Generation Netflix: The weekly release could fall victim to our binge habit November 23, 2021 Much ado about, uh, something, stumbled one of Logan Roy’s goons as he tried to stall for time at the fictional shareholder meeting that would decide the fate of Waystay Royco. The machiavellian drama has been drip fed out to audiences like a doctor administering morphine really, really slowly. In contrast, the likes of Squid [...]
Culture Secretary defends government’s role in Channel 4’s future November 23, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said yesterday that no decision has been made about the future of Channel 4, but defends ministers reviewing whether to privatise, stating it was "absolutely right and proper".
Market indecisive as Bitcoin continues to hold below $60k November 22, 2021 Bitcoin fell to its lowest price in a month on Friday, with the leading cryptocurrency dropping below $56k before bouncing back to close the week at $58,730.
Why it’s time for crypto to ditch its old marketing habits November 22, 2021 We need to question whether the marketing culture of cryptocurrency is fit for its wider global adoption, writes Kayleeann Maritz.
UBS: Ex-Morgan Stanley president Colm Kelleher to succeed Axel Weber as chair November 22, 2021 Colm Kelleher has been proposed as the next chair of UBS, the company confirmed this morning.
Arrests in The Hague after another night of anti-lockdown violence in The Netherlands November 21, 2021 Dozens of rioters have been arrested after another night of anti-lockdown disorder in the Netherlands, during which fireworks were thrown at officers in The Hague. The unrest came a day after police opened fire on protesters in Rotterdam amid what the port city’s mayor called “an orgy of violence” that broke out at a protest [...]
Lilian Thuram: Gareth Southgate sets a good example of what white people can do November 20, 2021 A bespectacled Lilian Thuram reaches for a map of the world and turns it upside down to illustrate his point. France’s most capped footballer is sitting at the desk of his office for this video interview, his studious appearance and the shelf full of books behind him indicating the direction he has taken since retiring [...]
Investor says NFTs are being ‘suffocated in the Ethereum bubble’ November 19, 2021 Alex Mitrovich is both an investor and an entrepreneur, but the latter definitely comes first, as Jillian Godsil discovers.
Andrew Marr to leave BBC as he pledges to ‘get voice back’ on new LBC show November 19, 2021 BBC stalwart Andrew Marr has announced he is leaving the organisation to present new programmes on LBC and Classic FM “with no filter”. After hosting the corporation’s flagship political show, The Andrew Marr Show, for 16 years, Marr is set to head a new opinion-led LBC radio show. The deal with Global will also see [...]
Premier League on rocky road with plans to regulate sponsorship deals in wake of Newcastle takeover November 18, 2021 The recent takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund created quite a storm – both in the media and, according to reports, the other Premier League clubs. Since the introduction of so-called financial fair play regulations at the start of season 2013-14 – known as the Profitability and Sustainability Rules in [...]