Twitter removes Russian embassy’s post calling Ukraine’s maternity bombing staged March 10, 2022 Tweets from the Russian embassy in London have been removed by the social media giant after it suggested that images from Ukraine's Mariupol maternity hospital bombing yesterday were staged.
‘It seems like nobody wants to work these days’: Kim Kardashian faces Twitter storm following advice to women in business March 10, 2022 Kim Kardashian is facing social media backlash today after a clip shows her giving advice to "women in business", telling them to "get your f****** ass up and work".
BBC set to cut original CBBC content as licence fee tries to remain competitive March 10, 2022 The UK media regulator has opened a new consultation into the number of CBBC’s original productions, accepting the BBC’s request to make cuts to its output. In an announcement this morning, Ofcom agreed with BBC’s suggestion to reduce the original productions quota for the dedicated TV channel for children, shifting it from 72 per cent [...]
Former Radio 1 DJ Mark Page gets 12 years in prison following ‘grotesque sexual abuse’ of children March 10, 2022 Former Radio 1 DJ Mark Page has been jailed for 12 years after arranging to have sex with vulnerable children in the Philippines. Page was convicted of four counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence between 2016 and 2019. Two of his charges related to contact he had via webcam from his [...]
Aussie media firms have raked in £111m from Google and Facebook since law shake up March 10, 2022 A new report has revealed that Australian media firms have raked in A$200m (£111m) from Google and Facebook since last year’s regulatory crackdown that forced tech giants to negotiate payment terms.
Netflix hikes subscription prices by £1 as it boosts UK investment March 10, 2022 Netflix has announced it will be increasing its prices for its subscription packages in the UK. The basic and standard plan will both increase by £1 a month to £6.99 and £10.99 respectively, while the premium tier will go up by £2 to £15.99. The US streaming giant has said that these changes will allow [...]
UK music industry launches bullying and harassment helpline March 10, 2022 A new helpline that supports those suffering bullying and harassment within the UK music industry has launched today.
EU regulators set to give Amazon’s £6.4bn MGM snap up the green light March 9, 2022 EU antitrust regulators are set to clear Amazon's proposed acquisition of US movie studio MGM, insiders have told Reuters.
Smoking them out: Cigarette giant Imperial Brands halts Russian operations March 9, 2022 Maker of JPS and Winston cigarettes Imperial Brands has suspended all operations in Russia, including production at its factory in Volgograd, as well as sales and marketing activity. It comes as countless Western brands boycott Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, with the likes of Apple and Netflix recently pulling the plug. “This decision comes amid [...]
13m illegal cigarettes seized from UK streets as black market booms March 9, 2022 Investigators have seized over £7m worth of cigarettes over the past year, as the government cracks down on illegal tobacco trade on the streets. Across England and Wales, 13 million cigarettes and 4,300 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco have been seized by authorities. The operation, conducted by HM Revenue and Customs staff, Border Force officials, police [...]
