Traditional media revenue streams won’t stand a chance in a race with AI June 29, 2023 If social media challenged the traditional advertising revenue of media organisations, artificial intelligence threatens to annihilate it, writes Dominic Young.
One Media reports revenue jump as copyright detection tool takes off June 28, 2023 One Media today reported a 15 per cent jump in revenue as its new copyright detection technology proves increasingly popular. The AIM-listed digital media rights group saw its revenue increase to £2.7m in the first half of last year, up from £2.4m for the same period last year. Some £2.5m of this revenue were driven [...]
Ashes: Just Stop Oil disrupt Lord’s Test – as Jonny Bairstow carries protestor off pitch June 28, 2023 Just Stop Oil protesters stopped the second Ashes Test, with England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow forced to take matters into his own hands. Ahead of the second over of the morning session at Lord’s, two protesters raced onto the pitch. Bairstow picked up one of the protesters and carried them off the pitch. The other protester [...]
Teasing supermarket execs won’t stop inflation, it’s suppliers we need to grill June 28, 2023 Supermarket bosses are an easy shot, but its suppliers making profits which would dwarf those of Tesco or Sainsbury's.
A successor to Putin is just as likely to be an aggressor to the West if we’re not careful June 28, 2023 The Wagner Group attack over the weekend is proof that Vladimir Putin won't survive the war in Ukraine. But the West should be concerned about who could come next, writes Daniel Sleat
Braverman needs to deal in reality and green light drugs testing at UK festivals June 27, 2023 The lack of on-site drug testing at festivals this summer could have harmful consequences. It's part of a broader problem: the Home Office's "war on drugs" rhetoric is unrealistic, writes Elena Siniscalco
Vodafone and Three hit back at national security concerns June 26, 2023 Vodafone and Three UK have dismissed concerns about their merger threatening national security after facing criticism from MPs and trade bodies over Three’s ties to China. Three UK, owned entirely by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchinson Holdings, has provoked MPs and trade bodies to flag their concerns that the telecoms company’s links to China may endanger [...]
Viagogo exec: The noise doesn’t bother us – we just want fans to get through the door June 26, 2023 Not everyone likes secondary tickets platform Viagogo. But exec Chris Miller believes fans are ultimately the winners.
The Notebook: Sir Rocco Forte on the hated tourist tax, counteracting climate hysteria and Boris Johnson’s legacy June 26, 2023 The Notebook is a column where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s hotel industry giant Sir Rocco Forte, chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels My hotels in Italy, Germany and Belgium are booming. But occupancy in London is not what it was last year nor what we saw pre-pandemic. Official statistics bear this out, showing [...]
Elton John Glastonbury recap: Better than we could ever have hoped June 25, 2023 Elton John at Glastonbury review and star rating: ★★★★★ Of course he chose mostly unknown special guests: he was the star. At Glastonbury, Elton John was more mesmerising and emotionally-charged than even his fans who’d camped out at the front of the Pyramid Stage since 4am could have hoped. The veteran rocker sounded better than [...]