Spectator sales hit record high as magazine subscription push pays off August 13, 2021 Sales of the Spectator have soared to an all-time high as the magazine’s focus on subscriptions continues to pay dividends. The right-leaning title, which covers politics, culture and current affairs, said sales averaged 105,850 copies in the first half of this year — up 27 per cent on the same period in 2020. The figure [...]
Screenshot: Can the City harness the power of the Netflix model? August 13, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Victoria Derbyshire’s heels hiccup **Can the City harness the power of the Netflix model? **The CMA goes for GIFs Media Moment of the Week: Victoria Derbyshire’s heels hiccup Late on Wednesday evening prolific BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire tweeted to say she’d be on air three times in a [...]
Big screen bonanza: Londoners set for film fest with free Trafalgar Square screenings August 12, 2021 Trafalgar Square will play host to a string of free film screenings later this month as part of a major campaign to bring people back into London and boost the UK film industry. Over the Bank Holiday weekend Londoners and visitors will be able to enjoy the red carpet experience with six free matinee and [...]
Covid: Self-isolation to be scrapped for double-jabbed Brits August 11, 2021 People who are double vaccinated will no longer need to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive Covid case from next week, the government has confirmed. The changes, which also apply to children under the age of 18, will mark an end to the so-called pingdemic as fully-jabbed Brits will be able [...]
US judge orders Trump’s accountants to hand over tax records to Senate August 11, 2021 A US judge has ordered Donald Trump’s accountants to hand over some of the former president’s tax records to a House of Representatives committee. District judge Amit Mehta today ruled that Mazars must provide documents related to Trump’s hotel in Washington DC, saying the committee had proved it needed them to evaluate potential legislation and [...]
BBC weighs sale of iconic Eastenders studios in Elstree August 11, 2021 The BBC is weighing up a sale of its iconic studios at Elstree in north London in a move that could spark a major upheaval for productions such as Eastenders. Real estate consultant Lambert Smith Hampton has reportedly surveyed the site ahead of a possible disposal, although no decision has been reached. The studio complex [...]
NortonLifeLock to buy UK cyber firm Avast in $8bn deal August 11, 2021 US cyber firm NortonLifeLock has confirmed it will buy British rival Avast in a deal that values the London-listed company at up to $8.6bn (£6.2bn). In a statement yesterday the two companies said Avast shareholders will receive a combination of cash and newly-issued shares in Norton, with alternative options available. Based on the US firm’s [...]
Citigroup to require vaccines for return to US offices August 10, 2021 Citigroup will require US employees returning to the office to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the bank’s head of human resources said today. The bank expects these employees to start returning to the office for at least two days a week from 13 September, Sara Wechter said in a Linkedin post. The policy will apply to [...]
Covid: West End shows halted as self-isolation rules hit theatres August 10, 2021 While the end of lockdown restrictions promised a show-stopping return for the West End, self-isolation troubles mean London theatres are still being forced to put productions on ice. Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, Jersey Boys and The Lion King have all been forced to cancel performances in recent days after cast or crew members were [...]
Twitter to introduce autoblocking after Euro 2020 racist abuse August 10, 2021 Twitter will trial automatic blocking of accounts that post harmful language after Brits used the platform to hurl racist abuse at England footballers following the Euros final. The social media giant said the UK was “by far” the biggest source of abusive tweets sent on the night of England’s defeat to Italy and in the [...]