Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge signs TV deal with Amazon Studios September 24, 2019 Actor and screenwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge has sealed a bumper deal with Amazon Studios, just days after sweeping up three Emmy awards. The Fleabag star has inked an overall deal to create exclusive new TV shows, which will be streamed on Amazon Prime. Read more: Netflix boss says The Crown will ‘look like a bargain’ as [...]
Ten Entertainment profit grows as it unveils escape room tie-up September 24, 2019 Bowling alley operator Ten Entertainment has posted a rise in revenue and profit for the half year, as it announced its first venture into the escape room market. Read more: Strike: Bowling alley operator Ten Entertainment sales grow by nearly a tenth Ten reported total sales of £41.4m in the six months, up 9.7 per [...]
Airlines accused of price gouging after Thomas Cook collapse September 24, 2019 Airlines have been accused of exploiting the demise of rival Thomas Cook after passengers complained of a huge increase in prices. Holidaymakers looking to book future trips have complained of a surge in fares on the same routes served by the collapsed travel firm. Read more: Thomas Cook: Former workers will not receive pay packets [...]
Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler fined €870m for diesel emissions scandal September 24, 2019 German car manufacturer Daimler has been handed an €870m (£767m) fine for its role in the diesel emissions scandal. Prosecutors in Stuttgart ruled that the Mercedes-Benz owner had committed a “negligent violation of supervisory duties” by failing to meet regulatory requirements for some of its diesel vehicles since 2008. Read more: Volkswagen chief executive faces [...]
Google advertising overtakes rival Facebook in app downloads market September 24, 2019 Adverts on Google now drive more app downloads than adverts on Facebook, marking the first time the search giant has overtaken its Silicon Valley rival. Google has increased its share of the app installation sector eightfold in the last five years and is now the largest player in the app marketing space, according to marketing [...]
Buzzfeed forms video ad alliance as publishers look to fend off tech giants September 24, 2019 Buzzfeed has teamed up with two other digital media companies to pool their video advertising space, as the firms look to counter the dominance of tech giants. Buzzfeed, Group Nine Media and Insider will create an alliance enabling them to sell advertising space across all three companies’ websites, apps and Youtube channels. Read more: Publishers [...]
Canada denies wrongdoing during arrest of Huawei finance chief September 24, 2019 There is no evidence that officials acted improperly during the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, the attorney general of Canada has said. The statement came in a filing made public last night, as Meng and her lawyers appeared in the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. Read more: Huawei CFO’s arrest to [...]
Google’s ‘quantum supremacy’ claim does not compute, rivals say September 23, 2019 Google’s rivals have cast aspersions on claims that the tech giant has achieved a major milestone in quantum computing. Researchers at Google last week claimed to have built a quantum computer capable of performing calculations far beyond the abilities of current supercomputers, an achievement known as quantum supremacy. Read more: Google plugs €3bn into European [...]
Huawei CFO’s arrest to be probed in Vancouver hearing September 23, 2019 Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou are set to probe her arrest in Vancouver airport during a court hearing today. Meng was arrested in December on suspicion of misleading banks and violating sanctions against Iran, and is now facing extradition to the US. Read more: Huawei drops lawsuit against US over seized equipment [...]
Reuben brothers invest £19m in modular homes developer Project Etopia September 23, 2019 Billionaire property tycoons David and Simon Reuben have invested £19m in Project Etopia, a housing developer specialising in modular homes. Project Etopia, which was founded in 2015, provides energy-efficient modular homes and school buildings that can be constructed in under four weeks. Read more: UK house price growth slows to seven-year low The Cambridge-based company [...]
