Social media sites should have legal duty over child safety, says children’s commissioner January 30, 2019 Social media platforms must do more to protect children from harmful material on their platforms, the children’s commissioner has said. Anne Longfield today penned an open letter to social media giants urging them to take legal responsibility for the safety of children on their sites. Read more: Facebook tightens ad rules for EU political parties ahead [...]
City Hall and BBC under fire over stamp duty agreement for new Olympic Park studios January 29, 2019 City Hall has come under fire for agreeing to underwrite half of the stamp duty that could be levied on the BBC when it opens new studios in the £1.1bn Olympic Park development. Last summer the broadcaster announced it would build a brand new set of studios at the east London site by 2022/23, in concert [...]
Facebook’s popularity among children wanes as social media safety concerns deepen January 29, 2019 Facebook’s popularity among children slipped in 2018 as more young people look to Instagram for their social media updates, according to an Ofcom report. While Facebook remains the most popular social media site among 12 to 15-year-olds, only 31 per cent of people in this age range named it as their main site or app, [...]
Conde Nast launches new online magazine Vogue Business for fashion professionals January 28, 2019 Conde Nast International is launching a new business magazine aimed at professionals in the fashion and luxury industries as it looks for new revenue sources amid a tough climate for publishers. Vogue Business will be online-only and will launch as a bi-weekly newsletter, with a view to switching to a paid model in the future. [...]
BBC weighs new European headquarters in Brussels January 25, 2019 The BBC is considering opening a new office in Brussels ahead of the UK leaving the EU, according to Belgium prime minister Charles Michel. Michel, who is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, said he has held meetings with BBC director general Tony Hall to discuss the possible move. Read more: Brussels launches campaign to [...]
MPs slam BBC for not acknowledging pay discrimination problem January 23, 2019 The BBC is facing fresh criticism over pay equality after the government slammed the broadcaster’s response to its report published in October. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today blasted the BBC for not acknowledging the problem of equal pay within the organisation. Read more: BBC executive Jackie Edwards tapped to head new [...]
BBC executive Jackie Edwards tapped to head new £57m BFI children’s TV fund January 16, 2019 BBC Children’s boss Jackie Edwards has been selected to head up the British Film Institute’s (BFI) new fund for children’s TV programmes. Edwards, who has been in charge of children’s programming for the BBC since 2015, will join the BFI next month ahead of the fund’s launch in April. Read more: South Korean broadcasters team up [...]
Police arrest man over alleged MP abuse incidents outside parliament January 12, 2019 A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of public order offences after an MP was subjected to alleged verbal abuse outside parliament last week. The Metropolitan Police said the man was detained outside St James’s Park tube station in central London shortly before midday in connection with incidents in Westminster on Monday. [...]
HSBC slammed over controversial ‘anti-Brexit’ ad campaign January 8, 2019 HSBC is facing criticism over an advertising campaign stating the UK is “not an island” amid complaints it is anti-Brexit. The bank’s new campaign, launched last week, highlights the influence of other cultures on life in the UK. The posters and accompanying video celebrate Britons’ penchant for foreign imports, such as Columbian coffee, American films [...]
‘No way’ DUP will back May’s Brexit deal, says senior party member January 4, 2019 A senior DUP member has said there is “no way” his party will back Theresa May’s Brexit deal due to concerns over the backstop agreement. Sammy Wilson, who is Brexit spokesperson for the DUP, said he was “more alarmed” than ever about the impact the deal would have on Northern Ireland. “It’s not just because of [...]