Piers Morgan’s TalkTV outshines GB News with 300k viewers for Uncensored April 28, 2022 Piers Morgan’s TalkTV show Uncensored show averaged 300,000 viewers in the UK, knocking BBC News, Sky News and GB News out of the park for prime time TV
Online Harms Bill: Lawyers warn new rules will have ‘chilling effect’ and hit businesses unnecessarily hard April 27, 2022 Broad and far-reaching legislation to tackle online harms could place a major burden on companies, particularly small businesses, lawyers told City A.M. today. The Government’s Online Harms Bill, published in March, seeks to address illegal and harmful content on the Internet with the aim of safeguarding UK citizens online. Companies that don’t comply with the [...]
Elon Musk wants free speech on Twitter? Time to meet Nadine Dorries April 27, 2022 If Musk thought finding financing would be the most complicated part of the Twitter deal, he hasn’t met Nadine Dorries.
Podcast is the new radio for mature millennials April 20, 2022 Podcasts have well and truly entered the mainstream, with a quarter of Brits counting themselves as regular listeners.
Letters: New rules for a new age? April 13, 2022 [Re: Police training documents suggest the force are unequipped to investigate Big Tech, 11 April] Matthew Lesh’s comment that the Online Safety Bill is “draconian”, and the government’s focus on it means it is “failing to educate and resource the police to tackle real crime”, fails to acknowledge the crux of the bill and what [...]
Sky launches discount broadband following Ofcom pressure April 12, 2022 Sky is the one of the latest broadband providers to launch a discounted rates for low-income customers, following ongoing pressure from Ofcom.
Child safety campaigners criticise Meta’s end-to-end encryption plans April 7, 2022 Child safety campaigners have criticised Meta’s recent research that makes the case for end-to-end encryption as a positive driver for human rights.
Dorries urges broadband firms to publicise social tariffs, as 84 per cent on benefits unaware they exist April 5, 2022 Nadine Dorries has written to key internet providers urging them to raise awareness of discounted broadband offers for those on universal credit and benefits. She urged firms included BT and Virgin Media to publicise schemes because they have ‘low uptake’, with 84 per cent of those on benefits reportedly unaware they exist. Discounted social tariff [...]
Channel 4: Some key questions about the Government’s privatisation plans answered April 5, 2022 The Government is set to proceed with plans to privatise Channel 4. City A.M. sought answers to some of the key questions about the decision. Firstly, why does the Government want to privatise the broadcaster? The Government has argued that Channel 4’s long-term future needs to be secured amid concerns for its survival in the [...]
Ex Kingfisher boss Sir Ian Cheshire appointed Channel 4 chairman April 2, 2022 Former Kingfisher boss Sir Ian Cheshire was appointed today as chairman of Channel 4, Ofcome announced. The 62-year-old retail former executive will join the broadcaster’s board on 11 April, succeeding media executive Dawn Airey. Interviewed for the post in late February, Cheshire went against Rita Clifton, who ran Interbrand and now sits on the board [...]