Screenshot: Will Facebook regret going nuclear over Australian news? February 19, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up **Will Facebook regret going nuclear in Australia? **Arm’s getting chippy Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up When Liam Thorp received a text inviting him for his first Covid jab he was confused, given the healthy 32-year-old is pretty low down the [...]
Australian Facebook ban: A political gamble gone terribly wrong February 19, 2021 This week, Google and Facebook took two different approaches toward Australian policy changes that would force the tech giants to pay for linked news content on their platforms. Google announced a long-term deal with News Corp, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Facebook, meanwhile, called the Australian government’s bluff and abruptly blocked Australian users from sharing or [...]
Looking after your mental health February 18, 2021 The past few months have been challenging for all of us, and we’ve all faced unique circumstances too. Whether the parents of young children who are at home rather than at school, on the frontline as a key worker, or simply worrying about elder relatives, we’ve all had our difficult moments. Despite the restrictions, it [...]
British music exports to hit £1bn by 2030 amid song rights boom February 18, 2021 The value of British music exports could double to £1bn by 2030 if the UK cashes in on the surging value of music rights and growth in new markets after Brexit, according to a new report. The rise of streaming services such as Spotify has fuelled a boom in music assets, with global revenues from [...]
A VAT break on booze would allow entrepreneurs to rebuild British high streets February 18, 2021 Hospitality employs 9 per cent of the UK’s workforce. Or perhaps ‘did employ’ is a more accurate phrase. Undoubtedly, there will be more redundancies within this sector – at a phenomenal cost, ultimately, to the taxpayer. We all know that hospitality has been one of the worst hit sectors in the economy as a result [...]
Lidl bomb: Three injured in explosion at supermarket’s headquarters February 17, 2021 Three people have been airlifted to hospital after a letter bomb exploded at Lidl’s headquarters in Germany. A further 100 employees were evacuated from the building in the German city of Heilbronn after the package blew up at 3pm, according to local media. A bomb squad has been deployed to the supermarket’s HQ and police [...]
City Moves 17 February: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? February 17, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. This week we see movements across the financial sector, with the City of London Group, BNP Paribas and Gateley Capitus all welcoming fresh additions. BNP Paribas AM gets new deputy CEO BNP Paribas Asset Management appointed a [...]
Too much of a good thing: Are round-the-clock matches giving you football fatigue? February 16, 2021 As I’m sure most readers of this publication will be aware, one of the characteristics of money is that there is a limited supply of it. Scarcity equals value, and that’s something which the football world might soon need to take into account. The pandemic’s impact has condensed the football season and, for many of [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on TotemFi February 16, 2021 TotemFi’s vision is to create a collaborative, accessible platform which tokenises the ability to predict future asset prices and events with minimal barriers to entry. As the first decentralised finance (DeFi) prediction platform on the market to offer rewards in BTC, as well as native tokens, and also the first platform in which users don’t [...]
UK’s online anti-vaccine movement growing rapidly February 16, 2021 The number of people who follow social media accounts that promote anti-vaccine messages is rising sharply. On Instagram alone, major anti-vaccination accounts grew nearly fivefold in 2020, reaching over 4m followers in the UK, according to new research by BBC Monitoring, shared in BBC Panorama last night. On Facebook, anti-vaccination pages grew by 19 per [...]