Channel 4 resist sale after hiring media bankers December 16, 2021 Channel 4 has hired a team of top bankers as the broadcaster weighs up its options for the future.
Sadiq Khan hikes council tax as the government refuses to ‘properly fund’ London’s public transport December 16, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to raise council tax by around £20 a year as the Government refuses to “properly fund” Transport for London (TfL).
Rothermere wins battle to take Daily Mail owner private December 16, 2021 The Rothermere family won its latest battle to take the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday private after the owners of 57 per cent of the shares backed their recommended offer.
Hipgnosis’ music grabs pay off as the investment firm reports revenue boom December 16, 2021 Music investment firm Hipgnosis Songs reported this morning that both net revenues and underlying earnings had grown in the six months ended 30 September as its net asset value increased 2.5 per cent throughout the period.
Two-pronged or two-punch? Boris’ Plan B closes in December 16, 2021 The Prime Minister doubled down on his Plan B approach yesterday evening after daily Covid-19 cases hit a record high with 78,610 new infections on Wednesday. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that more records would be broken, with the Government “throwing everything” at the new Omicron variant. While the exact ratios are not yet [...]
Largest investor of DMGT backs Rothermere takeover bringing it closer to privatisation December 15, 2021 The largest non-family shareholder in the Daily Mail and General Trust, and co-founder of Lindsell Train, Nick Train has backed the offer from the great-grandchildren of the newspaper’s founders, bringing the group closer to privatisation.
EU sets up CO2 removal scheme to help drive financial incentives for corporates December 15, 2021 European Union policymakers said today that it will create a system to certify carbon removals next year, as a step towards establishing a regulated EU market to trade them and provide a financial incentive to store CO2.
Bad moove: South Korea’s biggest milk producer pulls ad showing women as cows December 15, 2021 Seoul Milk, South Korea’s biggest milk producer, apologises for portraying women as cattle in its new advert, which has since been removed from Youtube
Zoom joins tech counterterrorism group after ‘zoombombing’ attacks and enhanced security risks December 15, 2021 Video-conferencing platform Zoom has joined a counterterrorism organization formed by major tech companies including Meta and Microsoft, the group said today.
Supreme Court rejects gender-neutral ‘X’ passport December 15, 2021 The Supreme Court rejected efforts this afternoon to introduce gender-neutral passports, saying 'X' gender markers would undermine a legal system that is built on a clear male-female split.
