Screenshot: Ant Group, Jack Ma and China’s power paradox November 6, 2020 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week: **Media Moment of the Week: Margaret Thatcher takes to Twitter **Ant Group, Jack Ma and China’s power paradox **Three’s a crowd: Why a telecoms mast deal could spark more mergers Media Moment of the [...]
Coleen Rooney wins ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial against Rebekah Vardy: ‘An embarrassing own goal’ July 29, 2022 Rebekah Vardy has lost the “Wagatha Christie” libel battle against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post, after a High Court judge found it was “substantially true”. In the October 2019 post, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a months-long “sting operation” and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about [...]
Screenshot – City A.M.’s new weekly TMT column October 16, 2020 This new weekly column brings you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week: ** Media Moment of the Week: Piers Morgan makes a confession ** The OECD, Amazon and a terrible week for tech tax ** All streamed up: What’s next for Netflix? Media Moment of the Week “I [...]
Festivals like Glastonbury aren’t about music, they’re about friendship June 22, 2022 Research tells us that many of us in densely-populated cities are lonely. For a period of my life, I feared Saturdays, spending half the week drumming up a plan so I wasn’t alone, but often I was anyway. This shouldn’t happen in your twenties, but it does. Festivals offer an escape, a weekend in a [...]
Trump’s new social media platform tops Apple app store downloads February 21, 2022 Donald Trump's newly launched app Truth Social is proving to be a hit with users and could mark the former president's return to social media.
Police made almost 2,500 arrests of environmental protestors in past year November 10, 2022 The Police have arrested more than 2,400 activists from environmental groups in the past year, it has been revealed. Almost seven campaigners a day have been detained from Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain groups, between 3 November 2021-2. The figures were obtained by a Freedom of Information Request from City A.M., but [...]
Indie band Friendly Fires furious at Boris Johnson after PM emerges during Black Cassette track October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson today walked out on stage for his speech at the Conservative party conference while a song by indie band Friendly Fires was played. The band did not appreciate it. The Prime Minister made his way to the stage against the backdrop of their track Blue Cassette ahead of his keynote speech in Manchester. [...]
YouTuber’s 888 poker ads were not aimed at children says industry watchdog January 5, 2022 The UK advertising watchdog has dismissed two complaints against gambling company 888 UK for two videos on a YouTuber's channel, supposedly promoting gambling to young people.
EON Next deletes tweets blaming Martin Lewis for its website crashing March 31, 2022 EON Next has deleted tweets blaming money saving guru Martin Lewis for its website crashing - with customers unable to login to to submit meter readings.
“Very few” PCR tests left at London testing sites December 14, 2021 There are currently “very few available” PCR tests at testing sites in London, according to the government’s official website. Earlier today the government’s official booking website briefly showed there were no PCR tests available at any testing sites in England, according to reports. A screenshot of the official site, published by the BBC, showed a [...]