office said that although the broadcaster had made strides in establishing its online presence with the iPlayer, the tech was lagging behind the likes of Netflix. While Netflix has a budget of [...]
Union boss says posties to work with business rather than just strike December 14, 2022 Trade union baron Dave Ward has said posties will need to adopt a more business focused approach to industrial action in the new year, expanding action beyond just strikes. The man behind both the Royal Mail and Post Office strikes said the Communication Workers Union (CWU) was currently “weighing up other ways we can put [...]
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 [...]